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The 19th century

Whose names filled the books of the 19th century - 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 German books during the 19th century, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Maria Theresa1717-1780 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures3.8
  2. 2Jean Paul1763-1825 · 18th century · Germany · Writers1.8
  3. 3Paracelsus1493-1541 · 16th century · Switzerland · Doctors1.4
  4. 4Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor1741-1790 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures1.3
  5. 5Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor1316-1378 · 14th century · Historical Figures1.3
  6. 6Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow1633-1695 · 17th century · Germany · Writers1.2
  7. 7Hans Sachs1494-1576 · 16th century · Germany · Writers0.99
  8. 8William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel1532-1592 · 16th century · Germany · Scientists0.85
  9. 9Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor1685-1740 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures0.85
  10. 10Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach1757-1828 · 18th century · Politicians0.84
  11. 11George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg1620-1692 · 17th century · Models0.84
  12. 12Władysław of Głogów1420-1460 · 15th century · Germany0.78
  13. 13Martin Luther1483-1546 · 16th century · Germany · Religious Figures0.78
  14. 14Novalis1772-1801 · 19th century · Germany · Writers0.77
  15. 15Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern1602-1655 · 17th century · Germany0.75
  16. 16Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor1165-1197 · 12th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.72
  17. 17Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental1652-1698 · 17th century · Politicians0.71
  18. 18Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor1768-1835 · 19th century0.65
  19. 19Albrecht Dürer1471-1528 · 16th century · Germany · Artists0.64
  20. 20Frederick William IV of Prussia1795-1861 · 19th century · Politicians0.59
  21. 21Conradin1252-1268 · 13th century · Germany · Musicians0.58
  22. 22Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg1629-1698 · 17th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.55
  23. 23Catherine the Great1729-1796 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.55
  24. 24Richard Wagner1813-1883 · 19th century · Germany · Musicians0.55
  25. 25Francis Anthony, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch1657-1702 · 17th century · Germany0.53
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 19th century, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Emperor Meiji1852-1912 · Japan · Historical Figures11 decades
  2. 2Itō Hirobumi1841-1909 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  3. 3Saigō Takamori1828-1877 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  4. 4Emperor Kōmei1831-1867 · Japan · Models0 decades
  5. 5Lafcadio Hearn1850-1904 · Japan · Writers14 decades
  6. 6Hiroshige1797-1858 · Japan · Artistsnot measured-
  7. 7Tokugawa Yoshinobu1837-1913 · Japan · Artists0 decades
  8. 8Sakamoto Ryōma1836-1867 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  9. 9Kanō Jigorō1860-1938 · Japan · Educators0 decades
  10. 10Tōgō Heihachirō1848-1934 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  11. 11Emperor Kōkaku1771-1840 · Japan · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  12. 12Emperor Ninkō1800-1846 · Japan · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  13. 13Yamagata Aritomo1838-1922 · Japan · Politicians3 decades
  14. 14Fukuzawa Yukichi1835-1901 · Japan · Educators7 decades
  15. 15Ōkubo Toshimichi1830-1878 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  16. 16Mori Ōgai1862-1922 · Japan · Writers0 decades
  17. 17Inukai Tsuyoshi1855-1932 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  18. 18Kitasato Shibasaburō1853-1931 · Japan · Academics0 decades
  19. 19Katsura Tarō1848-1913 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  20. 20Ōkuma Shigenobu1838-1922 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  21. 21Utagawa Kuniyoshi1798-1861 · Japan · Artists0 decades
  22. 22Terauchi Masatake1852-1919 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  23. 23Hara Takashi1856-1921 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  24. 24Fusajirō Yamauchi1859-1940 · Japan · Foundersnot measured-
  25. 25Tokugawa Iemochi1846-1866 · Japan0 decades
  26. 26Saionji Kinmochi1849-1940 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  27. 27Nogi Maresuke1849-1912 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  28. 28Takahashi Korekiyo1854-1936 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  29. 29Yamamoto Gonnohyōe1852-1933 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  30. 30Saitō Makoto1858-1936 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  31. 31Empress Shōken1849-1914 · Japan0 decades
  32. 32Kuroda Kiyotaka1840-1900 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  33. 33Iwasaki Yatarō1835-1885 · Japan · Founders0 decades
  34. 34Ichiyō Higuchi1872-1896 · Japan · Writersnot measured-
  35. 35Enomoto Takeaki1836-1908 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  36. 36Ōyama Iwao1842-1916 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  37. 37Nitobe Inazō1862-1933 · Japan · Educators0 decades
  38. 38Matsukata Masayoshi1835-1924 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  39. 39Tokugawa Iesada1824-1858 · Japan0 decades
  40. 40Tokugawa Ieyoshi1793-1853 · Japan0 decades
  41. 41Kido Takayoshi1833-1877 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  42. 42Tanaka Giichi1864-1929 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  43. 43Yoshida Shōin1830-1859 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  44. 44Tokugawa Ienari1773-1841 · Japan0 decades
  45. 45Katō Takaaki1860-1926 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  46. 46Yoshitoshi1839-1892 · Japan · Artistsnot measured-
  47. 47Katō Tomosaburō1861-1923 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  48. 48Katsu Kaishū1823-1899 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  49. 49Itagaki Taisuke1837-1919 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  50. 50Kondō Isami1834-1868 · Japannot measured-
  51. 51Okita Sōji1842-1868 · Japannot measured-
  52. 52Kikunae Ikeda1864-1936 · Japan · Scientists0 decades
  53. 53Kiyoura Keigo1850-1942 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  54. 54Okakura Kakuzō1863-1913 · Japan · Writers0 decades
  55. 55Sanjō Sanetomi1837-1891 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  56. 56Kusumoto Ine1827-1903 · Japan · Doctorsnot measured-
  57. 57Utagawa Kunisada1786-1865 · Japan · Artists0 decades
  58. 58Iwakura Tomomi1825-1883 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  59. 59Nakano Takeko1847-1868 · Japannot measured-
  60. 60Shibusawa Eiichi1840-1931 · Japan · Foundersnot measured-
  61. 61Ii Naosuke1815-1860 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  62. 62Torakusu Yamaha1851-1916 · Japan · Founders0 decades
  63. 63Takasugi Shinsaku1839-1867 · Japannot measured-
  64. 64Sen Katayama1859-1933 · Japan · Journalists0 decades
  65. 65Tsuda Umeko1864-1929 · Japan0 decades
  66. 66Saitō Hajime1844-1915 · Japannot measured-
  67. 67Takeda Sōkaku1859-1943 · Japannot measured-
  68. 68Futabatei Shimei1864-1909 · Japan · Writers0 decades
  69. 69Inoue Kaoru1836-1915 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  70. 70Gotō Shinpei1857-1929 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  71. 71Nobu Shirase1861-1946 · Japan · Historical Figures0 decades
  72. 72Matsudaira Katamori1836-1893 · Japannot measured-
  73. 73Honinbo Shusaku1829-1862 · Japannot measured-
  74. 74Tsubouchi Shōyō1859-1935 · Japan · Writers0 decades
  75. 75Kabayama Sukenori1837-1922 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  76. 76Sakuma Shōzan1811-1864 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  77. 77Mikimoto Kōkichi1858-1954 · Japan · Foundersnot measured-
  78. 78Akashi Motojiro1864-1919 · Japannot measured-
  79. 79Tanaka Hisashige1799-1881 · Japan · Scientistsnot measured-
  80. 80Tomitaro Makino1862-1957 · Japan · Scientistsnot measured-
  81. 81Ito Sukeyuki1843-1914 · Japannot measured-
  82. 82Hirata Atsutane1776-1843 · Japan · Writersnot measured-
  83. 83Nakahama Manjirō1827-1898 · Japan · Academicsnot measured-
  84. 84Saigō Tsugumichi1843-1902 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  85. 85Nakayama Yoshiko1836-1907 · Japannot measured-
  86. 86Tokugawa Nariaki1800-1860 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  87. 87Shōjirō Gotō1838-1897 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  88. 88Ninomiya Sontoku1787-1856 · Japan · Academicsnot measured-
  89. 89Ankō Itosu1831-1915 · Japannot measured-
  90. 90Keisai Eisen1790-1848 · Japan · Artistsnot measured-
  91. 91Abe Masahiro1819-1857 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  92. 92Mutsu Munemitsu1844-1897 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  93. 93Mori Arinori1847-1889 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  94. 94Makino Nobuaki1861-1949 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  95. 95Takamine Jōkichi1854-1922 · Japan · Scientistsnot measured-
  96. 96Kuroki Tamemoto1844-1923 · Japannot measured-
  97. 97Ogino Ginko1851-1913 · Japan · Doctorsnot measured-
  98. 98Yukio Ozaki1858-1954 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  99. 99Kanzō Uchimura1861-1930 · Japan · Writersnot measured-
  100. 100Kawakami Gensai1834-1872 · Japannot measured-

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.