215,950 profiles ranked

← Fame through time1920-1929

The 1920s

Whose names filled the books of the 1920s - 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 Spanish books during the 1920s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Lope de Vega1562-1635 · 16th century · Spain · Writers7.1
  2. 2John of God1495-1550 · 16th century · Portugal6.6
  3. 3Francis Xavier1506-1552 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures4.6
  4. 4Christopher Columbus1451-1506 · 15th century · Italy · Historical Figures3.8
  5. 5Simón Bolívar1783-1830 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians3.3
  6. 6Rubén Darío1867-1916 · 20th century · Nicaragua · Writers2.9
  7. 7Hernán Cortés1485-1547 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures2.5
  8. 8Bartolomé Mitre1821-1906 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians2.5
  9. 9Juan Fernández1529-1602 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures2.3
  10. 10Teresa of Ávila1515-1582 · 16th century · Spain · Writers2.1
  11. 11Gonzalo Pizarro1502-1548 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures2.0
  12. 12Francisco Pizarro1478-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.9
  13. 13Bernardino Rivadavia1780-1845 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians1.6
  14. 14Andrés Bello1781-1865 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians1.6
  15. 15Juan Vicente Gómez1857-1935 · 19th century · Venezuela · Politicians1.6
  16. 16John of Austria1547-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians1.6
  17. 17Nicolás Antonio1617-1684 · 17th century · Spain · Politicians1.5
  18. 18Porfirio Díaz1830-1915 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians1.5
  19. 19Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa1515-1582 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians1.5
  20. 20John of the Cross1542-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.3
  21. 21Carlos Pellegrini1846-1906 · 19th century · Argentina · Journalists1.3
  22. 22Luis de León1527-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.3
  23. 23Tirso de Molina1583-1648 · 17th century · Spain · Writers1.2
  24. 24Miguel de Cervantes1547-1616 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.2
  25. 25José de San Martín1778-1850 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians1.2
  26. 26Bartolomé de las Casas1484-1566 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.2
  27. 27Pedro de Alvarado1486-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.2
  28. 28Ignatius of Loyola1491-1556 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.2
  29. 29John I of France1316-1316 · 14th century · France · Historical Figures1.2
  30. 30Pedro de Valdivia1497-1553 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians1.1
  31. 31Francis Solanus1549-1610 · 16th century · Spain1.1
  32. 32Pope Alexander VI1431-1503 · 15th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.1
  33. 33Garcilaso de la Vega1503-1536 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.1
  34. 34Benito Juárez1806-1872 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians1.0
  35. 35Ricardo Palma1833-1919 · 19th century · Peru · Writers1.0
  36. 36Antonio José de Sucre1795-1830 · 19th century · Politicians1.0
  37. 37Gabriela Mistral1889-1957 · 20th century · Chile · Writers0.99
  38. 38Vincent Ferrer1350-1419 · 14th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.97
  39. 39Fernán González of Castile910-970 · 10th century0.97
  40. 40Manuel Belgrano1770-1820 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians0.93
  41. 41Diego de Almagro1475-1538 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.91
  42. 42Diego Velázquez1599-1660 · 17th century · Spain · Artists0.87
  43. 43María de Jesús1560-1640 · 16th century · Spain0.82
  44. 44Miguel de Unamuno1864-1936 · 19th century · Spain · Writers0.82
  45. 45Francisco I. Madero1873-1913 · 20th century · Mexico · Activists0.82
  46. 46Francisco de Aguirre1507-1581 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.78
  47. 47Francisco de Paula Santander1792-1840 · 19th century · Colombia · Politicians0.76
  48. 48Juan de Garay1528-1583 · 16th century · Spain0.75
  49. 49Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo1856-1912 · 19th century · Spain · Academics0.75
  50. 50Lope de Rueda1505-1566 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.74
  51. 51Ambrosio de Morales1513-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.73
  52. 52Jorge Juan y Santacilia1713-1773 · 18th century · Spain · Scientists0.72
  53. 53Ramón de la Cruz1731-1794 · 18th century · Spain · Writers0.70
  54. 54Nicolás Avellaneda1837-1885 · 19th century · Argentina · Journalists0.68
  55. 55Juan Manuel de Rosas1793-1877 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians0.68
  56. 56Jose Miguel Carrera1785-1821 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians0.68
  57. 57Juan Andrés1740-1817 · 18th century · Spain · Academics0.66
  58. 58Roque Sáenz Peña1851-1914 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians0.66
  59. 59Manuel Montt1809-1880 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians0.65
  60. 60Luis de Góngora1561-1627 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.63
  61. 61Juan de Valdés1505-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Actors0.63
  62. 62Fernán Caballero1796-1877 · 19th century · Spain · Writers0.63
  63. 63Peter of Alcantara1499-1562 · 16th century · Spain0.62
  64. 64Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas1791-1865 · 19th century · Spain · Writers0.62
  65. 65Venustiano Carranza1859-1920 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians0.61
  66. 66Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz1651-1695 · 17th century · Mexico · Writers0.61
  67. 67Francisco Quevedo1584-1645 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.61
  68. 68Jacinto Benavente1866-1954 · 20th century · Spain · Writers0.60
  69. 69Justo José de Urquiza1801-1870 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians0.60
  70. 70Pío Baroja1872-1956 · 20th century · Spain · Writers0.58
  71. 71Rafael Urdaneta1788-1845 · 19th century · Venezuela0.57
  72. 72Hernando Pizarro1502-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.56
  73. 73Cornelio Saavedra1759-1829 · 18th century · Argentina · Politicians0.56
  74. 74José Hernández1834-1886 · 19th century · Argentina · Writers0.56
  75. 75Antonio Maura1853-1925 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.56
  76. 76Juan Montalvo1832-1889 · 19th century · Ecuador · Writers0.54
  77. 77Florentino Ameghino1853-1911 · 19th century · Argentina · Academics0.54
  78. 78Juan de la Cosa1450-1510 · 15th century · Historical Figures0.53
  79. 79García Fernández of Castile938-995 · 10th century · Politicians0.52
  80. 80Vasco Núñez de Balboa1475-1519 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.52
  81. 81Francisco de Vitoria1480-1546 · 16th century · Spain · Academics0.51
  82. 82Bernal Díaz del Brawl1492-1584 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.51
  83. 83Gil Vicente1465-1536 · 16th century · Portugal · Writers0.51
  84. 84Alonso Cano1601-1667 · 17th century · Spain · Artists0.49
  85. 85Juan de Herrera1530-1597 · 16th century · Spain · Architects0.47
  86. 86Mateo Alemán1547-1614 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.47
  87. 87Manuel Oribe1792-1857 · 19th century · Uruguay · Politicians0.47
  88. 88Fructuoso Rivera1784-1854 · 19th century · Uruguay · Politicians0.46
  89. 89Bernardo O'Higgins1778-1842 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.46
  90. 90Francisco Pacheco1564-1644 · 16th century · Artists0.45
  91. 91Luis de Granada1504-1588 · 16th century · Spain · Actors0.45
  92. 92Juan José Flores1800-1864 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.44
  93. 93Esteban Echeverría Mamani1805-1851 · 19th century · Argentina · Writers0.44
  94. 94Tomás Estrada Palma1835-1908 · 19th century · Cuba · Politicians0.44
  95. 95Pedro Calderón de la Barca1600-1681 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.43
  96. 96Francisco de Villagra1511-1563 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.42
  97. 97Hernando de Soto1500-1542 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.42
  98. 98Antonio Machado1875-1939 · 20th century · Spain · Writers0.42
  99. 99Benito Pérez Galdós1843-1920 · 19th century · Spain · Writers0.42
  100. 100José Ortega y Gasset1883-1955 · 20th century · Spain · Academics0.41

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1920s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Adolf Hitler1889-1945 · Austria · Politicians10 decades
  2. 2Mao Zedong1893-1976 · China · Politicians13 decades
  3. 3Charlie Chaplin1889-1977 · United Kingdom · Actors11 decades
  4. 4Dwight D. Eisenhower1890-1969 · United States · Politicians9 decades
  5. 5J. R. R. Tolkien1892-1973 · United Kingdom · Writers7 decades
  6. 6Charles de Gaulle1890-1970 · France · Politicians9 decades
  7. 7Agatha Christie1890-1976 · United Kingdom · Writers10 decades
  8. 8Nikita Khrushchev1894-1971 · Russia · Politicians10 decades
  9. 9Hermann Göring1893-1946 · Germany · Politicians9 decades
  10. 10Chiang Kai-shek1887-1975 · Taiwan · Politicians4 decades
  11. 11Francisco Franco1892-1975 · Spain · Politicians9 decades
  12. 12Edward VIII1894-1972 · United Kingdom · Historical Figures9 decades
  13. 13Jawaharlal Nehru1889-1964 · India · Politicians10 decades
  14. 14B. R. Ambedkar1891-1956 · India · Academics8 decades
  15. 15Srinivasa Ramanujan1887-1920 · India · Academics0 decades
  16. 16Ho Chi Minh1890-1969 · Politicians8 decades
  17. 17Erwin Rommel1891-1944 · Germany · Historical Figures8 decades
  18. 18Josip Broz Tito1892-1980 · Hungary · Activists8 decades
  19. 19H. P. Lovecraft1890-1937 · United States · Writers6 decades
  20. 20Haile Selassie1892-1975 · Historical Figures0 decades
  21. 21Sergei Yesenin1895-1925 · Russia · Writers11 decades
  22. 22Rudolf Hess1894-1987 · Egypt · Politicians9 decades
  23. 23George S. Patton1885-1945 · United States · Writers8 decades
  24. 24David Ben-Gurion1886-1973 · Israel · Politiciansnot measured-
  25. 25Karl Dönitz1891-1980 · Germany · Politicians8 decades
Show 75 more

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.