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. 1Miguel Hidalgo Y CostillaMiguel Hidalgo Y Costilla1753–1811 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures21 decades
  2. 2Junípero SerraJunípero Serra1713–1784 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures18 decades
  3. 3Bernard of HoyosBernard of Hoyos1711–1735 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  4. 4Alonso Núñez de Haro y PeraltaAlonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta1729–1800 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  5. 5Antonio Despuig y DametoAntonio Despuig y Dameto1745–1813 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures8 decades
  6. 6Cristóbal Bencomo y RodríguezCristóbal Bencomo y Rodríguez1758–1835 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  7. 7Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y EguiarretaJuan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta1682–1747 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  8. 8Lluís Jaume VallespirLluís Jaume Vallespir1740–1775 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  9. 9José Solís Folch de CardonaJosé Solís Folch de Cardona1716–1770 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  10. 10Buenaventura de Córdoba Espínola de la CerdaBuenaventura de Córdoba Espínola de la Cerda1724–1777 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  11. 11Joaquín Fernández de PortocarreroJoaquín Fernández de Portocarrero1681–1760 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  12. 12Francisco Antonio Javier de Gardoqui ArriquíbarFrancisco Antonio Javier de Gardoqui Arriquíbar1747–1820 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  13. 13Manuel Rojo del Río y VieyraManuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra1708–1764 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  14. 14FSFrancis Serrano1695–1748 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  15. 15Francis DiazFrancis Diaz1713–1748 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  16. 16MQManuel Quintano Bonifaz1699–1774 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  17. 17ICIgnazio Clemente Delgado1762–1838 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  18. 18Felipe Beltrán SerranoFelipe Beltrán Serrano1704–1783 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  19. 19Francisco Javier Delgado VenegasFrancisco Javier Delgado Venegas1714–1781 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  20. 20Ramon Strauch i VidalRamon Strauch i Vidal1760–1823 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  21. 21Francisco de Solís Folch de CardonaFrancisco de Solís Folch de Cardona1713–1775 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  22. 22FAFrancisco Antonio Cebrián Valdá1734–1820 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  23. 23Alvaro Mendoza Caamaño y SotomayorAlvaro Mendoza Caamaño y Sotomayor1671–1761 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  24. 24Dionisio Bardaxí y AzaraDionisio Bardaxí y Azara1760–1826 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25Pedro Cortés y LarrazPedro Cortés y Larraz1712–1787 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  26. 26JAJuan Alcober1694–1748 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  27. 27Ramón José de ArceRamón José de Arce1755–1842 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  28. 28Andrés de Orbe y LarreateguiAndrés de Orbe y Larreategui1672–1740 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  29. 29JRJoaquín Royo Pérez1691–1748 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30Jacinto CastañedaJacinto Castañeda1743–1773 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  31. 31Agustín Rubin de CeballosAgustín Rubin de Ceballos1724–1793 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  32. 32Francisco Javier Mier CampilloFrancisco Javier Mier Campillo1748–1818 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  33. 33Alfonso Clemente de ArósteguiAlfonso Clemente de Aróstegui1698–1774 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  34. 34Juan José Díaz de EspadaJuan José Díaz de Espada1756–1832 · 🇪🇸 Spain · 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.