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← Fame through time1930-1939

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 Italian books during the 1930s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Giotto1267-1337 · 14th century · Italy · Artists6.3
  2. 2Dante Alighieri1265-1321 · 14th century · Writers5.6
  3. 3Benito Mussolini1883-1945 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians5.1
  4. 4Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519 · 15th century · Italy · Artists4.5
  5. 5Antonio da Correggio1489-1534 · 16th century · Italy · Artists4.3
  6. 6Donato Bramante1444-1514 · 15th century · Italy · Architects2.6
  7. 7Ugo Foscolo1778-1827 · 19th century · Writers2.5
  8. 8Donatello1386-1466 · 15th century · Artists2.4
  9. 9Giuseppe Mazzini1805-1872 · 19th century · Italy · Activists2.4
  10. 10Giosuè Carducci1835-1907 · 19th century · Italy · Writers2.2
  11. 11Giacomo Leopardi1798-1837 · 19th century · Italy · Writers2.2
  12. 12Alessandro Manzoni1785-1873 · 19th century · Italy · Writers2.1
  13. 13Caravaggio1571-1610 · 17th century · Italy · Artists1.9
  14. 14Francesco Crispi1818-1901 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians1.9
  15. 15Francis of Assisi1182-1226 · 13th century · Italy · Writers1.8
  16. 16Charles Borromeo1538-1584 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures1.7
  17. 17Galileo Galilei1564-1642 · 16th century · Italy · Scientists1.6
  18. 18Tintoretto1519-1594 · 16th century · Italy · Artists1.6
  19. 19Silvio Pellico1789-1854 · 19th century · Writers1.6
  20. 20Masaccio1401-1428 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.5
  21. 21Pietro Perugino1448-1523 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.4
  22. 22Guglielmo Marconi1874-1937 · 20th century · Italy · Scientists1.4
  23. 23Benedetto Croce1866-1952 · 20th century · Italy · Academics1.4
  24. 24Farinelli1705-1782 · 18th century · Italy · Musicians1.4
  25. 25Marco Polo1254-1324 · 13th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.3
  26. 26Giuseppe Verdi1813-1901 · 19th century · Italy · Musicians1.3
  27. 27Giordano Bruno1548-1600 · 16th century · Italy · Academics1.3
  28. 28Vittorio Alfieri1749-1803 · 18th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.2
  29. 29Vincenzo Gioberti1801-1852 · 19th century · Italy · Academics1.2
  30. 30Torquato Tasso1544-1595 · 16th century · Italy · Writers1.2
  31. 31Lorenzo de' Medici1449-1492 · 15th century · Politicians1.2
  32. 32Philip Neri1515-1595 · 16th century · Religious Figures1.1
  33. 33Carlo Goldoni1707-1793 · 18th century · Italy · Writers1.1
  34. 34Giovanni Pascoli1855-1912 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.1
  35. 35Petrarch1304-1374 · 14th century · Italy · Academics1.1
  36. 36Gabriele D'Annunzio1863-1938 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.0
  37. 37Cimabue1240-1302 · 13th century · Artists1.0
  38. 38Paul the Deacon720-799 · 8th century · Writers0.94
  39. 39Federico Cesi1585-1630 · 17th century0.93
  40. 40Margaret of Savoy1851-1926 · 19th century · Italy · Artists0.93
  41. 41Massimo d'Azeglio1798-1866 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.90
  42. 42Galileo Ferraris1847-1897 · 19th century · Italy · Scientists0.89
  43. 43Pietro Verri1728-1797 · 18th century · Academics0.88
  44. 44Bernardino of Siena1380-1444 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.87
  45. 45Andrea Doria1466-1560 · 16th century · Italy · Politicians0.85
  46. 46Vittoria Colonna1492-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.82
  47. 47Galeazzo Ciano1903-1944 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians0.82
  48. 48Bettino Ricasoli1809-1880 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.79
  49. 49Cesare Balbo1789-1853 · 19th century · Politicians0.77
  50. 50Salvator Rosa1615-1673 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.75
  51. 51Luigi Luzzatti1841-1927 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.75
  52. 52Ludovico Ariosto1474-1533 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.74
  53. 53Niccolò Tommaseo1802-1874 · 19th century · Italy · Academics0.74
  54. 54Luigi Pirandello1867-1936 · 20th century · Italy · Writers0.74
  55. 55Francesca da Rimini1259-1285 · 13th century · Italy · Writers0.72
  56. 56Giulio Romano1499-1546 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.72
  57. 57Parmigianino1503-1540 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.72
  58. 58Francesco Guicciardini1483-1540 · 16th century · Writers0.70
  59. 59Federico Borromeo1564-1631 · 16th century · Religious Figures0.70
  60. 60Paolo Boselli1838-1932 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.68
  61. 61Giorgio Vasari1511-1574 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.68
  62. 62Antonio Rosmini1797-1855 · 19th century · Academics0.68
  63. 63Paolo Sarpi1552-1623 · 16th century · Academics0.67
  64. 64Alessandro Cagliostro1743-1795 · 18th century · France · Doctors0.67
  65. 65Alessandro Volta1745-1827 · 18th century · Italy · Scientists0.66
  66. 66Marco Minghetti1818-1886 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.64
  67. 67Paolo Veronese1528-1588 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.63
  68. 68Guido Cavalcanti1258-1300 · 13th century · Writers0.61
  69. 69Cesare Borgia1475-1507 · 16th century · Italy · Historical Figures0.60
  70. 70Domenichino1581-1641 · 17th century · Artists0.60
  71. 71Lazzaro Spallanzani1729-1799 · 18th century · Italy · Scientists0.60
  72. 72Guido Reni1575-1642 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.56
  73. 73Pontormo1494-1556 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.55
  74. 74Guercino1591-1666 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.55
  75. 75Lucrezia Borgia1480-1519 · 16th century · Italy · Historical Figures0.55
  76. 76Felice Orsini1819-1858 · 19th century · Writers0.54
  77. 77Fra Angelico1390-1455 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.54
  78. 78Simone Martini1284-1344 · 14th century · Italy · Artists0.54
  79. 79Benvenuto Cellini1500-1571 · 16th century · France · Artists0.53
  80. 80Paolo Uccello1397-1475 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.52
  81. 81Girolamo Romanino1485-1562 · 16th century · Artists0.52
  82. 82Piero della Francesca1415-1492 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.52
  83. 83Eleonora Duse1858-1924 · 19th century · Italy · Actors0.51
  84. 84John Bosco1815-1888 · 19th century · Italy · Religious Figures0.50
  85. 85Leon Battista Alberti1404-1472 · 15th century · Italy · Architects0.50
  86. 86Goffredo Mameli1827-1849 · 19th century · Italy · Writers0.50
  87. 87Pietro Aretino1492-1556 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.50
  88. 88Pisanello1395-1455 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.50
  89. 89Vincenzo Bellini1801-1835 · 19th century · Italy · Musicians0.50
  90. 90Giovanni Boccaccio1313-1375 · 14th century · Italy · Writers0.49
  91. 91Filippo Maria Visconti1392-1447 · 15th century · Politicians0.49
  92. 92Andrea del Sarto1486-1530 · 16th century · Artists0.49
  93. 93Ippolito Nievo1831-1861 · 19th century · Writers0.48
  94. 94Pinturicchio1454-1513 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.48
  95. 95Giuseppe Parini1729-1799 · 18th century · Italy · Writers0.48
  96. 96Niccolò Machiavelli1469-1527 · 16th century · Politicians0.47
  97. 97Marsilio Ficino1433-1499 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.46
  98. 98Giovanni Pisano1248-1315 · 13th century · Italy · Artists0.46
  99. 99Giambattista Vico1668-1744 · 18th century · Italy · Academics0.46
  100. 100Armando Diaz1861-1928 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.45

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.