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1970
Whose working lives fell in 1970. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.
Lived then
The most notable people whose working lives fell in 1970, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Elvis Presley7 decades - 2
Woody Allen6 decades - 3
14th Dalai Lamanot measured- - 4
Jimi Hendrix5 decades - 5
Alain Delon6 decades - 6
Julie Andrews7 decades - 7
Donald Sutherland7 decades - 8
Janis Joplin5 decades - 9
Salman of Saudi Arabia0 decades - 10
Luciano Pavarotti5 decades - 11
Mahmoud Abbas2 decades - 12
Hussein of Jordan7 decades - 13
José Mujica4 decades - 14
Ron Paul4 decades - 15
Jerry Lee Lewis5 decades - 16
Dharmendra7 decades - 17
Kenzaburō Ōe0 decades - 18
Edward Said4 decades - 19
Fairuznot measured- - 20
John Cazalenot measured- - 21
Isao Takahata0 decades - 22
Pranab Mukherjee5 decades - 23
Luis Suárez9 decades - 24
Ken Kesey6 decades - 25
Erich von Däniken5 decades - 26
Lee Remick5 decades - 27
William Friedkinnot measured- - 28
Mercedes Sosa5 decades - 29
Diane Laddnot measured- - 30
Peter Boylenot measured- - 31
Françoise Sagan8 decades - 32
Dudley Moorenot measured- - 33
Sonny Bononot measured- - 34
Prince Edward, Duke of Kentnot measured- - 35
Brian Cloughnot measured- - 36
Arvo Pärt2 decades - 37
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank7 decades - 38
Omar Sívori0 decades - 39
Mary Olivernot measured- - 40
Jochen Rindt1 decades - 41
Lyudmila Gurchenkonot measured- - 42
Diahann Carrollnot measured- - 43
Jack Charltonnot measured- - 44
M. Emmet Walshnot measured- - 45
Jerry Orbachnot measured- - 46
Bruce McLarennot measured- - 47
Judd Hirschnot measured- - 48
John Phillipsnot measured- - 49
Vasily Livanovnot measured- - 50
Jack Welchnot measured- - 51
Omar Bongo5 decades - 52
Chaim Topolnot measured- - 53
Julian Glovernot measured- - 54
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan4 decades - 55
David Prowsenot measured- - 56
Mylène Demongeotnot measured- - 57
Annie Proulx3 decades - 58
Seiji Ozawanot measured- - 59
John G. Avildsennot measured- - 60
Charles Grodinnot measured- - 61
Gary Playernot measured- - 62
Geoffrey Lewisnot measured- - 63
Oleg Tabakovnot measured- - 64
Gherman Titov6 decades - 65
Herb Alpertnot measured- - 66
Bibi Anderssonnot measured- - 67
Tsutomu Hata1 decades - 68
Floyd Pattersonnot measured- - 69
Adnan Khashogginot measured- - 70
Lee Meriwethernot measured- - 71
Theo Angelopoulosnot measured- - 72
Johnny Mathisnot measured- - 73
Charles Kochnot measured- - 74
Robert Conradnot measured- - 75
Harrison Schmittnot measured- - 76
Gene Vincentnot measured- - 77
Bobby Vintonnot measured- - 78
Geraldine Ferraronot measured- - 79
Masahito, Prince Hitachinot measured- - 80
Sandy Koufaxnot measured- - 81
Elsa Martinellinot measured- - 82
Phil Donahuenot measured- - 83
Mohamed Hussein Tantawinot measured- - 84
Bruno Sammartinonot measured- - 85
Wang Hongwennot measured- - 86
Seymour Casselnot measured- - 87
Richard Brautigannot measured- - 88
Prem Chopranot measured- - 89
Richard Kuklinskinot measured- - 90
Christina Picklesnot measured- - 91
Tammi Terrellnot measured- - 92
David Harveynot measured- - 93
Charles Dukenot measured- - 94
Udo Latteknot measured- - 95
Michael Winnernot measured- - 96
Ágota Kristóf3 decades - 97
Sylvia A. Earlenot measured- - 98
Tom Atkinsnot measured- - 99
Donald P. Bellisarionot measured- - 100
Yury Solominnot measured-
How to read these rankings
- People sit in their own time. Everyone is placed in the century their working life belongs to, and never in one that came after their death.
- Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record, read across every language rather than one. 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. Those decades are closed, so each curve is measured once and kept.
- Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, or a name belongs to more than one notable person, we would rather show nothing than guess.