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

  1. 1Giotto1267-1337 · 14th century · Italy · Artists5.5
  2. 2Antonio da Correggio1489-1534 · 16th century · Italy · Artists5.0
  3. 3Lorenzo de' Medici1449-1492 · 15th century · Politicians3.0
  4. 4Dante Alighieri1265-1321 · 14th century · Writers2.9
  5. 5Pietro Perugino1448-1523 · 15th century · Italy · Artists2.9
  6. 6Donato Bramante1444-1514 · 15th century · Italy · Architects2.6
  7. 7Torquato Tasso1544-1595 · 16th century · Italy · Writers2.6
  8. 8Caravaggio1571-1610 · 17th century · Italy · Artists2.1
  9. 9Apostolo Zeno1668-1750 · 18th century · Writers2.1
  10. 10Cimabue1240-1302 · 13th century · Artists2.1
  11. 11Tintoretto1519-1594 · 16th century · Italy · Artists1.9
  12. 12Charles Borromeo1538-1584 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures1.8
  13. 13Donatello1386-1466 · 15th century · Artists1.8
  14. 14Paul the Deacon720-799 · 8th century · Writers1.8
  15. 15Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.7
  16. 16Philip Neri1515-1595 · 16th century · Religious Figures1.7
  17. 17Marco Polo1254-1324 · 13th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.7
  18. 18Cosimo de' Medici1389-1464 · 15th century · Politicians1.7
  19. 19Galileo Galilei1564-1642 · 16th century · Italy · Scientists1.7
  20. 20Andrea Doria1466-1560 · 16th century · Italy · Politicians1.6
  21. 21Giulio Romano1499-1546 · 16th century · Italy · Artists1.6
  22. 22Guercino1591-1666 · 17th century · Italy · Artists1.5
  23. 23Domenichino1581-1641 · 17th century · Artists1.5
  24. 24Ugo Foscolo1778-1827 · 19th century · Writers1.4
  25. 25Petrarch1304-1374 · 14th century · Italy · Academics1.4
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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.