← 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
Leandro Fernández de Moratín14 decades - 2
Benito Jerónimo Feijoo3 decades - 3
Félix de Azara20 decades - 4
José Cadalso21 decades - 5
Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Arandanot measured- - 6
James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwicknot measured- - 7
Juan Meléndez Valdés16 decades - 8
Tomás de Iriarte22 decades - 9
Diego de Torres Villarroel20 decades - 10
Ramón de la Cruz21 decades - 11
Juan Antonio Llorente22 decades - 12
Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana22 decades - 13
Martin Sarmiento16 decades - 14
Nicolás Fernández de Moratín14 decades - 15
Lorenzo Hervás y Panduro20 decades - 16
José Nicolás de Azara21 decades - 17
Francisco Ximénez16 decades - 18
Jerónimo Grimaldi, 1st Duke of Grimaldi3 decades - 19
Francesco Saverio de Zelada3 decades - 20Francisco Palóunot measured-
- 21
Enrique Flórez de Setién0 decades - 22
Gregorio Mayansnot measured- - 23
Josefa Amar y Borbónnot measured- - 24
Jean François de Bette, Marquis of Lede0 decades - 25
Manuel de Larramendinot measured- - 26
Luis de Onís y González-Varanot measured- - 27
Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez14 decades - 28José de Cañizaresnot measured-
- 29
Antonio José de Mendoza Caamaño y Sotomayornot measured- - 30
Antonio de Capmany y Montpalaunot measured- - 31
Juan de Velasconot measured- - 32
Álvaro de Navia Osorio y Vigilnot measured- - 33
Pedro Cevallosnot measured- - 34
Pedro Cebrián, 5th Count of Fuenclaranot measured- - 35
Vicente Antonio García de la Huertanot measured- - 36
Juan Bautista Muñoznot measured- - 37
Joaquín Lorenzo Villanueva22 decades - 38
Juan de Iriarte y Cisnerosnot measured- - 39
Xosefa Xovellanosnot measured- - 40Ignacio de Luzán Claramunt de Suelves y Gurreanot measured-
- 41
Pedro Gómez Labrador, Marquis of Labradornot measured- - 42Nicasio Álvarez de Cienfuegos4 decades
- 43
José Joaquín de Silva-Bazánnot measured- - 44
Francisco Martínez Marinanot measured- - 45Miguel Casirinot measured-
- 46
José Cornidenot measured- - 47
Andrés Piquernot measured- - 48
Juan Ramis y Ramisnot measured- - 49
Xavier María de Munibe e Idiáqueznot measured- - 50Candido Maria Triguerosnot measured-
- 51
María Rita de Barrenechea y Morantenot measured- - 52
Eugenio Gerardo Lobonot measured- - 53Juan Antonio Mogelnot measured-
- 54Andrés Marcos Burrielnot measured-
- 55
José Iglesias de la Casanot measured- - 56
Juan Bautista Pablo Fornernot measured- - 57Jaime Villanueva Astengonot measured-
- 58
Tomás José González-Carvajalnot measured- - 59Juan Francisco Masdeunot measured-
- 60
Bernardo de Iriartenot measured- - 61Stefano Arteaganot measured-
- 62Pedro Lozanonot measured-
- 63Manuel Abad y Lasierranot measured-
- 64María Gertrudis Horenot measured-
- 65Tomás Antonio Sáncheznot measured-
- 66Inés Joyes y Blakenot measured-
- 67Martín de Ulloanot measured-
- 68Andrés González de Barcianot measured-
- 69
José Luis Munárriznot measured- - 70José Torrubianot measured-
- 71Ambrosio de Funes Villalpandonot measured-
- 72Juan Ignacio González del Castillonot measured-
- 73José Cassaninot measured-
- 74Ignacio López de Ayalanot measured-
- 75Francisco Javier Lampillasnot measured-
- 76Bartomeu Pou i Puigservernot measured-
- 77
Luis Galiana y Cerveranot measured- - 78Luis José Velázqueznot measured-
- 79Ignacio García Malonot measured-
- 80
Ramón Posada y Sotonot measured- - 81
Eugenio Antonio del Riegonot measured- - 82Bernardo de Ulloanot 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.