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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 Russian books during the 1910s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Patriarch Nikon of Moscow1605-1681 · 17th century · Religious Figures4.3
  2. 2Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow1482-1563 · 16th century · Writers2.4
  3. 3Leo Tolstoy1828-1910 · 19th century · Russia · Writers2.3
  4. 4Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia1827-1892 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.6
  5. 5Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians1.1
  6. 6Andrei Bely1880-1934 · 20th century · Russia · Writers1.1
  7. 7Boris Godunov1552-1605 · 16th century · Politicians1.0
  8. 8Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia1864-1931 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.92
  9. 9Ivan the Terrible1530-1584 · 16th century · Politicians0.75
  10. 10Maximus the Greek1475-1556 · 16th century · Writers0.74
  11. 11Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia1779-1831 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.72
  12. 12Avraamy Palitsyn1550-1626 · 16th century · Writers0.67
  13. 13Elizabeth of Russia1709-1761 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.67
  14. 14Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia1858-1915 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.63
  15. 15Patriarch Joachim1621-1690 · 17th century0.59
  16. 16Leonid Andreyev1871-1919 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.56
  17. 17Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia1690-1718 · 18th century · Politicians0.53
  18. 18Alexandra Velyaminova1301-1364 · 14th century0.52
  19. 19Maxim Gorky1868-1936 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.52
  20. 20Alexander I of Russia1777-1825 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.51
  21. 21Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia1899-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.49
  22. 22Ivan I Aleksandrovich, Prince of Smolenskdied 1359 · 14th century0.48
  23. 23Peter the Great1672-1725 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.47
  24. 24Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia1825-1844 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.45
  25. 25Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia1860-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.41
  26. 26Vasili IV of Russia1552-1612 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.40
  27. 27Michael of Russia1596-1645 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.40
  28. 28Ivan I of Tver1357-1425 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.40
  29. 29Anna of Russia1693-1740 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.40
  30. 30Nicholas II of Russia1868-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.39
  31. 31Alexander II of Russia1818-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.38
  32. 32Catherine Pavlovna of Russia1788-1819 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.35
  33. 33Konstantin Aksakov1817-1860 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.34
  34. 34Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia1783-1801 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.34
  35. 35Alexander III of Russia1845-1894 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.31
  36. 36Valery Bryusov1873-1924 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.31
  37. 37Nicholas I of Russia1796-1855 · 19th century · Russia · Models0.31
  38. 38Alexander Blok1880-1921 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.30
  39. 39Boris of Tver1400-1461 · 15th century0.30
  40. 40Alexis of Russia1629-1676 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.28
  41. 41Paul I of Russia1754-1801 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.24
  42. 42Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia1863-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.24
  43. 43Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia1847-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.24
  44. 44Vladimir Solovyov1853-1900 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.21
  45. 45Maria Feodorovna1847-1928 · 19th century · Denmark · Historical Figures0.20
  46. 46Stefan Yavorsky1658-1722 · 17th century · Russia · Academics0.20
  47. 47Ivan Aksakov1823-1886 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.18
  48. 48Symeon of Polotsk1629-1680 · 17th century · Writers0.17
  49. 49Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia1850-1908 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.15
  50. 50Gleb Uspensky1843-1902 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.14
  51. 51Sergei Yesenin1895-1925 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.14
  52. 52Fyodor Volkov1729-1763 · 18th century · Russia · Actors0.13
  53. 53Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia1871-1899 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.13
  54. 54Grand Duke Dimitri Constantinovich of Russia1860-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.12
  55. 55Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia1857-1905 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.12
  56. 56Anna Akhmatova1889-1966 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.11
  57. 57Alexander Pushkin1799-1837 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.11
  58. 58Grigory Orlov1734-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.11
  59. 59Anton Rubinstein1829-1894 · 19th century · Russia · Musicians0.11
  60. 60Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov1711-1762 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.10
  61. 61Mikhail of Tver1271-1318 · 14th century · Politicians0.10
  62. 62Alexander Ivanov1806-1858 · 19th century · Russia · Artists0.10
  63. 63Seraphim of Sarov1754-1833 · 18th century · Russia0.10
  64. 64Dimitry of Rostov1651-1709 · 17th century · Writers0.09
  65. 65Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy1817-1875 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.09
  66. 66Basil Fool for Christ1468-1552 · 16th century0.09
  67. 67Peter III of Russia1728-1762 · 18th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.09
  68. 68Aleksey Tolstoy1882-1945 · 20th century · France · Writers0.09
  69. 69Maksim Kovalevsky1851-1916 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.09
  70. 70Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia1904-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.09
  71. 71Joseph Volotsky1440-1515 · 15th century · Writers0.09
  72. 72Kirill Razumovsky1728-1803 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.09
  73. 73Alexander Stepanovich Popov1859-1905 · 19th century · Russia · Scientists0.08
  74. 74Nikita Panin1718-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.08
  75. 75Alexander Guchkov1862-1936 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.08
  76. 76Sophia Perovskaya1853-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Activists0.08
  77. 77Konstantin of Uglich1389-1434 · 15th century0.08
  78. 78Nikolai Berdyaev1874-1948 · 20th century · France · Academics0.07
  79. 79Anton Chekhov1860-1904 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.07
  80. 80Nikolay Morozov1854-1946 · 19th century · Russia · Activists0.07
  81. 81Olga Constantinovna of Russia1851-1926 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.07
  82. 82Catherine I of Russia1684-1727 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.07
  83. 83Aleksandr Kuprin1870-1938 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.07
  84. 84Paul of Kolomna1600-1656 · 17th century · Writers0.07
  85. 85John of Kronstadt1829-1908 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.07
  86. 86Yemelyan Pugachev1742-1775 · 18th century · Russia · Activists0.06
  87. 87Vladimir Lenin1870-1924 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.06
  88. 88Tikhon of Zadonsk1724-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Religious Figures0.06
  89. 89Grigori Rasputin1869-1916 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.06
  90. 90Alexander Bestuzhev1797-1837 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.06
  91. 91Mikhail Bakunin1814-1876 · 19th century · Israel · Activists0.06
  92. 92Pyotr Andreyevich Tolstoy1645-1729 · 17th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  93. 93Cyril of White Lake1337-1427 · 14th century0.05
  94. 94Mikhail Lomonosov1711-1765 · 18th century · Russia · Scientists0.05
  95. 95Nikolay Karamzin1766-1826 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  96. 96Béla Kun1886-1938 · 20th century · Hungary · Activists0.05
  97. 97Ivan Goncharov1812-1891 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  98. 98Nikolai Gogol1809-1852 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  99. 99Kuzma Minindied 1616 · 17th century · Politicians0.05
  100. 100Vasily Vasilyevich Golitsyn1643-1714 · 17th century · Politicians0.05

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.