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The 1960s

Whose names filled the books of the 1960s - 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 1960s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Giotto1267-1337 · 14th century · Italy · Artists6.2
  2. 2Dante Alighieri1265-1321 · 14th century · Writers4.9
  3. 3Benedetto Croce1866-1952 · 20th century · Italy · Academics4.5
  4. 4Caravaggio1571-1610 · 17th century · Italy · Artists3.5
  5. 5Donatello1386-1466 · 15th century · Artists3.5
  6. 6Antonio da Correggio1489-1534 · 16th century · Italy · Artists3.3
  7. 7Torquato Tasso1544-1595 · 16th century · Italy · Writers2.7
  8. 8Donato Bramante1444-1514 · 15th century · Italy · Architects2.7
  9. 9Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519 · 15th century · Italy · Artists2.4
  10. 10Masaccio1401-1428 · 15th century · Italy · Artists2.2
  11. 11Galileo Galilei1564-1642 · 16th century · Italy · Scientists2.0
  12. 12Pietro Perugino1448-1523 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.9
  13. 13Alessandro Manzoni1785-1873 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.8
  14. 14Tintoretto1519-1594 · 16th century · Italy · Artists1.8
  15. 15Lorenzo de' Medici1449-1492 · 15th century · Politicians1.8
  16. 16Guercino1591-1666 · 17th century · Italy · Artists1.7
  17. 17Giuseppe Mazzini1805-1872 · 19th century · Italy · Activists1.6
  18. 18Cimabue1240-1302 · 13th century · Artists1.6
  19. 19Giovanni Pascoli1855-1912 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.6
  20. 20Giacomo Leopardi1798-1837 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.5
  21. 21Giordano Bruno1548-1600 · 16th century · Italy · Academics1.5
  22. 22Charles Borromeo1538-1584 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures1.5
  23. 23Ugo Foscolo1778-1827 · 19th century · Writers1.5
  24. 24Niccolò Machiavelli1469-1527 · 16th century · Politicians1.4
  25. 25Domenichino1581-1641 · 17th century · Artists1.4
  26. 26Philip Neri1515-1595 · 16th century · Religious Figures1.4
  27. 27Luigi Pirandello1867-1936 · 20th century · Italy · Writers1.3
  28. 28Benito Mussolini1883-1945 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians1.3
  29. 29Luigi Einaudi1874-1961 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians1.3
  30. 30Francis of Assisi1182-1226 · 13th century · Italy · Writers1.3
  31. 31Angelo Beolco1496-1542 · 16th century · Writers1.3
  32. 32Gabriele D'Annunzio1863-1938 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.3
  33. 33Marco Polo1254-1324 · 13th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.2
  34. 34Giulio Romano1499-1546 · 16th century · Italy · Artists1.2
  35. 35Piero della Francesca1415-1492 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.1
  36. 36Pietro Verri1728-1797 · 18th century · Academics1.1
  37. 37Paul the Deacon720-799 · 8th century · Writers1.1
  38. 38Canaletto1697-1768 · 18th century · Italy · Artists1.1
  39. 39Cesare Borgia1475-1507 · 16th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.1
  40. 40Antonio Gramsci1891-1937 · 20th century · Italy · Academics1.1
  41. 41Giosuè Carducci1835-1907 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.1
  42. 42Vittorio Alfieri1749-1803 · 18th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.0
  43. 43Farinelli1705-1782 · 18th century · Italy · Musicians1.0
  44. 44Giovanni Bellini1430-1516 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.0
  45. 45Bettino Ricasoli1809-1880 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.99
  46. 46Pontormo1494-1556 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.98
  47. 47Giovanni Boccaccio1313-1375 · 14th century · Italy · Writers0.95
  48. 48Antonio Rosmini1797-1855 · 19th century · Academics0.94
  49. 49Pietro Aretino1492-1556 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.94
  50. 50Filippo Turati1857-1932 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.92
  51. 51Cosimo de' Medici1389-1464 · 15th century · Politicians0.92
  52. 52Petrarch1304-1374 · 14th century · Italy · Academics0.91
  53. 53Pisanello1395-1455 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.91
  54. 54Paolo Sarpi1552-1623 · 16th century · Academics0.89
  55. 55Domenico Passignano1559-1638 · 16th century · Artists0.89
  56. 56Parmigianino1503-1540 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.89
  57. 57Bernardino of Siena1380-1444 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.88
  58. 58Giuseppe Verdi1813-1901 · 19th century · Italy · Musicians0.88
  59. 59Carlo Goldoni1707-1793 · 18th century · Italy · Writers0.87
  60. 60Pietro da Cortona1596-1669 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.86
  61. 61Antonio Labriola1843-1904 · 19th century · Italy · Academics0.86
  62. 62Massimo d'Azeglio1798-1866 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.86
  63. 63Guido Cavalcanti1258-1300 · 13th century · Writers0.83
  64. 64Francesca da Rimini1259-1285 · 13th century · Italy · Writers0.81
  65. 65Andrea Costa1851-1910 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.80
  66. 66Pietro Bembo1470-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures0.79
  67. 67Francesco Crispi1818-1901 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.79
  68. 68Leon Battista Alberti1404-1472 · 15th century · Italy · Architects0.79
  69. 69Salvator Rosa1615-1673 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.78
  70. 70Silvio Pellico1789-1854 · 19th century · Writers0.78
  71. 71Girolamo Romanino1485-1562 · 16th century · Artists0.78
  72. 72Marsilio Ficino1433-1499 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.77
  73. 73Giovanni Verga1840-1922 · 19th century · Italy · Writers0.76
  74. 74Paolo Uccello1397-1475 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.75
  75. 75Giambattista Vico1668-1744 · 18th century · Italy · Academics0.74
  76. 76Cesare Balbo1789-1853 · 19th century · Politicians0.73
  77. 77Andrea Palladio1508-1580 · 16th century · Italy · Architects0.72
  78. 78Tommaso Campanella1568-1639 · 17th century · Italy · Academics0.71
  79. 79Italo Svevo1861-1928 · 19th century · Italy · Writers0.71
  80. 80Vittoria Colonna1492-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.70
  81. 81Andrea del Sarto1486-1530 · 16th century · Artists0.69
  82. 82Giorgio Vasari1511-1574 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.69
  83. 83Leonardo Bruni1369-1444 · 15th century · Writers0.67
  84. 84Andrea Doria1466-1560 · 16th century · Italy · Politicians0.67
  85. 85Francesco Gonzaga1444-1483 · 15th century0.66
  86. 86Filippo Maria Visconti1392-1447 · 15th century · Politicians0.64
  87. 87Scipione Ammirato1531-1601 · 16th century · Writers0.63
  88. 88Cesare Pavese1908-1950 · 20th century · Italy · Writers0.63
  89. 89Vincenzo Gioberti1801-1852 · 19th century · Italy · Academics0.62
  90. 90Paolo Veronese1528-1588 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.62
  91. 91Francesco Guicciardini1483-1540 · 16th century · Writers0.62
  92. 92Guido Reni1575-1642 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.61
  93. 93Eugenio Montale1896-1981 · 20th century · Italy · Writers0.60
  94. 94Alcide De Gasperi1881-1954 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians0.59
  95. 95Fulvio Testi1593-1646 · 17th century · Writers0.59
  96. 96Dino Compagni1255-1324 · 13th century · Writers0.58
  97. 97Salvatore Quasimodo1901-1968 · 20th century · Italy · Writers0.58
  98. 98Giovanni Giolitti1842-1928 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.57
  99. 99Alberto Moravia1907-1990 · 20th century · Italy · Writers0.57
  100. 100Federico Borromeo1564-1631 · 16th century · Religious Figures0.57

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1960s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Elizabeth II1926-2022 · United Kingdom · Historical Figures8 decades
  2. 2Marilyn Monroe1926-1962 · United States · Actors7 decades
  3. 3Martin Luther King Jr.1929-1968 · United States · Activists6 decades
  4. 4Pope Benedict XVI1927-2022 · Germany · Religious Figures2 decades
  5. 5Che Guevara1928-1967 · Cuba · Activists7 decades
  6. 6Brigitte Bardot1934-2025 · France · Actors7 decades
  7. 7Margaret Thatcher1925-2013 · United Kingdom · Politicians6 decades
  8. 8Clint Eastwoodborn 1930 · United States · Actors6 decades
  9. 9Mikhail Gorbachev1931-2022 · Russia · Politicians4 decades
  10. 10Fidel Castro1926-2016 · Cuba · Politicians10 decades
  11. 11Audrey Hepburn1929-1993 · United Kingdom · Actors7 decades
  12. 12Elizabeth Taylor1932-2011 · United Kingdom · Actors9 decades
  13. 13Sean Connery1930-2020 · United Kingdom · Actors6 decades
  14. 14Warren Buffettborn 1930 · United States · Investors3 decades
  15. 15Stanley Kubrick1928-1999 · United States · Directors6 decades
  16. 16Malcolm X1925-1965 · United States · Activists6 decades
  17. 17Neil Armstrong1930-2012 · United States · Astronauts6 decades
  18. 18Jane Goodall1934-2025 · United Kingdom · Academics5 decades
  19. 19Noam Chomskyborn 1928 · United States · Academics6 decades
  20. 20Yuri Gagarin1934-1968 · Russia · Astronauts6 decades
  21. 21Andy Warhol1928-1987 · United States · Artists6 decades
  22. 22Johnny Cash1932-2003 · United States · Musicians6 decades
  23. 23Pol Pot1925-1998 · Cambodia · Politicians5 decades
  24. 24Boris Yeltsin1931-2007 · Russia · Politicians4 decades
  25. 25Sophia Lorenborn 1934 · Italy · Actors7 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.