← 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
Anton Raphael Mengs18 decades - 2
Johann Zoffany0 decades - 3
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt5 decades - 4
Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadtnot measured- - 5
Jacob Philipp Hackert4 decades - 6
Johann Baptist Zimmermann7 decades - 7
Franz Anton Maulbertsch6 decades - 8
Anna Dorothea Therbusch3 decades - 9
Georg Dionysius Ehret0 decades - 10
Petr Brandl0 decades - 11
Egid Quirin Asam7 decades - 12
Ignaz Günther10 decades - 13
Georg Rafael Donner8 decades - 14
Johann Heinrich Tischbein0 decades - 15
Matthias Braun0 decades - 16
Asmus Jacob Carstens13 decades - 17
Balthasar Denner8 decades - 18
Johann Elias Ridinger6 decades - 19
Johann Friedrich August Tischbein3 decades - 20
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich3 decades - 21
Anna Rosina de Gasc0 decades - 22
Elias Gottlob Haussmann0 decades - 23
Johann Joachim Kändler0 decades - 24
Martin Johann Schmidt6 decades - 25
David Roentgennot measured- - 26
Adam Friedrich Oeser13 decades - 27
Matthäus Günthernot measured- - 28
Johann Georg Platzernot measured- - 29
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Barbara Regina Dietzschnot measured- - 30
Januarius Zick10 decades - 31
Luigi Mayernot measured- - 32
Georg Friedrich Schmidtnot measured- - 33Anton Hickelnot measured-
- 34
Christian Seyboldnot measured- - 35
Theresa Concordia Mengsnot measured- - 36
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhofnot measured- - 37
Jacob Christoph Le Blonnot measured- - 38
Johann Heinrich Wedekindnot measured- - 39
Johann August Nahlnot measured- - 40
Georg Philipp Rugendas the Eldernot measured- - 41
Joseph Anton Feuchtmayernot measured- - 42
Johann Georg Bergmüllernot measured- - 43
Aaron Isaacnot measured- - 44
Johann Gregorius Höroldtnot measured- - 45
Georg Melchior Krausnot measured- - 46
Johann Peter Alexander Wagnernot measured- - 47Anton Anreithnot measured-
- 48
Johann Gottfried Auerbachnot measured- - 49
Ignatius Sichelbartnot measured- - 50
Christoph Bernhard Franckenot measured- - 51
Hubert Maurernot measured- - 52Johann Valentin Tischbeinnot measured-
- 53
Christoph Thomas Schefflernot measured- - 54
Franz Georg Hermannnot measured- - 55
Johann Eleazar Zeissignot measured- - 56
Maria Katharina Prestelnot measured- - 57
Lorenzo Mattiellinot measured- - 58
Johann Alexander Thielenot measured- - 59
Georg David Matthieunot measured- - 60
Johann Gottfried Tannauernot measured- - 61
Balthasar Anton Dunkernot measured- - 62
Johann Jakob Haidnot measured- - 63
Franz Joseph Spieglernot measured- - 64
Ferdinand Kobellnot measured- - 65
Amalia Pachelbelnot measured- - 66
Johann Christian Fiedlernot measured- - 67
Carl Marcus Tuschernot measured- - 68
Elisabeth von Staegemannnot measured- - 69
Johann Baptist Straubnot measured- - 70
Johann Heinrich Baumannnot measured- - 71
Johannes Zicknot measured- - 72
August Querfurtnot measured- - 73
Johann Joseph Christiannot measured- - 74
Christoph Friedrich Reinhold Lisiewskinot measured- - 75
Ignazio Sternnot measured- - 76
Johann Wilhelm Beyernot measured- - 77
Johann Michael Feuchtmayernot measured- - 78Johann Michael Seligmannnot measured-
- 79
Friedrich August Brandnot measured- - 80
Johann Philipp Bachnot measured- - 81Gottfried Bernhard Göznot measured-
- 82
Johann Ernst Heinsiusnot measured- - 83
Moritz Kellerhovennot measured- - 84Heinrich Andreas Contiusnot measured-
- 85
Anton Sturmnot measured- - 86
Johann Salomon Wahlnot measured- - 87Ferdinand Dietznot measured-
- 88
Carl Gustav Jablonskynot measured- - 89
Abraham Abramsonnot measured- - 90
Lorenz Natternot measured- - 91
Johann Heinrich Müntznot measured- - 92
Carl Ernst Christoph Hessnot measured- - 93Lorenz von Sandrartnot measured-
- 94Carl Ludwig Hackertnot measured-
- 95Bartholomeus Douvennot measured-
- 96Johann Georg Dietrichnot measured-
- 97Benjamin Calaunot measured-
- 98
Felix Anton Schefflernot measured- - 99Johann Adalbert Angermayernot measured-
- 100
Anton Wilhelm Tischbeinnot 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.