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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 Hebrew books during the 1910s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Rav Ashi352-427 · 4th century27
  2. 2Ahad Ha'am1856-1927 · 19th century · Russia · Writers14
  3. 3Haggaiborn 550 BC · 1st millennium BC · Religious Figures13
  4. 4Johanan ben Zakai50 BC-70 · 1st millennium BC11
  5. 5Sabbatai Zevi1626-1676 · 17th century · Turkey · Religious Figures9.9
  6. 6Saadia Gaon882-942 · 10th century · Academics9.9
  7. 7Hai Gaon939-1038 · 10th century · Writers7.7
  8. 8Habakkuk626 BC-600 BC · 1st millennium BC · Religious Figures6.5
  9. 9Hillel the Elder50 BC-100 · 1st millennium BC5.8
  10. 10Simeon ben Gamliel IIborn 100 · 2nd century5.7
  11. 11Josephus37-100 · 1st century · Writers5.6
  12. 12Judas Maccabeus500 BC-160 BC · 1st millennium BC · Religious Figures5.5
  13. 13Simeon ben Zomadied 200 · 2nd century5.5
  14. 14Nathan the Babylonianborn 101 · 2nd century4.4
  15. 15Samuel ibn Naghrillah993-1055 · 11th century · Writers4.0
  16. 16Isaac Abrabanel1437-1508 · 15th century · Academics3.6
  17. 17Solomon Molcho1500-1532 · 16th century · Academics2.8
  18. 18Menasseh Ben Israel1604-1657 · 17th century · Netherlands · Academics2.7
  19. 19Mendele Mocher Sforim1835-1917 · 19th century · Belarus · Writers2.6
  20. 20Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg1150-1217 · 12th century · Academics2.6
  21. 21Rabbeinu Tam1100-1171 · 12th century · France · Writers2.4
  22. 22Amram Gaon810-875 · 9th century2.3
  23. 23Joseph Kimhi1105-1170 · 12th century · France · Writers1.8
  24. 24Hasdai Crescas1340-1410 · 14th century · Academics1.8
  25. 25Yanaiborn 600 · 7th century · Writers1.7
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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.