← 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
Louis de Montfortnot measured- - 2
Henri Grégoire18 decades - 3
Cardinal de Rohannot measured- - 4
Augustin Barruel4 decades - 5
William Joseph Chaminade0 decades - 6
Pigneau de Behainenot measured- - 7
Christophe de Beaumont22 decades - 8
Joseph-François Lafitau0 decades
- 9
Franz Regis Clet0 decades - 10
Andrew Fournet0 decades - 11
Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse0 decades - 12
Charles François Lhomond0 decades - 13
John Duboisnot measured- - 14
Ferdinand Maximilien Mériadec de Rohannot measured- - 15
Claude Poullart des Placesnot measured- - 16
Salomon Leclercnot measured- - 17
Paul d'Albert, Cardinal de Luynes1 decades - 18
Cardinal de Soubise0 decades - 19
Natalis Pinotnot measured- - 20
Dominique Marie Varletnot measured- - 21
Jean-Martin Moyenot measured- - 22
Benedict Joseph Flagetnot measured- - 23
Louis Constantin of Rohannot measured- - 24
Henri François Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoronnot measured- - 25
Charles Antoine de La Roche-Aymonnot measured- - 26
Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergynot measured- - 27
Nicolas de Saulx-Tavannesnot measured- - 28François de Bovetnot measured-
- 29Antoine La Vallettenot measured-
- 30Michel Fourmontnot measured-
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Ambrose Maréchalnot measured- - 32
Yves-Alexandre de Marbeufnot measured- - 33
Frédéric Jérôme de La Rochefoucauldnot measured- - 34Pierre de Pardaillan de Gondrinnot measured-
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Jean-François-Joseph de Rochechouartnot measured- - 36
Antoine de Montazetnot measured- - 37
Pierre Guérin de Tencin1 decades - 38
Étienne-Alexandre Berniernot measured- - 39
Étienne-René Potier de Gesvresnot measured- - 40
Joseph Ludwig Colmarnot measured- - 41
Henri Oswald de La Tour d'Auvergnenot measured- - 42Jacques-François Lefrancnot measured-
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John Baptist Mary Davidnot measured- - 44
Camille Le Telliernot measured- - 45
Antoine Clériadus de Choiseul-Beauprénot measured- - 46
Arthur Richard Dillonnot measured- - 47
Guillaume Repinnot measured- - 48
Jacques Bonne-Gigault de Bellefondsnot measured- - 49
Charles-François-Siméon Saint-Simon Sandricourtnot measured- - 50
Charles Joachim Colbert de Croissynot measured- - 51
Jean-Armand de Bessuéjouls Roquelaurenot measured- - 52Jean-François Boyernot measured-
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Alexandre Lenfantnot measured- - 54Charles du Plessis d'Argentrénot measured-
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Pierre-Adrien Toulorgenot measured- - 56Claude Courtépéenot measured-
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Michel-Celse-Roger de Bussy-Rabutinnot measured- - 58
François Lefebvre de Caumartinnot measured- - 59
Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentrénot measured- - 60
François Paul de Neufville de Villeroynot measured- - 61
Louis Cottenot measured- - 62Antoine Guenéenot measured-
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Jean-Gilles du Coëtlosquetnot measured- - 64
Armand-Jules de Rohan-Guémenénot measured- - 65
Jean-Claude Leblanc de Beaulieunot measured- - 66
Louis-Mathias, Count de Barralnot measured- - 67
Jean-Baptiste Rauzannot measured- - 68
Michel Poncet de La Rivièrenot measured- - 69
Jean Ignace de La Villenot measured-
- 70François-André-Adrien Pluquetnot measured-
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Jean-Baptiste Suriannot measured- - 72Franciscus Le Livec de Trésurinnot measured-
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Jean-François-Étienne Borderiesnot measured- - 74
Claude Bouhier de Lantenaynot measured- - 75
Henri Philippe de Chauvelinnot measured- - 76
Jean-Baptiste de Brancasnot measured- - 77
Jean-Baptiste de Caffarelli du Falganot measured- - 78
Edme Monginnot measured- - 79Jean-Paul de Rome d'Ardènenot measured-
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Jacques-Ladislas-Joseph de Calonnenot 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.