Claim profile
1700–1799

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 Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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FieldAllPoliticiansHistorical FiguresWritersScientistsMusiciansArtistsAcademicsArchitectsDoctorsReligious Figures
  1. 1Clemens August of BavariaClemens August of Bavaria1700–1761 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures5 decades
  2. 2Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and AlbanyErnest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany1674–1728 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  3. 3Joseph Clemens of BavariaJoseph Clemens of Bavaria1671–1723 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures1 decades
  4. 4Clemens Wenceslaus of SaxonyClemens Wenceslaus of Saxony1739–1812 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures5 decades
  5. 5Charles Joseph of LorraineCharles Joseph of Lorraine1680–1715 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  6. 6Damian Hugo Philipp von SchönbornDamian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn1676–1743 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  7. 7Frederick Charles of SchönbornFrederick Charles of Schönborn1674–1746 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  8. 8Johann Ernst HanxledenJohann Ernst Hanxleden1681–1732 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  9. 9Christian August of Saxe-ZeitzChristian August of Saxe-Zeitz1666–1725 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  10. 10Maximilian Frederick of Königsegg-RothenfelsMaximilian Frederick of Königsegg-Rothenfels1708–1784 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  11. 11Friedrich Karl Joseph von ErthalFriedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal1719–1802 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  12. 12François-Charles de VelbrückFrançois-Charles de Velbrück1719–1784 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  13. 13Christian DavidChristian David1692–1751 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  14. 14Joannes-Henricus de FranckenbergJoannes-Henricus de Franckenberg1726–1804 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  15. 15Franz Georg von SchönbornFranz Georg von Schönborn1682–1756 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  16. 16Johann Friedrich Karl von OsteinJohann Friedrich Karl von Ostein1689–1763 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  17. 17Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu LaudenbachGeorg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach1749–1808 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  18. 18Adam Frederick of SeinsheimAdam Frederick of Seinsheim1708–1779 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  19. 19Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-DarmstadtJoseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt1699–1768 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  20. 20Karl Philipp von Greifenclau zu VollrathsKarl Philipp von Greifenclau zu Vollraths1690–1754 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  21. 21Leopold Leonhard von Thun und HohensteinLeopold Leonhard von Thun und Hohenstein1748–1826 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  22. 22August Philip of Limburg StirumAugust Philip of Limburg Stirum1721–1797 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  23. 23Francis Conrad of RodtFrancis Conrad of Rodt1706–1775 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  24. 24Franz Christoph von Hutten zum StolzenbergFranz Christoph von Hutten zum Stolzenberg1706–1770 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25Charles-Nicolas d'OultremontCharles-Nicolas d'Oultremont1716–1771 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  26. 26Christopher Francis of BuseckChristopher Francis of Buseck1724–1805 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  27. 27Johann Philipp von WalderdorfJohann Philipp von Walderdorf1701–1768 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  28. 28Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu BürresheimEmmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim1707–1774 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  29. 29Sigmund Christoph von Waldburg zu Zeil und TrauchburgSigmund Christoph von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg1754–1814 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30Christoph Franz von HuttenChristoph Franz von Hutten1673–1729 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  31. 31Bernhard GaluraBernhard Galura1764–1856 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  32. 32Johann Philipp Anton von FrankensteinJohann Philipp Anton von Frankenstein1695–1753 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  33. 33Christoph Emanuel von Schimonsky-SchimoniChristoph Emanuel von Schimonsky-Schimoni1752–1832 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  34. 34Francis Conrad of Stadion and ThannhausenFrancis Conrad of Stadion and Thannhausen1679–1757 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  35. 35Joseph KnauerJoseph Knauer1764–1844 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  36. 36Kasimir Anton von SickingenKasimir Anton von Sickingen1684–1750 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—

How this is measured

  • Placing people in time. Each person belongs to the century in which they were most active — around age 35, and never after their death.
  • Who ranks highest. Within a century, people are ranked where two independent signals agree: how many of the world’s Wikipedia language editions cover them, and how many people actually read about them. Article counts alone can be lifted by a person’s own circle; readers cannot.
  • Fame in print. The curves count how often a name appears in Google Books from 1800 to 2019, as a share of all the words printed each year, in the person’s own language wherever that corpus exists. Those decades are over, so each measurement is made once and kept.
  • What is left out. A lifetime is measured only from 1820, when there is enough print to judge; the five years after a death are skipped as obituaries; and a name shared with someone equally notable is credited to neither.