← 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.
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Alessandro Cagliostro22 decades - 2
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin0 decades - 3
Charles-Henri Sanson1 decades - 4
Philippe Pinel11 decades - 5
Julien Offray de La Mettrie2 decades - 6
Claude Louis Berthollet1 decades - 7
Franz Joseph Gall2 decades - 8
Antoine Louis17 decades - 9
Pierre Fauchard2 decades - 10
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart0 decades - 11
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton0 decades - 12
Johann Hermann4 decades - 13
Félix Vicq-d'Azyr1 decades - 14
Pierre-Joseph Desault0 decades - 15
Pierre-François Percy0 decades - 16
François Gigot de la Peyronienot measured- - 17
Jean-Baptiste Dominique Ruscanot measured- - 18
Armand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis of Puységurnot measured- - 19
Jean Louis Petit15 decades - 20
Paul Joseph Barthez0 decades - 21
François Chopartnot measured- - 22
Philippe-Jean Pelletannot measured- - 23Jean-Baptiste Pussinnot measured-
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Jean-Louis Baudelocquenot measured- - 25
Antoine Duboisnot measured- - 26
Antoine Portalnot measured- - 27
Théophile de Bordeunot measured- - 28
Pierre Barrèrenot measured- - 29
Étienne Louis Geoffroynot measured- - 30
Jean-Claude Delamétherienot measured- - 31
François Amédée Doppetnot measured- - 32
Alexis Boyernot measured- - 33
Henri François Le Drannot measured- - 34
Antoine Petitnot measured- - 35
Joseph Souberbiellenot measured- - 36
Jacques-René Tenonnot measured- - 37
Claudius Amyandnot measured- - 38
Raphael Bienvenu Sabatiernot measured- - 39Charles Le Roynot measured-
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Louis Jurinenot measured- - 41
Jacques Davielnot measured- - 42
Joseph Lieutaudnot measured- - 43
André Levretnot measured- - 44
Jean-André Peyssonnelnot measured- - 45
Pierre Demoursnot measured- - 46
Jean-Joseph Menuretnot measured- - 47
François Bonamynot measured- - 48
François Chaussiernot measured- - 49
Joseph-Marie-François Lassonenot measured- - 50
Jean-Joseph Suenot measured- - 51
Claude-Nicolas Le Catnot measured- - 52
Sauveur François Morandnot measured- - 53
Esprit Calvetnot measured- - 54
Jean Descemetnot measured- - 55
Jean Baseilhacnot measured- - 56
Jean François Costenot measured- - 57Joseph Daquinnot measured-
- 58Philibert Borienot measured-
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Henri-Alexandre Tessiernot measured- - 60
Thomas Lauthnot measured- - 61
Claude Pouteaunot measured- - 62Jean Bergeretnot measured-
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Clément Joseph Tissotnot measured- - 64Arnulphe d’Aumontnot measured-
- 65Dominique Anelnot measured-
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Alphonse-Louis Leroynot measured- - 67
Antoine Ferreinnot measured- - 68Edme-Pierre Chauvot de Beauchênenot measured-
- 69Pierre-Joseph Amoreuxnot measured-
- 70Thomas Goulardnot measured-
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Louis Lepecq de la Clôturenot measured- - 72
Pierre Suenot measured- - 73
Jean-Jacques Bellocnot measured- - 74Louis-Anne La Virottenot measured-
- 75Pierre Bouchetnot measured-
- 76Hugues Maretnot measured-
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Pierre Lassusnot measured- - 78Charles-Augustin Vandermondenot measured-
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Philippe Petit-Radelnot measured- - 80Jacques-Philippe Ledrunot measured-
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Michel Chevreulnot measured- - 82Anselme Jourdainnot measured-
- 83Vincent Abbadienot measured-
- 84Jean-René Sigaultnot measured-
- 85Paul Bosc d'Anticnot measured-
- 86Jean-Nicolas de La Hirenot measured-
- 87Francois-Victor Bravaisnot measured-
- 88Pierre-Louis d'Aquin de Château-Lyonnot 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.