← Fame through time1700-1799
The 18th century
Whose working lives fell in the 18th century. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.
Lived then
The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 18th century, ranked where coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Jean-Baptiste Kléber0 decades
- 2
Pierre Charles L’Enfant0 decades - 3
Étienne-Louis Boullée0 decades - 4
Claude Nicolas Ledoux5 decades - 5
Ange-Jacques Gabriel9 decades - 6
Jacques-François Blondel8 decades - 7
Jean-François Chalgrinnot measured- - 8
Charles Percier Bassant7 decades - 9
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontainenot measured- - 10François de Cuvilliésnot measured-
- 11
Victor Louis14 decades - 12
Germain Boffrand12 decades - 13
Jean-Jacques Lequeu0 decades - 14
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart2 decades - 15
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet1 decades - 16Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothenot measured-
- 17
Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blondnot measured- - 18
Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durandnot measured- - 19
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Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier0 decades - 20
Richard Mique12 decades - 21
Jean-François Thomas de Thomonnot measured- - 22
Emmanuel Héré de Corny5 decades - 23
Charles-Louis Clérisseau1 decades - 24
Philippe Buache10 decades - 25
Giovanni Niccolò Servandoninot measured- - 26
Jacques Gabrielnot measured- - 27
Charles de Wailly4 decades - 28
Jacques-Noël Sanénot measured- - 29
Nicolas de Pigagenot measured- - 30
Louis-François Cassas2 decades - 31
Ennemond Alexandre Petitotnot measured- - 32
François-Joseph Bélangernot measured- - 33
Nicolas-Henri Jardin0 decades - 34
Louis-Pierre Baltard1 decades - 35
Jean-Baptiste Rondeletnot measured- - 36
Jean de Bodt5 decades - 37Louis-François Trouardnot measured-
- 38
Gilles-Marie Oppenord0 decades - 39
Marie-Joseph Peyrenot measured-
- 40
Jacques Gondouinnot measured- - 41
Pierre Contant d'Ivrynot measured- - 42
Emiland Gautheynot measured- - 43
Jacques Denis Antoinenot measured- - 44
Jean-Baptiste Lepèrenot measured- - 45
Pierre Pattenot measured- - 46
Joseph-Jacques Raméenot measured- - 47
Julien-David Le Roynot measured- - 48
Philippe de La Guêpièrenot measured- - 49
Mathurin Crucynot measured- - 50
François Cointerauxnot measured- - 51
Pierre-Louis Moreau-Desprouxnot measured- - 52
Dominique Girardnot measured- - 53Joseph Abeillenot measured-
- 54Jean-Laurent Le Geaynot measured-
- 55
Thomas Germainnot measured- - 56Zacharias Longuelunenot measured-
- 57
Jaime Marquetnot measured- - 58
Antoine Vaudoyernot measured- - 59Jean-Baptiste Bouchardonnot measured-
- 60
Charles-Axel Guillaumotnot measured- - 61
Louis Michel Thibaultnot measured- - 62
John von Collasnot measured- - 63
Antoine-François Peyrenot measured- - 64
Léon Dufournynot measured- - 65
Jean-Marie Morelnot measured- - 66Charles François de Mondionnot measured-
- 67
Nicolas Le Camus de Mézièresnot measured- - 68
Bernard Poyetnot measured- - 69Jean Francois Blondelnot measured-
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Jean-Arnaud Raymondnot measured- - 71
Charles-Louis Balzacnot measured- - 72
Jean-Antoine Morandnot measured- - 73
Charles Étienne Briseuxnot measured- - 74
Pierre-Michel d'Ixnardnot measured- - 75
Jean-Michel Chevotetnot measured- - 76
Edme Verniquetnot measured- - 77Jean-Baptiste Franquenot measured-
- 78Pierre-Alexis Delamairnot measured-
- 79
Antoine Derizetnot measured- - 80Gilles-Barnabé Guimardnot measured-
- 81
Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barrénot measured- - 82Jacques Celleriernot measured-
- 83Jean-Démosthène Dugourcnot measured-
- 84François Dominique Barreau de Chefdevillenot measured-
- 85
Charles Moreaunot measured- - 86Joseph Brousseaunot measured-
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Guy de Gisorsnot measured- - 88Jules-Robert de Cottenot measured-
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Jean-François Heurtiernot measured- - 90
Michael Leveillynot measured- - 91Éloi Labarrenot measured-
- 92Mathurin Cherpitelnot measured-
- 93Ferdinand-Sigismond Delamoncenot measured-
- 94François-Jean Brallenot measured-
- 95
Jacques-Raymond Lucottenot measured- - 96Ange-Antoine Gabrielnot measured-
- 97Jacob Guernenot measured-
- 98Jean-Baptiste de Voglienot measured-
- 99Juste-Nathan François Bouchernot measured-
- 100Georges-Claude Goiffonnot measured-
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.