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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 Spanish books during the 19th century, whenever they lived.

  1. 1John of God1495-1550 · 16th century · Portugal5.8
  2. 2Lope de Vega1562-1635 · 16th century · Spain · Writers5.3
  3. 3Francis Xavier1506-1552 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures4.5
  4. 4John of Austria1547-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians4.2
  5. 5Gonzalo Pizarro1502-1548 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures3.3
  6. 6Nicolás Antonio1617-1684 · 17th century · Spain · Politicians2.3
  7. 7John I of France1316-1316 · 14th century · France · Historical Figures2.1
  8. 8Francisco Pizarro1478-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures2.0
  9. 9Miguel de Cervantes1547-1616 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.9
  10. 10Diego de Almagro1475-1538 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.7
  11. 11Vincent Ferrer1350-1419 · 14th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.6
  12. 12Ambrosio de Morales1513-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.5
  13. 13Hernando Pizarro1502-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.4
  14. 14Pedro de Valdivia1497-1553 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians1.3
  15. 15Pedro de Alvarado1486-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.3
  16. 16Wittiza686-710 · 8th century · Historical Figures1.2
  17. 17Pope Alexander VI1431-1503 · 15th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.2
  18. 18Ignatius of Loyola1491-1556 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.1
  19. 19Garcilaso de la Vega1503-1536 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.0
  20. 20Francisco Quevedo1584-1645 · 17th century · Spain · Writers1.00
  21. 21Juan López de Padilla1490-1521 · 16th century · Activists0.90
  22. 22Gonzalo de Sandoval1497-1528 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.86
  23. 23Lope de Rueda1505-1566 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.82
  24. 24Juan de Herrera1530-1597 · 16th century · Spain · Architects0.82
  25. 25Bartolomé de las Casas1484-1566 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.81
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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. 1Umberto I of Italy1844-1900 · Italy · Historical Figures14 decades
  2. 2Victor Emmanuel II of Italy1820-1878 · Italy · Historical Figures12 decades
  3. 3Amadeo I of Spain1845-1890 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  4. 4Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies1806-1878 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  5. 5Charles Felix of Savoy1765-1831 · Italy · Historical Figures0 decades
  6. 6Robert I, Duke of Parma1848-1907 · Italy · Historical Figures0 decades
  7. 7Giovanni Battista Belzoni1778-1823 · Italy · Historical Figures4 decades
  8. 8Prince Henry of Battenberg1858-1896 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  9. 9Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy1843-1911 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  10. 10Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma1870-1899 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  11. 11Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies1814-1898 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  12. 12Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta1841-1934 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  13. 13Princess Margherita of Parma1847-1893 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  14. 14Princess Alice of Parma1849-1935 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  15. 15Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies1849-1882 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  16. 16Prince Louis, Count of Trani1838-1886 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  17. 17Prince Henry, Count of Bardi1851-1905 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  18. 18Vittorio Bottego1860-1897 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  19. 19Jean-Antoine Carrel1829-1890 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  20. 20Giuseppe Ferlini1797-1870 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  21. 21Tommaso Salvadori1835-1923 · Italy · Historical Figures10 decades
  22. 22Umberto Cagni1863-1932 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  23. 23Romolo Gessi1831-1881 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  24. 24Giacomo Bove1852-1887 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  25. 25Prince Pasquale, Count of Bari1852-1904 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot 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.