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The 1910s

Whose names filled the books of the 1910s - 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 German books during the 1910s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Novalis1772-1801 · 19th century · Germany · Writers2.2
  2. 2Richard Wagner1813-1883 · 19th century · Germany · Musicians2.2
  3. 3Maria Theresa1717-1780 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures1.8
  4. 4Jean Paul1763-1825 · 18th century · Germany · Writers1.7
  5. 5Hans Sachs1494-1576 · 16th century · Germany · Writers1.4
  6. 6Tannhäuser1300-1300 · 14th century · Germany · Writers1.3
  7. 7Gottfried Keller1819-1890 · 19th century · Switzerland · Writers1.2
  8. 8William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel1532-1592 · 16th century · Germany · Scientists1.1
  9. 9Friedrich Schlegel1772-1829 · 19th century · Germany · Writers1.0
  10. 10Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow1633-1695 · 17th century · Germany · Writers1.0
  11. 11Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach1757-1828 · 18th century · Politicians0.99
  12. 12Robert Koch1843-1910 · 19th century · Germany · Doctors0.94
  13. 13Karl Marx1818-1883 · 19th century · Germany · Academics0.92
  14. 14Frederick William IV of Prussia1795-1861 · 19th century · Politicians0.92
  15. 15Paracelsus1493-1541 · 16th century · Switzerland · Doctors0.92
  16. 16Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental1652-1698 · 17th century · Politicians0.88
  17. 17Martin Luther1483-1546 · 16th century · Germany · Religious Figures0.80
  18. 18Emil Fischer1852-1919 · 19th century · Germany · Scientists0.76
  19. 19Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor1316-1378 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.73
  20. 20William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar1662-1728 · 17th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.66
  21. 21Gerhart Hauptmann1862-1946 · 19th century · Germany · Writers0.63
  22. 22Heinrich Heine1797-1856 · 19th century · France · Writers0.55
  23. 23Wilhelm von Humboldt1767-1835 · 19th century · Germany · Academics0.54
  24. 24Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor1165-1197 · 12th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.54
  25. 25George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg1620-1692 · 17th century · Models0.54
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1910s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Albert Einstein1879-1955 · Switzerland · Scientists11 decades
  2. 2Joseph Stalin1878-1953 · Russia · Politicians9 decades
  3. 3Franklin D. Roosevelt1882-1945 · United States · Politicians10 decades
  4. 4Benito Mussolini1883-1945 · Italy · Politicians11 decades
  5. 5Harry S. Truman1884-1972 · United States · Politicians9 decades
  6. 6Pablo Picasso1881-1973 · Spain · Artists10 decades
  7. 7Franz Kafka1883-1924 · Czechia · Writers11 decades
  8. 8Helen Keller1880-1968 · United States · Writers14 decades
  9. 9Leon Trotsky1879-1940 · Mexico · Activists10 decades
  10. 10Carl Jung1875-1961 · Switzerland · Doctors8 decades
  11. 11Virginia Woolf1882-1941 · United Kingdom · Writers10 decades
  12. 12Mustafa Kemal Atatürk1881-1938 · Turkey · Politicians2 decades
  13. 13Eleanor Roosevelt1884-1962 · United States · Politicians9 decades
  14. 14Thomas Mann1875-1955 · United States · Writers12 decades
  15. 15Douglas MacArthur1880-1964 · United States · Historical Figures10 decades
  16. 16Pope John XXIII1881-1963 · Italy · Religious Figures14 decades
  17. 17Pope Pius XII1876-1958 · Italy · Religious Figures8 decades
  18. 18Coco Chanel1883-1971 · France · Designers6 decades
  19. 19Konrad Adenauer1876-1967 · Germany · Politicians8 decades
  20. 20James Joyce1882-1941 · Ireland · Writers12 decades
  21. 21Muhammad Ali Jinnah1876-1948 · Pakistan · Politicians8 decades
  22. 22Mata Hari1876-1917 · Netherlands10 decades
  23. 23Aleister Crowley1875-1947 · United Kingdom · Writers7 decades
  24. 24Hermann Hesse1877-1962 · Switzerland · Writers12 decades
  25. 25Reza Shah1878-1944 · Iran · Politicians10 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.