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.
#PersonIn print, 1800–2019Echoed
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Gustav III of Sweden1746–1792 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politicians22 decades - 2
Axel von Fersen the Younger1755–1810 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politicians12 decades - 3
Hedvig Sophia of Sweden1681–1708 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured—
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Sophia Albertina of Sweden1753–1829 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politicians0 decades - 5
Johan August Sandels1764–1831 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 6
Carl Gustaf Tessin1695–1770 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politicians0 decades
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Augustin Ehrensvärd1710–1772 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politicians0 decades - 8
Carl Johan Adlercreutz1757–1815 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politicians0 decades - 9
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Axel von Fersen the Elder1719–1794 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 10
Frederick William von Hessenstein1735–1808 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 11
Hans Henric von Essen1755–1824 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politicians0 decades - 12
Georg Adlersparre1760–1835 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politicians0 decades
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Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor1744–1814 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 14
Magnus Julius De la Gardie1669–1741 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 15
Carl Gyllenborg1679–1746 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politicians0 decades - 16
Johan Christopher Toll1743–1817 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured—
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Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm1756–1813 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 18
Lars von Engeström1751–1826 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 19
Johan Albrecht Ehrenström1762–1847 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 20
Anders Johan von Höpken1712–1789 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politicians0 decades - 21
Jacob Faggot1699–1777 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 22LLLorenz Lange1690–1752 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured—
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Hans von Fersen1683–1736 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 24
Carl Carlsson Mörner1755–1821 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 25
Johan Adam Cronstedt1749–1836 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 26
Eric Ruuth1746–1820 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 27
Samuel Troilius1706–1764 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 28
Axel Löwen1686–1772 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 29
Erik Tulindberg1761–1814 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 30
Gustaf Fredrik von Rosen1688–1769 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 31
Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg1689–1763 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 32
Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten1721–1786 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 33
Carl Fredrik Scheffer1715–1786 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 34
Magnus Fredrik Brahe1756–1826 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured—
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Carl Gustaf Nordin1749–1812 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 36
Georg Bogislaus Stael von Holstein1685–1763 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 37
Rutger Fuchs1682–1753 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 38FRFabian Reinhold von Fersen1762–1818 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured—
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Carl Gustaf Bielke1683–1754 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 40
Ture Gabriel Bielke1684–1763 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 41
Carl Fredrik Piper1700–1770 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 42
Nils Philip Gyldenstolpe1734–1810 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 43
Charles de Suremain1762–1835 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 44
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Claes Ekeblad the Younger1708–1771 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 45
Gudmund Jöran Adlerbeth1751–1818 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 46SISven Ingemar Ljungh1757–1828 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured—
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Heinrich von Fick1679–1750 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 48
Patrick Alströmer1733–1804 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 49
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Mathias Rosenblad1758–1847 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured— - 50OROtto Reinhold Strömfelt1679–1744 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot measured—
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Herman Cedercreutz1684–1754 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Politiciansnot 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.