Claim profile
1800–1899

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 Italian books during the 19th century — whenever they lived.

In books written inEnglish18,114German3,599French3,347Italian1,787Spanish1,162Russian325Hebrew105Chinese9
  1. 1GiottoGiotto1267–1337 · 14th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists5.5
  2. 2Antonio da CorreggioAntonio da Correggio1489–1534 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists5.0
  3. 3Lorenzo de' MediciLorenzo de' Medici1449–1492 · 15th century · Politicians3.0
  4. 4Dante AlighieriDante Alighieri1265–1321 · 14th century · Writers2.9
  5. 5Pietro PeruginoPietro Perugino1448–1523 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists2.9
  6. 6Donato BramanteDonato Bramante1444–1514 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects2.6
  7. 7Torquato TassoTorquato Tasso1544–1595 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers2.6
  8. 8CaravaggioCaravaggio1571–1610 · 17th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists2.1
  9. 9Apostolo ZenoApostolo Zeno1668–1750 · 18th century · Writers2.1
  10. 10CimabueCimabue1240–1302 · 13th century · Artists2.1
  11. 11TintorettoTintoretto1519–1594 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists1.9
  12. 12Charles BorromeoCharles Borromeo1538–1584 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures1.8
  13. 13DonatelloDonatello1386–1466 · 15th century · Artists1.8
  14. 14Paul the DeaconPaul the Deacon720–799 · 8th century · Writers1.8
  15. 15Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci1452–1519 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists1.7
  16. 16Philip NeriPhilip Neri1515–1595 · 16th century · Religious Figures1.7
  17. 17Marco PoloMarco Polo1254–1324 · 13th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians1.7
  18. 18Cosimo de' MediciCosimo de' Medici1389–1464 · 15th century · Politicians1.7
  19. 19Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei1564–1642 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Scientists1.7
  20. 20Andrea DoriaAndrea Doria1466–1560 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians1.6
  21. 21Giulio RomanoGiulio Romano1499–1546 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists1.6
  22. 22GuercinoGuercino1591–1666 · 17th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists1.5
  23. 23DomenichinoDomenichino1581–1641 · 17th century · Artists1.5
  24. 24Ugo FoscoloUgo Foscolo1778–1827 · 19th century · Writers1.4
  25. 25PetrarchPetrarch1304–1374 · 14th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics1.4
  26. 26Andrea del SartoAndrea del Sarto1486–1530 · 16th century · Artists1.2
  27. 27Pietro AretinoPietro Aretino1492–1556 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers1.2
  28. 28Alessandro ManzoniAlessandro Manzoni1785–1873 · 19th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers1.2
  29. 29Giorgio VasariGiorgio Vasari1511–1574 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists1.2
  30. 30MasaccioMasaccio1401–1428 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists1.1
  31. 31Baldassare FranceschiniBaldassare Franceschini1611–1690 · 17th century · Artists1.1
  32. 32Francis of AssisiFrancis of Assisi1182–1226 · 13th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers1.1
  33. 33Cesare BorgiaCesare Borgia1475–1507 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Historical Figures1.1
  34. 34Paolo VeronesePaolo Veronese1528–1588 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists1.1
  35. 35Guido ReniGuido Reni1575–1642 · 17th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists1.0
  36. 36Dino CompagniDino Compagni1255–1324 · 13th century · Writers1.0
  37. 37Pietro BemboPietro Bembo1470–1547 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures1.00
  38. 38Guido CavalcantiGuido Cavalcanti1258–1300 · 13th century · Writers0.99
  39. 39Niccolò MachiavelliNiccolò Machiavelli1469–1527 · 16th century · Politicians0.99
  40. 40Filippo Maria ViscontiFilippo Maria Visconti1392–1447 · 15th century · Politicians0.97
  41. 41Cesare BalboCesare Balbo1789–1853 · 19th century · Politicians0.97
  42. 42Giuseppe MazziniGiuseppe Mazzini1805–1872 · 19th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Activists0.93
  43. 43Prospero ColonnaProspero Colonna1452–1523 · 15th century0.90
  44. 44Benvenuto CelliniBenvenuto Cellini1500–1571 · 16th century · Artists0.90
  45. 45Benedetto VarchiBenedetto Varchi1503–1565 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers0.88
  46. 46Francesco GuicciardiniFrancesco Guicciardini1483–1540 · 16th century · Writers0.88
  47. 47Aloysius GonzagaAloysius Gonzaga1568–1591 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0.88
  48. 48Vittorio AlfieriVittorio Alfieri1749–1803 · 18th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Historical Figures0.87
  49. 49Silvio PellicoSilvio Pellico1789–1854 · 19th century · Writers0.87
  50. 50Cesare CantùCesare Cantù1804–1895 · 19th century · Writers0.87
  51. 51Giacomo LeopardiGiacomo Leopardi1798–1837 · 19th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers0.85
  52. 52Vincenzo GiobertiVincenzo Gioberti1801–1852 · 19th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics0.85
  53. 53Giovanni BoccaccioGiovanni Boccaccio1313–1375 · 14th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers0.85
  54. 54Francesco RediFrancesco Redi1626–1697 · 17th century · Doctors0.85
  55. 55Francesco GonzagaFrancesco Gonzaga1444–1483 · 15th century0.84
  56. 56Franco SacchettiFranco Sacchetti1332–1400 · 14th century · Writers0.82
  57. 57Teodato IpatoTeodato Ipato750–800 · 8th century · Politicians0.80
  58. 58Salvator RosaSalvator Rosa1615–1673 · 17th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0.76
  59. 59Giordano BrunoGiordano Bruno1548–1600 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics0.75
  60. 60Girolamo SavonarolaGirolamo Savonarola1452–1498 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians0.74
  61. 61Domenico PassignanoDomenico Passignano1559–1638 · 16th century · Artists0.74
  62. 62Paolo SarpiPaolo Sarpi1552–1623 · 16th century · Academics0.73
  63. 63ParmigianinoParmigianino1503–1540 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0.72
  64. 64Paolo GiovioPaolo Giovio1483–1552 · 16th century · Writers0.71
  65. 65Massimo d'AzeglioMassimo d'Azeglio1798–1866 · 19th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians0.71
  66. 66AMAldus Manutius the Younger1547–1597 · 16th century0.71
  67. 67Aldus ManutiusAldus Manutius1449–1515 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy0.71
  68. 68Bernardo TassoBernardo Tasso1493–1569 · 16th century · Writers0.71
  69. 69Lucrezia BorgiaLucrezia Borgia1480–1519 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Historical Figures0.69
  70. 70Pietro da CortonaPietro da Cortona1596–1669 · 17th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0.69
  71. 71MVMatteo Villani1283–1363 · 14th century · Writers0.68
  72. 72Francesco Scipione, marchese di MaffeiFrancesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei1675–1755 · 18th century · Writers0.66
  73. 73Luigi AlamanniLuigi Alamanni1495–1556 · 16th century · Writers0.65
  74. 74Vittoria ColonnaVittoria Colonna1492–1547 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers0.64
  75. 75Pietro VerriPietro Verri1728–1797 · 18th century · Academics0.64
  76. 76PinturicchioPinturicchio1454–1513 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0.64
  77. 77Giuliano de' MediciGiuliano de' Medici1453–1478 · 15th century · Politicians0.62
  78. 78Marsilio FicinoMarsilio Ficino1433–1499 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics0.62
  79. 79Filippo VillaniFilippo Villani1325–1407 · 14th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers0.62
  80. 80Paulus ManutiusPaulus Manutius1512–1574 · 16th century · Writers0.61
  81. 81Catherine de' MediciCatherine de' Medici1519–1589 · 16th century · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0.60
  82. 82Scipione AmmiratoScipione Ammirato1531–1601 · 16th century · Writers0.58
  83. 83Bernardino of SienaBernardino of Siena1380–1444 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics0.58
  84. 84Francesco FilelfoFrancesco Filelfo1398–1481 · 15th century · Academics0.56
  85. 85Andrea GrittiAndrea Gritti1455–1538 · 15th century · Politicians0.56
  86. 86PontormoPontormo1494–1556 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0.52
  87. 87Antonio RosminiAntonio Rosmini1797–1855 · 19th century · Academics0.51
  88. 88Leon Battista AlbertiLeon Battista Alberti1404–1472 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects0.49
  89. 89Francesco FoscariFrancesco Foscari1373–1457 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians0.47
  90. 90Giosuè CarducciGiosuè Carducci1835–1907 · 19th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers0.47
  91. 91Andrea DandoloAndrea Dandolo1306–1354 · 14th century · Politicians0.45
  92. 92Alessandro CagliostroAlessandro Cagliostro1743–1795 · 18th century · 🇫🇷 France · Doctors0.45
  93. 93Francesco VettoriFrancesco Vettori1474–1540 · 16th century · Writers0.45
  94. 94Leandro AlbertiLeandro Alberti1479–1552 · 16th century · Writers0.45
  95. 95Amerigo VespucciAmerigo Vespucci1454–1512 · 15th century · Historical Figures0.44
  96. 96Erasmo of NarniErasmo of Narni1370–1443 · 15th century · 🇮🇹 Italy0.44
  97. 97Anton Maria SalviniAnton Maria Salvini1653–1729 · 17th century · Writers0.43
  98. 98MichelangeloMichelangelo1475–1564 · 16th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0.43
  99. 99Francesca da RiminiFrancesca da Rimini1259–1285 · 13th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers0.42
  100. 100Antonio CanovaAntonio Canova1757–1822 · 18th century · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0.42

Lived then

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

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FieldAllPoliticiansWritersHistorical FiguresScientistsAcademicsArtistsMusiciansDoctorsFoundersJournalists
  1. 1NapoleonNapoleon1769–1821 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures22 decades
  2. 2Victor HugoVictor Hugo1802–1885 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers22 decades
  3. 3Alexandre DumasAlexandre Dumas1802–1870 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers22 decades
  4. 4Jules VerneJules Verne1828–1905 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers16 decades
  5. 5Frédéric ChopinFrédéric Chopin1810–1849 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians16 decades
  6. 6Émile ZolaÉmile Zola1840–1902 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers16 decades
  7. 7Sarah BernhardtSarah Bernhardt1844–1923 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors15 decades
  8. 8Honoré de BalzacHonoré de Balzac1799–1850 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers17 decades
  9. 9Claude MonetClaude Monet1840–1926 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists14 decades
  10. 10George SandGeorge Sand1804–1876 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers20 decades
  11. 11Guy de MaupassantGuy de Maupassant1850–1893 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers14 decades
  12. 12Louis PasteurLouis Pasteur1822–1895 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists14 decades
  13. 13Arthur RimbaudArthur Rimbaud1854–1891 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers14 decades
  14. 14Charles BaudelaireCharles Baudelaire1821–1867 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers17 decades
  15. 15Napoleon IIINapoleon III1808–1873 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians21 decades
  16. 16Paul CézannePaul Cézanne1839–1906 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists12 decades
  17. 17Giuseppe GaribaldiGiuseppe Garibaldi1807–1882 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians11 decades
  18. 18Gustave FlaubertGustave Flaubert1821–1880 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers17 decades
  19. 19Paul GauguinPaul Gauguin1848–1903 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists13 decades
  20. 20StendhalStendhal1783–1842 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers22 decades
  21. 21Philippe PétainPhilippe Pétain1856–1951 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians8 decades
  22. 22Gustave EiffelGustave Eiffel1832–1923 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists10 decades
  23. 23Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir1841–1919 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists12 decades
  24. 24Claude DebussyClaude Debussy1862–1918 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians12 decades
  25. 25Georges ClemenceauGeorges Clemenceau1841–1929 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians13 decades
  26. 26Paul VerlainePaul Verlaine1844–1896 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers14 decades
  27. 27Alfred de MussetAlfred de Musset1810–1857 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers19 decades
  28. 28Eugène DelacroixEugène Delacroix1798–1863 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists20 decades
  29. 29Pierre CuriePierre Curie1859–1906 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists13 decades
  30. 30Louis Philippe ILouis Philippe I1773–1850 · 🇫🇷 France · Models19 decades
  31. 31Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin1840–1917 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists14 decades
  32. 32Henri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec1864–1901 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists10 decades
  33. 33Henri BergsonHenri Bergson1859–1941 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics12 decades
  34. 34François-René de ChateaubriandFrançois-René de Chateaubriand1768–1848 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers11 decades
  35. 35Édouard ManetÉdouard Manet1832–1883 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists15 decades
  36. 36Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville1805–1859 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers19 decades
  37. 37Anatole FranceAnatole France1844–1924 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers15 decades
  38. 38Alphonse de LamartineAlphonse de Lamartine1790–1869 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers20 decades
  39. 39Émile DurkheimÉmile Durkheim1858–1917 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics11 decades
  40. 40Thérèse of LisieuxThérèse of Lisieux1873–1897 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics10 decades
  41. 41Hector BerliozHector Berlioz1803–1869 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians19 decades
  42. 42Napoleon IINapoleon II1811–1832 · 🇫🇷 France · Designers21 decades
  43. 43Alexandre Dumas filsAlexandre Dumas fils1824–1895 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers20 decades
  44. 44Jean JaurèsJean Jaurès1859–1914 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians13 decades
  45. 45Georges BizetGeorges Bizet1838–1875 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians15 decades
  46. 46Pierre de CoubertinPierre de Coubertin1863–1937 · 🇫🇷 France · Educators14 decades
  47. 47Germaine de StaëlGermaine de Staël1766–1817 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers10 decades
  48. 48Henri PoincaréHenri Poincaré1854–1912 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics13 decades
  49. 49Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres1780–1867 · 🇫🇷 France · Artistsnot measured—
  50. 50Adolphe ThiersAdolphe Thiers1797–1877 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians15 decades
  51. 51Jacques OffenbachJacques Offenbach1819–1880 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians16 decades
  52. 52Edgar DegasEdgar Degas1834–1917 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists11 decades
  53. 53Alfred DreyfusAlfred Dreyfus1859–1935 · 🇫🇷 France13 decades
  54. 54Gustave CourbetGustave Courbet1819–1877 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists16 decades
  55. 55Pierre-Joseph ProudhonPierre-Joseph Proudhon1809–1865 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians8 decades
  56. 56Auguste ComteAuguste Comte1798–1857 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics22 decades
  57. 57Théophile GautierThéophile Gautier1811–1872 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers19 decades
  58. 58Alphonse DaudetAlphonse Daudet1840–1897 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers16 decades
  59. 59Jean-François ChampollionJean-François Champollion1790–1832 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics6 decades
  60. 60Camille Saint-SaënsCamille Saint-Saëns1835–1921 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians15 decades
  61. 61Joachim MuratJoachim Murat1767–1815 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians21 decades
  62. 62Octave MirbeauOctave Mirbeau1848–1917 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers14 decades
  63. 63Ferdinand FochFerdinand Foch1851–1929 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures7 decades
  64. 64Prosper MériméeProsper Mérimée1803–1870 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers19 decades
  65. 65Frédéric MistralFrédéric Mistral1830–1914 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers17 decades
  66. 66André-Marie AmpèreAndré-Marie Ampère1775–1836 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists15 decades
  67. 67Évariste GaloisÉvariste Galois1811–1832 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics6 decades
  68. 68Raymond PoincaréRaymond Poincaré1860–1934 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians13 decades
  69. 69Patrice de MacMahonPatrice de MacMahon1808–1893 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians0 decades
  70. 70Camille PissarroCamille Pissarro1830–1903 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists13 decades
  71. 71Rudolf DieselRudolf Diesel1858–1913 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists10 decades
  72. 72Bernadette SoubirousBernadette Soubirous1844–1879 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures15 decades
  73. 73Louise MichelLouise Michel1830–1905 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers15 decades
  74. 74Joseph FourierJoseph Fourier1768–1830 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics11 decades
  75. 75Henri BecquerelHenri Becquerel1852–1908 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists15 decades
  76. 76Ernest RenanErnest Renan1823–1892 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics17 decades
  77. 77Aristide BriandAristide Briand1862–1932 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians12 decades
  78. 78Louis BrailleLouis Braille1809–1852 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists14 decades
  79. 79Stéphane MallarméStéphane Mallarmé1842–1898 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers14 decades
  80. 80Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès1861–1938 · 🇫🇷 France · Directors9 decades
  81. 81Berthe MorisotBerthe Morisot1841–1895 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists13 decades
  82. 82Henri RousseauHenri Rousseau1844–1910 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists12 decades
  83. 83Gérard de NervalGérard de Nerval1808–1855 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers18 decades
  84. 84Gustave DoréGustave Doré1832–1883 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists17 decades
  85. 85Joseph BonaparteJoseph Bonaparte1768–1844 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians22 decades
  86. 86Georges SeuratGeorges Seurat1859–1891 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists11 decades
  87. 87Gustave Le BonGustave Le Bon1841–1931 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics15 decades
  88. 88Louis BonaparteLouis Bonaparte1778–1846 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians22 decades
  89. 89Ludwig I of BavariaLudwig I of Bavaria1786–1868 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers5 decades
  90. 90Georges-Eugène HaussmannGeorges-Eugène Haussmann1809–1891 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians0 decades
  91. 91Sadi CarnotSadi Carnot1837–1894 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians16 decades
  92. 92Sophie GermainSophie Germain1776–1831 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics18 decades
  93. 93Jules MicheletJules Michelet1798–1874 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers15 decades
  94. 94Charles GounodCharles Gounod1818–1893 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians17 decades
  95. 95Félix FaureFélix Faure1841–1899 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians18 decades
  96. 96Eugène Viollet-le-DucEugène Viollet-le-Duc1814–1879 · 🇫🇷 France · Architectsnot measured—
  97. 97Vilfredo ParetoVilfredo Pareto1848–1923 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics13 decades
  98. 98Théodore GéricaultThéodore Géricault1791–1824 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists7 decades
  99. 99Georges CuvierGeorges Cuvier1769–1832 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists21 decades
  100. 100Gabriel FauréGabriel Fauré1845–1924 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians14 decades

How this is measured

  • Placing people in time. Each person belongs to the century in which they were most active — around age 35, and never after their death.
  • Who ranks highest. Within a century, people are ranked where two independent signals agree: how many of the world’s Wikipedia language editions cover them, and how many people actually read about them. Article counts alone can be lifted by a person’s own circle; readers cannot.
  • Fame in print. The curves count how often a name appears in Google Books from 1800 to 2019, as a share of all the words printed each year, in the person’s own language wherever that corpus exists. Those decades are over, so each measurement is made once and kept.
  • What is left out. A lifetime is measured only from 1820, when there is enough print to judge; the five years after a death are skipped as obituaries; and a name shared with someone equally notable is credited to neither.