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The 1890s

Whose names filled the books of the 1890s - anyone at all, however long dead - counted as mentions per million words printed, so a period that simply published more does not inflate anyone.

Talked about then

Whose names appeared most in Italian books during the 1890s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Dante Alighieri1265-1321 · 14th century · Writers6.1
  2. 2Antonio da Correggio1489-1534 · 16th century · Italy · Artists3.8
  3. 3Galileo Galilei1564-1642 · 16th century · Italy · Scientists3.5
  4. 4Torquato Tasso1544-1595 · 16th century · Italy · Writers3.4
  5. 5Giotto1267-1337 · 14th century · Italy · Artists3.3
  6. 6Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519 · 15th century · Italy · Artists3.0
  7. 7Alessandro Manzoni1785-1873 · 19th century · Italy · Writers2.4
  8. 8Giacomo Leopardi1798-1837 · 19th century · Italy · Writers2.4
  9. 9Ugo Foscolo1778-1827 · 19th century · Writers2.1
  10. 10Giuseppe Mazzini1805-1872 · 19th century · Italy · Activists2.1
  11. 11Donatello1386-1466 · 15th century · Artists2.1
  12. 12Francis of Assisi1182-1226 · 13th century · Italy · Writers1.9
  13. 13Lorenzo de' Medici1449-1492 · 15th century · Politicians1.8
  14. 14Cesare Cantù1804-1895 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.8
  15. 15Silvio Pellico1789-1854 · 19th century · Writers1.7
  16. 16Pietro Perugino1448-1523 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.7
  17. 17Andrea Doria1466-1560 · 16th century · Italy · Politicians1.7
  18. 18Paul the Deacon720-799 · 8th century · Writers1.6
  19. 19Donato Bramante1444-1514 · 15th century · Italy · Architects1.5
  20. 20Francesco Crispi1818-1901 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians1.4
  21. 21Giosuè Carducci1835-1907 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.4
  22. 22Giordano Bruno1548-1600 · 16th century · Italy · Academics1.3
  23. 23Aloysius Gonzaga1568-1591 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures1.3
  24. 24Marco Polo1254-1324 · 13th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.3
  25. 25Caravaggio1571-1610 · 17th century · Italy · Artists1.3
  26. 26Philip Neri1515-1595 · 16th century · Religious Figures1.2
  27. 27Petrarch1304-1374 · 14th century · Italy · Academics1.2
  28. 28Alessandro Volta1745-1827 · 18th century · Italy · Scientists1.2
  29. 29Cosimo de' Medici1389-1464 · 15th century · Politicians1.2
  30. 30Vittoria Colonna1492-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Writers1.2
  31. 31Antonio Rosmini1797-1855 · 19th century · Academics1.2
  32. 32Guido Cavalcanti1258-1300 · 13th century · Writers1.1
  33. 33Charles Borromeo1538-1584 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures1.1
  34. 34Cesare Borgia1475-1507 · 16th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.1
  35. 35Amerigo Vespucci1454-1512 · 15th century · Historical Figures1.0
  36. 36Filippo Maria Visconti1392-1447 · 15th century · Politicians1.0
  37. 37Vittorio Alfieri1749-1803 · 18th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.0
  38. 38Massimo d'Azeglio1798-1866 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.97
  39. 39Girolamo Savonarola1452-1498 · 15th century · Italy · Politicians0.96
  40. 40Cesare Balbo1789-1853 · 19th century · Politicians0.95
  41. 41Dino Compagni1255-1324 · 13th century · Writers0.94
  42. 42Marco Minghetti1818-1886 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.87
  43. 43Pisanello1395-1455 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.86
  44. 44Cimabue1240-1302 · 13th century · Artists0.81
  45. 45Pinturicchio1454-1513 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.81
  46. 46Paolo Sarpi1552-1623 · 16th century · Academics0.81
  47. 47Pietro Aretino1492-1556 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.79
  48. 48Pietro Bembo1470-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures0.79
  49. 49Francesco Gonzaga1444-1483 · 15th century0.78
  50. 50Margaret of Savoy1851-1926 · 19th century · Italy · Artists0.76
  51. 51Tintoretto1519-1594 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.75
  52. 52Pietro Verri1728-1797 · 18th century · Academics0.73
  53. 53Vincenzo Gioberti1801-1852 · 19th century · Italy · Academics0.73
  54. 54Salvator Rosa1615-1673 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.72
  55. 55Bettino Ricasoli1809-1880 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.72
  56. 56Francesco Foscari1373-1457 · 15th century · Italy · Politicians0.71
  57. 57Pope Leo XIII1810-1903 · 19th century · Italy · Religious Figures0.71
  58. 58Galeazzo Maria Sforza1444-1476 · 15th century · Italy · Politicians0.70
  59. 59Lucrezia Borgia1480-1519 · 16th century · Italy · Historical Figures0.68
  60. 60Francesca da Rimini1259-1285 · 13th century · Italy · Writers0.67
  61. 61Giulio Romano1499-1546 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.64
  62. 62Bernardo Tasso1493-1569 · 16th century · Writers0.64
  63. 63Giuseppe Giusti1809-1850 · 19th century · Writers0.64
  64. 64Apostolo Zeno1668-1750 · 18th century · Writers0.64
  65. 65Giovanni Boccaccio1313-1375 · 14th century · Italy · Writers0.63
  66. 66Francesco Guicciardini1483-1540 · 16th century · Writers0.62
  67. 67Niccolò Machiavelli1469-1527 · 16th century · Politicians0.62
  68. 68Carlo Goldoni1707-1793 · 18th century · Italy · Writers0.61
  69. 69Bernardino of Siena1380-1444 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.58
  70. 70Giuseppe Verdi1813-1901 · 19th century · Italy · Musicians0.55
  71. 71Guercino1591-1666 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.55
  72. 72Giuseppe Parini1729-1799 · 18th century · Italy · Writers0.55
  73. 73Leonardo Bruni1369-1444 · 15th century · Writers0.55
  74. 74Benvenuto Cellini1500-1571 · 16th century · France · Artists0.54
  75. 75Francesco Filelfo1398-1481 · 15th century · Academics0.54
  76. 76Franco Sacchetti1332-1400 · 14th century · Writers0.52
  77. 77Paolo Veronese1528-1588 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.50
  78. 78Marsilio Ficino1433-1499 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.50
  79. 79Cesare Lombroso1835-1909 · 19th century · Italy · Doctors0.49
  80. 80Giovanni Sforza1466-1510 · 16th century · Italy0.49
  81. 81Vittorino da Feltre1378-1446 · 15th century · Educators0.48
  82. 82Farinelli1705-1782 · 18th century · Italy · Musicians0.48
  83. 83Masaccio1401-1428 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.48
  84. 84Filippo Villani1325-1407 · 14th century · Italy · Writers0.48
  85. 85Niccolò Tommaseo1802-1874 · 19th century · Italy · Academics0.47
  86. 86Cesare Beccaria1738-1794 · 18th century · Italy · Academics0.46
  87. 87Leon Battista Alberti1404-1472 · 15th century · Italy · Architects0.46
  88. 88Benedetto Cairoli1825-1889 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.45
  89. 89Alessandro Cagliostro1743-1795 · 18th century · France · Doctors0.45
  90. 90John Cabot1450-1498 · 15th century · Italy · Historical Figures0.44
  91. 91Agostino Depretis1813-1887 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.44
  92. 92Enrico Ferri1856-1929 · 19th century · Italy · Journalists0.44
  93. 93Galileo Ferraris1847-1897 · 19th century · Italy · Scientists0.43
  94. 94Guido Reni1575-1642 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.43
  95. 95Tommaso Campanella1568-1639 · 17th century · Italy · Academics0.43
  96. 96Gaudenzio Ferrari1475-1546 · 16th century · Artists0.41
  97. 97Carlo Gozzi1720-1806 · 18th century · Writers0.41
  98. 98Giovanni Lanza1810-1882 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.40
  99. 99Luca della Robbia1399-1482 · 15th century · Artists0.40
  100. 100Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei1675-1755 · 18th century · Writers0.40

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1890s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Nikola Tesla1856-1943 · Hungary · Scientists13 decades
  2. 2Sigmund Freud1856-1939 · Austria · Doctors12 decades
  3. 3Theodore Roosevelt1858-1919 · United States · Politicians16 decades
  4. 4Woodrow Wilson1856-1924 · United States · Politicians14 decades
  5. 5Anton Chekhov1860-1904 · Russia · Writers15 decades
  6. 6Henry Ford1863-1947 · United States · Founders16 decades
  7. 7Rabindranath Tagore1861-1941 · India · Writers11 decades
  8. 8Arthur Conan Doyle1859-1930 · United Kingdom · Writers12 decades
  9. 9William Howard Taft1857-1930 · United States · Politicians12 decades
  10. 10George Bernard Shaw1856-1950 · United Kingdom · Writers13 decades
  11. 11Swami Vivekananda1863-1902 · India · Academics13 decades
  12. 12Wilhelm II, German Emperor1859-1941 · Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  13. 13Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria1863-1914 · Austria · Politiciansnot measured-
  14. 14Gustav Mahler1860-1911 · Musicians13 decades
  15. 15Max Weber1864-1920 · Germany · Academics15 decades
  16. 16Max Planck1858-1947 · Germany · Scientists14 decades
  17. 17Gabriele D'Annunzio1863-1938 · Italy · Writers14 decades
  18. 18Gustav Klimt1862-1918 · Austria · Artists12 decades
  19. 19Philippe Pétain1856-1951 · France · Politicians8 decades
  20. 20Claude Debussy1862-1918 · France · Musicians12 decades
  21. 21Pope Pius XI1857-1939 · Vatican City · Religious Figures10 decades
  22. 22Joseph Conrad1857-1924 · United Kingdom · Writers14 decades
  23. 23Edvard Munch1863-1944 · Norway · Artists7 decades
  24. 24Giacomo Puccini1858-1924 · Italy · Musicians15 decades
  25. 25Theodor Herzl1860-1904 · Hungary · Journalists13 decades
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How to read these rankings

  • Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record. It is not a judgement on the life.
  • Fame in print. The curves show how often a name appeared in the books of each decade from 1800 to 2019, drawn from the Google Books Ngram corpus.
  • Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, we would rather show nothing than guess.