← 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
Hakuin Ekakunot measured- - 2
Motoori Norinaga6 decades - 3
Matsudaira Sadanobu0 decades - 4
Hanawa Hokiichi0 decades - 5
Ishida Baigannot measured- - 6
Andō Shōekinot measured- - 7
Yasuaki Aidanot measured- - 8Honda Toshiakinot measured-
- 9
Miura Baiennot measured- - 10Tominaga Nakamotonot measured-
- 11
Ajima Naonobunot measured- - 12
Arima Yoriyukinot measured- - 13
Hosoi Heishūnot measured- - 14Motoori Haruniwanot 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.