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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 Russian books during the 1970s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Vladimir Lenin1870-1924 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians2.6
  2. 2Leo Tolstoy1828-1910 · 19th century · Russia · Writers2.1
  3. 3Leonid Brezhnev1906-1982 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians1.4
  4. 4Peter the Great1672-1725 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians1.3
  5. 5Boris Godunov1552-1605 · 16th century · Politicians1.0
  6. 6Maxim Gorky1868-1936 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.91
  7. 7Sergo Ordzhonikidze1886-1937 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.90
  8. 8Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia1904-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.87
  9. 9Ivan I of Tver1357-1425 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.82
  10. 10Hyacinth1777-1853 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.79
  11. 11Patriarch Nikon of Moscow1605-1681 · 17th century · Religious Figures0.75
  12. 12Nicholas I of Russia1796-1855 · 19th century · Russia · Models0.74
  13. 13Alexander Blok1880-1921 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.72
  14. 14Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia1690-1718 · 18th century · Politicians0.70
  15. 15Ivan the Terrible1530-1584 · 16th century · Politicians0.68
  16. 16Alexander I of Russia1777-1825 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.65
  17. 17Sergei Yesenin1895-1925 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.62
  18. 18Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.59
  19. 19Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia1899-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.55
  20. 20Alexis of Russia1629-1676 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.54
  21. 21Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia1847-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.54
  22. 22Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia1857-1905 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.53
  23. 23Ivan I Aleksandrovich, Prince of Smolenskdied 1359 · 14th century0.52
  24. 24Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow1482-1563 · 16th century · Writers0.52
  25. 25Vladimir Mayakovsky1893-1930 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.52
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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.