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The 1970s

Whose names filled the books of the 1970s - 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 1970s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Giotto1267-1337 · 14th century · Italy · Artists5.5
  2. 2Benedetto Croce1866-1952 · 20th century · Italy · Academics5.2
  3. 3Caravaggio1571-1610 · 17th century · Italy · Artists4.5
  4. 4Donato Bramante1444-1514 · 15th century · Italy · Architects3.6
  5. 5Dante Alighieri1265-1321 · 14th century · Writers3.2
  6. 6Antonio da Correggio1489-1534 · 16th century · Italy · Artists3.0
  7. 7Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519 · 15th century · Italy · Artists2.6
  8. 8Alessandro Manzoni1785-1873 · 19th century · Italy · Writers2.5
  9. 9Donatello1386-1466 · 15th century · Artists2.4
  10. 10Torquato Tasso1544-1595 · 16th century · Italy · Writers2.3
  11. 11Luigi Einaudi1874-1961 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians1.8
  12. 12Ugo Foscolo1778-1827 · 19th century · Writers1.8
  13. 13Tintoretto1519-1594 · 16th century · Italy · Artists1.7
  14. 14Lorenzo de' Medici1449-1492 · 15th century · Politicians1.7
  15. 15Antonio Gramsci1891-1937 · 20th century · Italy · Academics1.7
  16. 16Giuseppe Mazzini1805-1872 · 19th century · Italy · Activists1.7
  17. 17Masaccio1401-1428 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.6
  18. 18Giordano Bruno1548-1600 · 16th century · Italy · Academics1.6
  19. 19Francis of Assisi1182-1226 · 13th century · Italy · Writers1.6
  20. 20Aldo Moro1916-1978 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians1.6
  21. 21Charles Borromeo1538-1584 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures1.5
  22. 22Luigi Pirandello1867-1936 · 20th century · Italy · Writers1.4
  23. 23Paul the Deacon720-799 · 8th century · Writers1.4
  24. 24Cimabue1240-1302 · 13th century · Artists1.4
  25. 25Giacomo Leopardi1798-1837 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.3
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1970s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Pope Francis1936-2025 · Argentina · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  2. 2Joe Bidenborn 1942 · United States · Politicians4 decades
  3. 3Elvis Presley1935-1977 · United States · Musicians7 decades
  4. 4Bob Dylanborn 1941 · United States · Musicians6 decades
  5. 5Ali Khamenei1939-2026 · Iran · Politicians4 decades
  6. 6Bruce Lee1940-1973 · United States · Actors5 decades
  7. 7Stephen Hawking1942-2018 · United Kingdom · Scientists4 decades
  8. 8John Lennon1940-1980 · United Kingdom · Musicians6 decades
  9. 9Muhammad Ali1942-2016 · United States · Athletes8 decades
  10. 10Saddam Hussein1937-2006 · Iraq · Politicians6 decades
  11. 11Paul McCartneyborn 1942 · United Kingdom · Musicians6 decades
  12. 12Muammar Gaddafi1942-2011 · Politicians2 decades
  13. 13Robert De Niroborn 1943 · United States · Actors5 decades
  14. 14Woody Allenborn 1935 · United States · Directors6 decades
  15. 15Pelé1940-2022 · Brazil · Footballers3 decades
  16. 16Al Pacinoborn 1940 · United States · Actors5 decades
  17. 17Jack Nicholsonborn 1937 · United States · Actors5 decades
  18. 18Bernie Sandersborn 1941 · United States · Politicians3 decades
  19. 19Harrison Fordborn 1942 · United States · Actors4 decades
  20. 20Morgan Freemanborn 1937 · United States · Actors3 decades
  21. 21George Harrison1943-2001 · United Kingdom · Musiciansnot measured-
  22. 22Chuck Norris1940-2026 · United States · Actors4 decades
  23. 23Jane Fondaborn 1937 · United States · Actors6 decades
  24. 24Jimi Hendrix1942-1970 · United States · Musicians5 decades
  25. 2514th Dalai Lamaborn 1935 · China · Politiciansnot measured-
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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.