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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 Russian books during the 1930s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Leo Tolstoy1828-1910 · 19th century · Russia · Writers2.6
  2. 2Boris Godunov1552-1605 · 16th century · Politicians2.1
  3. 3Nicholas I of Russia1796-1855 · 19th century · Russia · Models1.6
  4. 4Maxim Gorky1868-1936 · 20th century · Russia · Writers1.6
  5. 5Sergo Ordzhonikidze1886-1937 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians1.5
  6. 6Patriarch Nikon of Moscow1605-1681 · 17th century · Religious Figures1.4
  7. 7Ivan I of Tver1357-1425 · 14th century · Historical Figures1.2
  8. 8Peter the Great1672-1725 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians1.1
  9. 9Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia1904-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.0
  10. 10Alexander II of Russia1818-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.0
  11. 11Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.99
  12. 12Alexander I of Russia1777-1825 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.95
  13. 13Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia1850-1908 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.92
  14. 14Alexis of Russia1629-1676 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.89
  15. 15Vladimir Lenin1870-1924 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.87
  16. 16Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia1857-1905 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.85
  17. 17Ivan I Aleksandrovich, Prince of Smolenskdied 1359 · 14th century0.82
  18. 18Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia1690-1718 · 18th century · Politicians0.82
  19. 19Nicholas II of Russia1868-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.80
  20. 20Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia1899-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.80
  21. 21Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia1847-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.78
  22. 22Gleb Uspensky1843-1902 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.77
  23. 23Alexander Pushkin1799-1837 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.72
  24. 24Alexander III of Russia1845-1894 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.68
  25. 25Michael of Russia1596-1645 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.57
  26. 26Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia1864-1931 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.56
  27. 27Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia1827-1892 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.55
  28. 28Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia1860-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.52
  29. 29Ivan the Terrible1530-1584 · 16th century · Politicians0.51
  30. 30Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow1482-1563 · 16th century · Writers0.50
  31. 31Andrei Bely1880-1934 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.50
  32. 32Ivan Fyodorov1510-1583 · 16th century0.49
  33. 33Alexandra Velyaminova1301-1364 · 14th century0.48
  34. 34Maria Feodorovna1847-1928 · 19th century · Denmark · Historical Figures0.48
  35. 35Boris of Tver1400-1461 · 15th century0.47
  36. 36Valery Bryusov1873-1924 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.45
  37. 37Leonid Andreyev1871-1919 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.41
  38. 38Vladimir Mayakovsky1893-1930 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.40
  39. 39Alexander Blok1880-1921 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.39
  40. 40Aleksey Tolstoy1882-1945 · 20th century · France · Writers0.38
  41. 41Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy1817-1875 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.37
  42. 42Sholem Aleichem1859-1916 · 19th century · United States · Writers0.37
  43. 43Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia1858-1915 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.33
  44. 44Anton Chekhov1860-1904 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.33
  45. 45Maximus the Greek1475-1556 · 16th century · Writers0.31
  46. 46Stepan Razin1630-1671 · 17th century0.30
  47. 47Sergey Kirov1886-1934 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.29
  48. 48Elizabeth of Russia1709-1761 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.29
  49. 49Paul I of Russia1754-1801 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.28
  50. 50Taras Shevchenko1814-1861 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.28
  51. 51Peter III of Russia1728-1762 · 18th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.28
  52. 52Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia1779-1831 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.28
  53. 53Joseph Stalin1878-1953 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.28
  54. 54Vasili IV of Russia1552-1612 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.25
  55. 55Catherine Pavlovna of Russia1788-1819 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.22
  56. 56Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia1783-1801 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.21
  57. 57Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia1825-1844 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.21
  58. 58Felix Dzerzhinsky1877-1926 · 20th century · Russia · Activists0.20
  59. 59Nikolay Chernyshevsky1828-1889 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.20
  60. 60Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia1863-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.19
  61. 61Konstantin of Uglich1389-1434 · 15th century0.19
  62. 62Mikhail Bakunin1814-1876 · 19th century · Israel · Activists0.18
  63. 63Yemelyan Pugachev1742-1775 · 18th century · Russia · Activists0.17
  64. 64Béla Kun1886-1938 · 20th century · Hungary · Activists0.16
  65. 65Patriarch Joachim1621-1690 · 17th century0.16
  66. 66Denis Davydov1784-1839 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.16
  67. 67Nikolai Ostrovsky1904-1936 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.16
  68. 68Alexander Ivanov1806-1858 · 19th century · Russia · Artists0.16
  69. 69Alexander Radishchev1749-1802 · 18th century · Russia · Writers0.15
  70. 70Fyodor Dostoevsky1821-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.15
  71. 71Ivan Pavlov1849-1936 · 19th century · Russia · Scientists0.13
  72. 72Avraamy Palitsyn1550-1626 · 16th century · Writers0.13
  73. 73Vladimir Solovyov1853-1900 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.13
  74. 74Alexander Bestuzhev1797-1837 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.13
  75. 75Vera Figner1852-1942 · 19th century · Russia · Activists0.13
  76. 76Modest Mussorgsky1839-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Musicians0.12
  77. 77Mikhail Kalinin1875-1946 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.12
  78. 78Mikhail Frunze1885-1925 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.12
  79. 79Lazar Kaganovich1893-1991 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.12
  80. 80Nikolai Ge1831-1894 · 19th century · Russia · Artists0.12
  81. 81Nadezhda Krupskaya1869-1939 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.12
  82. 82Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia1871-1899 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.12
  83. 83Alexander Karpinsky1846-1936 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.11
  84. 84Ivan Michurin1855-1935 · 19th century · Russia · Scientists0.11
  85. 85Nikita Panin1718-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.11
  86. 86Hyacinth1777-1853 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.10
  87. 87Ilya Ehrenburg1891-1967 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.10
  88. 88Faddey Bulgarin1789-1859 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.10
  89. 89Anna Pavlova1882-1931 · 20th century · Russia · Actors0.10
  90. 90Symeon of Polotsk1629-1680 · 17th century · Writers0.10
  91. 91Grigory Orlov1734-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.09
  92. 92Anna of Russia1693-1740 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.09
  93. 93Pyotr Panin1721-1789 · 18th century · Russia0.09
  94. 94Alexander Herzen1812-1870 · 19th century · Switzerland · Writers0.09
  95. 95Vsevolod Garshin1855-1888 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.09
  96. 96Konstantin Aksakov1817-1860 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.09
  97. 97Yanka Kupala1882-1942 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.09
  98. 98Ivan Aksakov1823-1886 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.08
  99. 99Vyacheslav Molotov1890-1986 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.08
  100. 100Olga Constantinovna of Russia1851-1926 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.08

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.