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

  1. 1Patriarch Nikon of Moscow1605-1681 · 17th century · Religious Figures6.7
  2. 2Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow1482-1563 · 16th century · Writers3.1
  3. 3Nikolai Rezanov1764-1807 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.3
  4. 4Boris Godunov1552-1605 · 16th century · Politicians0.99
  5. 5Patriarch Joachim1621-1690 · 17th century0.86
  6. 6Vasili IV of Russia1552-1612 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.86
  7. 7Nikolay Karamzin1766-1826 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.85
  8. 8Anna of Russia1693-1740 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.82
  9. 9Ivan I of Tver1357-1425 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.66
  10. 10Avraamy Palitsyn1550-1626 · 16th century · Writers0.64
  11. 11Ivan I Aleksandrovich, Prince of Smolenskdied 1359 · 14th century0.62
  12. 12Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia1779-1831 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.62
  13. 13Elizabeth of Russia1709-1761 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.58
  14. 14Alexandra Velyaminova1301-1364 · 14th century0.57
  15. 15Peter the Great1672-1725 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.53
  16. 16Maximus the Greek1475-1556 · 16th century · Writers0.53
  17. 17Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia1783-1801 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.43
  18. 18Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia1864-1931 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.42
  19. 19Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.42
  20. 20Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia1827-1892 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.39
  21. 21Grigory Orlov1734-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.38
  22. 22Alexander I of Russia1777-1825 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.36
  23. 23Leo Tolstoy1828-1910 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.35
  24. 24Alexander Bestuzhev1797-1837 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.34
  25. 25Ivan the Terrible1530-1584 · 16th century · Politicians0.33
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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. 1Pope Leo XIII1810-1903 · Italy · Religious Figures15 decades
  2. 2Giuseppe Verdi1813-1901 · Italy · Musicians18 decades
  3. 3Gabriele D'Annunzio1863-1938 · Italy · Writers14 decades
  4. 4Pope Pius IX1792-1878 · Italy · Religious Figures18 decades
  5. 5Giacomo Leopardi1798-1837 · Italy · Writers22 decades
  6. 6Pope Pius X1835-1914 · Italy · Religious Figures12 decades
  7. 7Giacomo Puccini1858-1924 · Italy · Musicians15 decades
  8. 8Pope Benedict XV1854-1922 · Italy · Religious Figures11 decades
  9. 9Niccolò Paganini1782-1840 · Italy · Musicians18 decades
  10. 10Gioachino Rossini1792-1868 · Italy · Musicians20 decades
  11. 11Giuseppe Mazzini1805-1872 · Italy · Activists20 decades
  12. 12Umberto I of Italy1844-1900 · Italy · Historical Figures14 decades
  13. 13Alessandro Manzoni1785-1873 · Italy · Writers22 decades
  14. 14John Bosco1815-1888 · Italy · Religious Figures16 decades
  15. 15Victor Emmanuel II of Italy1820-1878 · Italy · Historical Figures12 decades
  16. 16Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour1810-1861 · Italy · Politicians10 decades
  17. 17Pope Gregory XVI1765-1846 · Italy · Religious Figures19 decades
  18. 18Giosuè Carducci1835-1907 · Italy · Writers17 decades
  19. 19Carlo Collodi1826-1890 · Italy · Writers8 decades
  20. 20Amadeo I of Spain1845-1890 · Italy · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  21. 21Vincenzo Bellini1801-1835 · Italy · Musicians22 decades
  22. 22Gaetano Donizetti1797-1848 · Italy · Musicians19 decades
  23. 23Emilio Salgari1862-1911 · Italy · Writers13 decades
  24. 24Cesare Lombroso1835-1909 · Italy · Doctors16 decades
  25. 25Amedeo Avogadro1776-1856 · Italy · Scientists19 decades
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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.