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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 Russian books during the 1960s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Vladimir Lenin1870-1924 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians2.7
  2. 2Leo Tolstoy1828-1910 · 19th century · Russia · Writers2.3
  3. 3Peter the Great1672-1725 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians1.4
  4. 4Patriarch Nikon of Moscow1605-1681 · 17th century · Religious Figures1.4
  5. 5Boris Godunov1552-1605 · 16th century · Politicians1.2
  6. 6Maxim Gorky1868-1936 · 20th century · Russia · Writers1.1
  7. 7Ivan I of Tver1357-1425 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.98
  8. 8Alexander I of Russia1777-1825 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.98
  9. 9Nikita Khrushchev1894-1971 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.96
  10. 10Nicholas I of Russia1796-1855 · 19th century · Russia · Models0.94
  11. 11Ivan the Terrible1530-1584 · 16th century · Politicians0.90
  12. 12Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia1904-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.85
  13. 13Sergo Ordzhonikidze1886-1937 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.82
  14. 14Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.79
  15. 15Maria Feodorovna1847-1928 · 19th century · Denmark · Historical Figures0.76
  16. 16Alexander II of Russia1818-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.73
  17. 17Alexander Blok1880-1921 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.73
  18. 18Alexis of Russia1629-1676 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.70
  19. 19Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia1690-1718 · 18th century · Politicians0.70
  20. 20Vladimir Mayakovsky1893-1930 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.63
  21. 21Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow1482-1563 · 16th century · Writers0.61
  22. 22Nicholas II of Russia1868-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.60
  23. 23Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia1847-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.58
  24. 24Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia1850-1908 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.57
  25. 25Ivan I Aleksandrovich, Prince of Smolenskdied 1359 · 14th century0.55
  26. 26Aleksey Tolstoy1882-1945 · 20th century · France · Writers0.52
  27. 27Yuri Gagarin1934-1968 · 20th century · Russia · Astronauts0.51
  28. 28Andrei Bely1880-1934 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.49
  29. 29Mikhail Lomonosov1711-1765 · 18th century · Russia · Scientists0.49
  30. 30Taras Shevchenko1814-1861 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.48
  31. 31Sergei Yesenin1895-1925 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.47
  32. 32Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia1899-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.47
  33. 33Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy1817-1875 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.47
  34. 34Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia1857-1905 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.46
  35. 35Béla Kun1886-1938 · 20th century · Hungary · Activists0.46
  36. 36Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia1864-1931 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.43
  37. 37Alexander III of Russia1845-1894 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.42
  38. 38Alexandra Velyaminova1301-1364 · 14th century0.42
  39. 39Michael of Russia1596-1645 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.41
  40. 40Leonid Andreyev1871-1919 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.40
  41. 41Ivan Fyodorov1510-1583 · 16th century0.39
  42. 42Gleb Uspensky1843-1902 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.36
  43. 43Nadezhda Krupskaya1869-1939 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.35
  44. 44Valery Bryusov1873-1924 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.33
  45. 45Stepan Razin1630-1671 · 17th century0.33
  46. 46Alexander Pushkin1799-1837 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.31
  47. 47Mikhail Sholokhov1905-1984 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.31
  48. 48Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia1827-1892 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.30
  49. 49Georgi Dimitrov1882-1949 · 20th century · Bulgaria · Politicians0.30
  50. 50Gherman Titov1935-2000 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.29
  51. 51Anton Chekhov1860-1904 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.28
  52. 52Mikhail Kalinin1875-1946 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.28
  53. 53Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia1860-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.28
  54. 54Nâzım Hikmet1902-1963 · 20th century · Turkey · Writers0.27
  55. 55Nikolai Ostrovsky1904-1936 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.27
  56. 56Yemelyan Pugachev1742-1775 · 18th century · Russia · Activists0.26
  57. 57Maximus the Greek1475-1556 · 16th century · Writers0.25
  58. 58Elizabeth of Russia1709-1761 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.25
  59. 59Ilya Ehrenburg1891-1967 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.24
  60. 60Catherine Pavlovna of Russia1788-1819 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.23
  61. 61Boris of Tver1400-1461 · 15th century0.22
  62. 62Yanka Kupala1882-1942 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.22
  63. 63Shoqan Walikhanov1835-1865 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.22
  64. 64Vasili IV of Russia1552-1612 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.21
  65. 65Patriarch Joachim1621-1690 · 17th century0.21
  66. 66Paul I of Russia1754-1801 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.21
  67. 67Sholem Aleichem1859-1916 · 19th century · United States · Writers0.21
  68. 68Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia1858-1915 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.20
  69. 69Felix Dzerzhinsky1877-1926 · 20th century · Russia · Activists0.19
  70. 70Anna Akhmatova1889-1966 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.18
  71. 71Peter III of Russia1728-1762 · 18th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.17
  72. 72Denis Davydov1784-1839 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.17
  73. 73Symeon of Polotsk1629-1680 · 17th century · Writers0.17
  74. 74Korney Chukovsky1882-1969 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.17
  75. 75Yakub Kolas1882-1956 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.17
  76. 76Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia1783-1801 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.17
  77. 77Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia1825-1844 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.17
  78. 78Alexander Ulyanov1866-1887 · 19th century · Russia · Activists0.17
  79. 79Ivan Pavlov1849-1936 · 19th century · Russia · Scientists0.16
  80. 80Avraamy Palitsyn1550-1626 · 16th century · Writers0.15
  81. 81Mikhail Frunze1885-1925 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.15
  82. 82Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia1871-1899 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.15
  83. 83Konstantin Simonov1915-1979 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.14
  84. 84Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia1779-1831 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.14
  85. 85Alexander Ivanov1806-1858 · 19th century · Russia · Artists0.14
  86. 86Vladimir Solovyov1853-1900 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.14
  87. 87Joseph Volotsky1440-1515 · 15th century · Writers0.14
  88. 88Ilia Chavchavadze1837-1907 · 19th century · Writers0.13
  89. 89Konstantin of Uglich1389-1434 · 15th century0.13
  90. 90Vera Figner1852-1942 · 19th century · Russia · Activists0.12
  91. 91Alexander Radishchev1749-1802 · 18th century · Russia · Writers0.12
  92. 92Sergey Kirov1886-1934 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.12
  93. 93Vissarion Belinsky1811-1848 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.12
  94. 94Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia1863-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.11
  95. 95Jaroslav Hašek1883-1923 · 20th century · Czechia · Writers0.11
  96. 96Rasul Gamzatov1923-2003 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.11
  97. 97Marina Tsvetaeva1892-1941 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.11
  98. 98Hyacinth1777-1853 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.11
  99. 99Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya1923-1941 · 20th century · Russia0.11
  100. 100Ilya Repin1844-1930 · 19th century · Russia · Artists0.11

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.