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The 1900s

Whose names filled the books of the 1900s - anyone at all, however long dead - counted as mentions per million words printed, so a period that simply published more does not inflate anyone.

Talked about then

Whose names appeared most in Russian books during the 1900s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow1482-1563 · 16th century · Writers4.1
  2. 2Patriarch Nikon of Moscow1605-1681 · 17th century · Religious Figures3.2
  3. 3Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia1827-1892 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.4
  4. 4Leo Tolstoy1828-1910 · 19th century · Russia · Writers1.2
  5. 5Anna of Russia1693-1740 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians1.2
  6. 6Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians1.1
  7. 7Ivan the Terrible1530-1584 · 16th century · Politicians1.1
  8. 8Boris Godunov1552-1605 · 16th century · Politicians1.0
  9. 9Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia1779-1831 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.95
  10. 10Elizabeth of Russia1709-1761 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.89
  11. 11Patriarch Joachim1621-1690 · 17th century0.81
  12. 12Alexander I of Russia1777-1825 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.65
  13. 13Maximus the Greek1475-1556 · 16th century · Writers0.61
  14. 14Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia1858-1915 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.54
  15. 15Ivan I Aleksandrovich, Prince of Smolenskdied 1359 · 14th century0.51
  16. 16Nicholas I of Russia1796-1855 · 19th century · Russia · Models0.47
  17. 17Alexander II of Russia1818-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.46
  18. 18Peter the Great1672-1725 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.43
  19. 19Alexandra Velyaminova1301-1364 · 14th century0.41
  20. 20Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia1864-1931 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.40
  21. 21Ivan I of Tver1357-1425 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.36
  22. 22Vasili IV of Russia1552-1612 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.35
  23. 23Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia1860-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.35
  24. 24Maxim Gorky1868-1936 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.34
  25. 25Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia1783-1801 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.34
  26. 26Avraamy Palitsyn1550-1626 · 16th century · Writers0.32
  27. 27Leonid Andreyev1871-1919 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.31
  28. 28Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia1899-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.29
  29. 29Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia1825-1844 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.25
  30. 30Paul I of Russia1754-1801 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.25
  31. 31Stefan Yavorsky1658-1722 · 17th century · Russia · Academics0.24
  32. 32Alexander III of Russia1845-1894 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.20
  33. 33Dimitry of Rostov1651-1709 · 17th century · Writers0.19
  34. 34Alexis of Russia1629-1676 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.19
  35. 35Catherine Pavlovna of Russia1788-1819 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.18
  36. 36Konstantin Aksakov1817-1860 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.18
  37. 37Symeon of Polotsk1629-1680 · 17th century · Writers0.18
  38. 38Maria Feodorovna1847-1928 · 19th century · Denmark · Historical Figures0.17
  39. 39Grigory Orlov1734-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.17
  40. 40Peter III of Russia1728-1762 · 18th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.17
  41. 41Grand Duke Dimitri Constantinovich of Russia1860-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.16
  42. 42Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia1857-1905 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.15
  43. 43Valery Bryusov1873-1924 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.13
  44. 44Boris of Tver1400-1461 · 15th century0.13
  45. 45Alexander Pushkin1799-1837 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.13
  46. 46Ivan Aksakov1823-1886 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.12
  47. 47Joseph Volotsky1440-1515 · 15th century · Writers0.12
  48. 48Nikolai Gogol1809-1852 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.12
  49. 49Alexander Blok1880-1921 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.11
  50. 50Nikita Panin1718-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.11
  51. 51Michael of Russia1596-1645 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.10
  52. 52Nicholas II of Russia1868-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.10
  53. 53Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia1690-1718 · 18th century · Politicians0.10
  54. 54Andrei Bely1880-1934 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.09
  55. 55Modest Mussorgsky1839-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Musicians0.09
  56. 56Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov1711-1762 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.09
  57. 57Gleb Uspensky1843-1902 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.09
  58. 58Sophia Perovskaya1853-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Activists0.08
  59. 59Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia1871-1899 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.08
  60. 60Peter II of Russia1715-1730 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.07
  61. 61Alexander Ivanov1806-1858 · 19th century · Russia · Artists0.07
  62. 62Maksim Kovalevsky1851-1916 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.07
  63. 63Vasily Vasilyevich Golitsyn1643-1714 · 17th century · Politicians0.07
  64. 64Konstantin of Uglich1389-1434 · 15th century0.07
  65. 65Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia1847-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.07
  66. 66Catherine I of Russia1684-1727 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.07
  67. 67Mikhail of Tver1271-1318 · 14th century · Politicians0.07
  68. 68Nikolay Mikhaylovsky1842-1904 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.06
  69. 69Seraphim of Sarov1754-1833 · 18th century · Russia0.06
  70. 70Sofia Kovalevskaya1850-1891 · 19th century · Sweden · Academics0.06
  71. 71Olga Constantinovna of Russia1851-1926 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.06
  72. 72Aleksandr Kuprin1870-1938 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.06
  73. 73Alexander Menshikov1673-1729 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.05
  74. 74Pyotr Andreyevich Tolstoy1645-1729 · 17th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  75. 75Anton Rubinstein1829-1894 · 19th century · Russia · Musicians0.05
  76. 76Konstantin Leontiev1831-1891 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.05
  77. 77Kirill Razumovsky1728-1803 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.05
  78. 78Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia1856-1929 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.05
  79. 79Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov1727-1797 · 18th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  80. 80Alexander Suvorov1730-1800 · 18th century · Russia0.05
  81. 81Vladimir Solovyov1853-1900 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.05
  82. 82Alexander Stepanovich Popov1859-1905 · 19th century · Russia · Scientists0.05
  83. 83Kuzma Minindied 1616 · 17th century · Politicians0.04
  84. 84Nikolay Karamzin1766-1826 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.04
  85. 85Nikolai Berdyaev1874-1948 · 20th century · France · Academics0.04
  86. 86Daniil Zatochnik1101-1299 · 12th century · Writers0.04
  87. 87Basil Fool for Christ1468-1552 · 16th century0.04
  88. 88Alexander Shishkov1754-1841 · 18th century · Russia · Writers0.04
  89. 89Luka Zhidiatadied 1059 · 11th century0.04
  90. 90Vasily Zhukovsky1783-1852 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.04
  91. 91Anton Chekhov1860-1904 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.03
  92. 92Pyotr Vyazemsky1792-1878 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.03
  93. 93Tikhon of Zadonsk1724-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Religious Figures0.03
  94. 94Pavel Nakhimov1802-1855 · 19th century · Russia0.03
  95. 95Vasily Tatishchev1686-1750 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.03
  96. 96Alexander Ostrovsky1823-1886 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.03
  97. 97Mikhail Bakunin1814-1876 · 19th century · Israel · Activists0.03
  98. 98Alexander Herzen1812-1870 · 19th century · Switzerland · Writers0.03
  99. 99Dmitry Pozharsky1577-1642 · 17th century · Politicians0.03
  100. 100Ivan Goncharov1812-1891 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.03

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1900s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Winston Churchill1874-1965 · United Kingdom · Politicians13 decades
  2. 2Vladimir Lenin1870-1924 · Russia · Politicians12 decades
  3. 3Mahatma Gandhi1869-1948 · India · Activists10 decades
  4. 4Marie Curie1867-1934 · France · Scientists4 decades
  5. 5George V1865-1936 · United Kingdom · Historical Figures16 decades
  6. 6Grigori Rasputin1869-1916 · Russia · Politicians11 decades
  7. 7Herbert Hoover1874-1964 · United States · Politicians11 decades
  8. 8Nicholas II of Russia1868-1918 · Russia · Historical Figures14 decades
  9. 9Sun Yat-sen1866-1925 · China · Politicians12 decades
  10. 10Calvin Coolidge1872-1933 · United States · Politicians11 decades
  11. 11Warren G. Harding1865-1923 · United States · Politicians11 decades
  12. 12Rudyard Kipling1865-1936 · United Kingdom · Writers13 decades
  13. 13Frank Lloyd Wright1867-1959 · United States · Architects12 decades
  14. 14Rosa Luxemburg1871-1919 · Germany · Activists13 decades
  15. 15Neville Chamberlain1869-1940 · United Kingdom · Politicians16 decades
  16. 16H. G. Wells1866-1946 · United Kingdom · Writers16 decades
  17. 17Bertrand Russell1872-1970 · United Kingdom · Academics13 decades
  18. 18Harry Houdini1874-1926 · United States · Actors7 decades
  19. 19Marcel Proust1871-1922 · France · Writers12 decades
  20. 20Henri Matisse1869-1954 · France · Artists12 decades
  21. 21Sergei Rachmaninoff1873-1943 · United States · Musiciansnot measured-
  22. 22Robert Frost1874-1963 · United States · Writers13 decades
  23. 23W. B. Yeats1865-1939 · Writers12 decades
  24. 24G. K. Chesterton1874-1936 · United Kingdom · Writers12 decades
  25. 25Beatrix Potter1866-1943 · United Kingdom · Writers10 decades
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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.