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1926
Whose working lives fell in 1926. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.
Lived then
The most notable people whose working lives fell in 1926, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Erwin Rommel8 decades - 2
Mikhail Bulgakov8 decades - 3
Antonio Gramsci9 decades - 4
Karl Dönitz8 decades - 5
Rudolph Valentino10 decades - 6
Sergei Prokofiev9 decades - 7
Henry Miller13 decades - 8
Edith Stein10 decades - 9
Max Ernst12 decades - 10
Rafael Trujillo9 decades - 11
Walter Model3 decades - 12
Fumimaro Konoenot measured- - 13
Cole Porter9 decades - 14
Genrikh Yagodanot measured- - 15
Edward Bernaysnot measured- - 16
Osip Mandelstamnot measured- - 17
Zora Neale Hurston6 decades - 18
Tadamichi Kuribayashinot measured- - 19
Otto Dix10 decades - 20
Earl Warrennot measured- - 21
Frank Costellonot measured- - 22
B. R. Ambedkar8 decades - 23
Helmuth Weidlingnot measured- - 24
Fritz Todtnot measured- - 25
Ilya Ehrenburg10 decades - 26
Ronald Colman10 decades - 27
Lilya Briknot measured- - 28
Yevhen Konovaletsnot measured- - 29
Frederick Banting4 decades - 30
Hu Shihnot measured- - 31
Takijirō Ōnishinot measured- - 32
Grant Wood9 decades - 33
James Chadwick9 decades - 34
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunisnot measured- - 35
Ole Kirk Christiansennot measured- - 36
W. Averell Harrimannot measured- - 37
Arthur Drewrynot measured- - 38
Michael Chekhovnot measured- - 39
Shiso Kanakurinot measured- - 40
Antonio Segni11 decades - 41
Fanny Bricenot measured- - 42
Bessie Colemannot measured- - 43
Henry Morgenthau Jr.not measured- - 44
José Paciano Laurelnot measured- - 45
Johannes R. Bechernot measured- - 46
Hans Albersnot measured- - 47
Charles Bickfordnot measured- - 48
Nelly Sachs8 decades - 49
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russianot measured- - 50
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slimnot measured- - 51
Kim Hyong-jiknot measured- - 52
Sam Jaffenot measured- - 53
Rudolf Carnap9 decades - 54
Carl Panzramnot measured- - 55
T. V. Soongnot measured- - 56
Olha Khokhlovanot measured- - 57
Charles Coughlinnot measured- - 58
Pär Lagerkvist0 decades - 59
Joe E. Brownnot measured- - 60
Charley Pattonnot measured- - 61
Michael Polanyinot measured- - 62
Otto Schmidtnot measured- - 63
Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fifenot measured- - 64
Pietro Nenninot measured- - 65
Anton Dostlernot measured- - 66
Harry Cohnnot measured- - 67
Shukri al-Quwatlinot measured- - 68
Mikhail Kirponosnot measured- - 69
Max Amannnot measured- - 70
Alexander Rodchenkonot measured- - 71
David Sarnoffnot measured- - 72
Hans Reichenbachnot measured- - 73
Gene Lockhartnot measured- - 74
Barbara La Marrnot measured- - 75
Audrey Munsonnot measured- - 76
Pavlo Tychynanot measured- - 77
Carl Andrew Spaatznot measured- - 78
John Heartfieldnot measured- - 79
Ahmad bin Yahyanot measured- - 80
George Adamskinot measured- - 81
Juan Yagüe Blanconot measured- - 82
Wilhelm Ritter von Thomanot measured- - 83
Miguel Pronot measured- - 84
Pier Luigi Nervinot measured- - 85
Otto Raschnot measured- - 86
Leo Burnettnot measured- - 87
Richard Norris Williamsnot measured- - 88
Antoine Pinaynot measured- - 89
Gio Pontinot measured- - 90
Dmitry Furmanovnot measured- - 91
Nella Larsennot measured- - 92
Hadley Richardsonnot measured- - 93
Sun Fonot measured- - 94
Julius Lebernot measured- - 95
Walther Bothe6 decades - 96
Sidney Howardnot measured- - 97
Hans F. K. Günthernot measured- - 98
Henry Tandeynot measured- - 99
Alexander Poskrebyshevnot measured- - 100
Mariano Ospina Péreznot measured-
How to read these rankings
- People sit in their own time. Everyone is placed in the century their working life belongs to, and never in one that came after their death.
- Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record, read across every language rather than one. 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. Those decades are closed, so each curve is measured once and kept.
- Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, or a name belongs to more than one notable person, we would rather show nothing than guess.