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The 1930s

Whose names filled the books of the 1930s - 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 1930s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1John of God1495-1550 · 16th century · Portugal7.7
  2. 2Lope de Vega1562-1635 · 16th century · Spain · Writers7.7
  3. 3Francis Xavier1506-1552 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures5.2
  4. 4Simón Bolívar1783-1830 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians3.9
  5. 5Rubén Darío1867-1916 · 20th century · Nicaragua · Writers3.4
  6. 6Pedro de Alvarado1486-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures3.3
  7. 7Christopher Columbus1451-1506 · 15th century · Italy · Historical Figures3.0
  8. 8Bartolomé Mitre1821-1906 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians3.0
  9. 9Hernán Cortés1485-1547 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures2.8
  10. 10Francisco Pizarro1478-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures2.7
  11. 11Juan Fernández1529-1602 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures2.5
  12. 12Gonzalo Pizarro1502-1548 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures2.5
  13. 13Andrés Bello1781-1865 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians2.2
  14. 14José de San Martín1778-1850 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians2.0
  15. 15Porfirio Díaz1830-1915 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians1.9
  16. 16Juan Manuel de Rosas1793-1877 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians1.8
  17. 17Bernardino Rivadavia1780-1845 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians1.8
  18. 18Bartolomé de las Casas1484-1566 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.7
  19. 19Ricardo Palma1833-1919 · 19th century · Peru · Writers1.7
  20. 20Teresa of Ávila1515-1582 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.6
  21. 21Roque Sáenz Peña1851-1914 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians1.6
  22. 22Florentino Ameghino1853-1911 · 19th century · Argentina · Academics1.6
  23. 23Garcilaso de la Vega1503-1536 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.6
  24. 24John of Austria1547-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians1.6
  25. 25Diego de Almagro1475-1538 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.5
  26. 26Carlos Saavedra Lamas1878-1959 · 20th century · Argentina · Politicians1.4
  27. 27Gabriela Mistral1889-1957 · 20th century · Chile · Writers1.4
  28. 28Pedro de Valdivia1497-1553 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians1.3
  29. 29Nuño de Guzmán1490-1544 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.3
  30. 30Juan de Garay1528-1583 · 16th century · Spain1.3
  31. 31Carlos Pellegrini1846-1906 · 19th century · Argentina · Journalists1.2
  32. 32Benito Juárez1806-1872 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians1.2
  33. 33Hernando Pizarro1502-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.2
  34. 34John of the Cross1542-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.2
  35. 35Diego Velázquez1599-1660 · 17th century · Spain · Artists1.2
  36. 36Domingo Faustino Sarmiento1811-1888 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians1.2
  37. 37Tomás Estrada Palma1835-1908 · 19th century · Cuba · Politicians1.2
  38. 38Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa1515-1582 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians1.2
  39. 39Juan Montalvo1832-1889 · 19th century · Ecuador · Writers1.2
  40. 40Luis de León1527-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.1
  41. 41Francisco I. Madero1873-1913 · 20th century · Mexico · Activists1.1
  42. 42Jose Miguel Carrera1785-1821 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians1.1
  43. 43Francis Solanus1549-1610 · 16th century · Spain1.0
  44. 44Manuel Belgrano1770-1820 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians1.0
  45. 45Pope Alexander VI1431-1503 · 15th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.0
  46. 46Venustiano Carranza1859-1920 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians1.0
  47. 47Ignatius of Loyola1491-1556 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.0
  48. 48Bernal Díaz del Brawl1492-1584 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.99
  49. 49Miguel de Unamuno1864-1936 · 19th century · Spain · Writers0.99
  50. 50Nicolás Avellaneda1837-1885 · 19th century · Argentina · Journalists0.98
  51. 51Miguel de Cervantes1547-1616 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.96
  52. 52José Hernández1834-1886 · 19th century · Argentina · Writers0.94
  53. 53Fructuoso Rivera1784-1854 · 19th century · Uruguay · Politicians0.94
  54. 54Tirso de Molina1583-1648 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.91
  55. 55Juan Bautista Alberdi1810-1884 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians0.91
  56. 56Manuel Montt1809-1880 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians0.85
  57. 57María de Jesús1560-1640 · 16th century · Spain0.85
  58. 58Justo José de Urquiza1801-1870 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians0.84
  59. 59Juan Vicente Gómez1857-1935 · 19th century · Venezuela · Politicians0.82
  60. 60Nicolás Antonio1617-1684 · 17th century · Spain · Politicians0.82
  61. 61José Antonio Páez1790-1873 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.81
  62. 62Francisco Quevedo1584-1645 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.81
  63. 63Victoriano Huerta1850-1916 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians0.79
  64. 64Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz1651-1695 · 17th century · Mexico · Writers0.78
  65. 65Juan Andrés1740-1817 · 18th century · Spain · Academics0.77
  66. 66García Fernández of Castile938-995 · 10th century · Politicians0.76
  67. 67Bernardo O'Higgins1778-1842 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.76
  68. 68Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo1856-1912 · 19th century · Spain · Academics0.75
  69. 69Jorge Juan y Santacilia1713-1773 · 18th century · Spain · Scientists0.75
  70. 70Francisco de Vitoria1480-1546 · 16th century · Spain · Academics0.74
  71. 71Manuel Azaña1880-1940 · 20th century · Spain · Politicians0.73
  72. 72Antonio Machado1875-1939 · 20th century · Spain · Writers0.73
  73. 73Manuel Oribe1792-1857 · 19th century · Uruguay · Politicians0.72
  74. 74Hernando de Soto1500-1542 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.70
  75. 75Emiliano Zapata1879-1919 · 20th century · Mexico · Activists0.70
  76. 76Fernán González of Castile910-970 · 10th century0.69
  77. 77Francisco de Montejo y León1479-1553 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.65
  78. 78Juan Ramón Jiménez1881-1958 · 20th century · Spain · Writers0.65
  79. 79Antonio José de Sucre1795-1830 · 19th century · Politicians0.64
  80. 80José Ortega y Gasset1883-1955 · 20th century · Spain · Academics0.64
  81. 81Fernán Caballero1796-1877 · 19th century · Spain · Writers0.61
  82. 82Ramón de la Cruz1731-1794 · 18th century · Spain · Writers0.60
  83. 83John I of France1316-1316 · 14th century · France · Historical Figures0.60
  84. 84Francisco de Paula Santander1792-1840 · 19th century · Colombia · Politicians0.59
  85. 85Rose of Lima1586-1617 · 17th century · Religious Figures0.59
  86. 86Esteban Echeverría Mamani1805-1851 · 19th century · Argentina · Writers0.58
  87. 87Pancho Villa1878-1923 · 20th century · Mexico · Activists0.58
  88. 88Francisco de Miranda1750-1816 · 18th century · Spain · Politicians0.58
  89. 89Francisco de Aguirre1507-1581 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.57
  90. 90Diego de Landa1524-1579 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.56
  91. 91Rafael Urdaneta1788-1845 · 19th century · Venezuela0.55
  92. 92Federico García Lorca1898-1936 · 20th century · Spain · Writers0.55
  93. 93Rafael Núñez1825-1894 · 19th century · Colombia · Writers0.54
  94. 94Juan de Castellanos1522-1607 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.53
  95. 95Vicente Guerrero1782-1831 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians0.52
  96. 96Vincent Ferrer1350-1419 · 14th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.52
  97. 97Juan de Herrera1530-1597 · 16th century · Spain · Architects0.52
  98. 98Hipólito Yrigoyen1850-1933 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians0.50
  99. 99Juan Antonio Lavalleja1784-1853 · 19th century · Uruguay · Writers0.49
  100. 100Juan Ruiz de Alarcón1581-1639 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.49

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1930s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Ernest Hemingway1899-1961 · United States · Writers10 decades
  2. 2Alfred Hitchcock1899-1980 · United Kingdom · Directors9 decades
  3. 3Walt Disney1901-1966 · United States · Directors10 decades
  4. 4J. Robert Oppenheimer1904-1967 · United States · Scientists8 decades
  5. 5Ruhollah Khomeini1902-1989 · Iran · Politicians5 decades
  6. 6George VI1895-1952 · United Kingdom · Historical Figures10 decades
  7. 7Joseph Goebbels1897-1945 · Germany · Politicians9 decades
  8. 8George Orwell1903-1950 · United Kingdom · Writers9 decades
  9. 9Heinrich Himmler1900-1945 · Germany · Politicians9 decades
  10. 10Hirohito1901-1989 · Japan · Historical Figures10 decades
  11. 11Deng Xiaoping1904-1997 · China · Politicians11 decades
  12. 12Amelia Earhart1897-1939 · United States · Writers10 decades
  13. 13Salvador Dalí1904-1989 · Spain · Artists10 decades
  14. 14Al Capone1899-1947 · United States9 decades
  15. 15C. S. Lewis1898-1963 · United Kingdom · Writers10 decades
  16. 16Cary Grant1904-1986 · United States · Actors9 decades
  17. 17Marlene Dietrich1901-1992 · United States · Actors9 decades
  18. 18Humphrey Bogart1899-1957 · United States · Actors9 decades
  19. 19Georgy Zhukov1896-1974 · Russia · Politicians6 decades
  20. 20Louis Armstrong1901-1971 · United States · Musicians9 decades
  21. 21Pope Paul VI1897-1978 · Italy · Religious Figures6 decades
  22. 22Bing Crosby1903-1977 · United States · Musicians9 decades
  23. 23Clark Gable1901-1960 · United States · Actors9 decades
  24. 24Werner Heisenberg1901-1976 · Germany · Scientists10 decades
  25. 25John Steinbeck1902-1968 · United States · Writers9 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.