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← Fame through time1800-1899

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

  1. 1Zhu Xi1130-1200 · 12th century · China · Writers870
  2. 2Li Hongzhang1823-1901 · 19th century · China · Politicians149
  3. 3Zhang Zhidong1837-1909 · 19th century · Politicians86
  4. 4Zuo Zongtang1812-1885 · 19th century · China · Politicians43
  5. 5Ban Gu32-92 · 1st century · Writers40
  6. 6Ge Hong284-364 · 4th century · Academics40
  7. 7Chen Shou233-297 · 3rd century · Writers14
  8. 8Mao Zedong1893-1976 · 20th century · China · Politicians12
  9. 9Lu Xun1881-1936 · 20th century · China · Writers11

Lived then

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

  1. 1Sigmund Freud1856-1939 · Austria · Doctors12 decades
  2. 2Franz Schubert1797-1828 · Austria · Musicians22 decades
  3. 3Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria1863-1914 · Austria · Politiciansnot measured-
  4. 4Franz Joseph I of Austria1830-1916 · Austria · Historical Figures18 decades
  5. 5Franz Liszt1811-1886 · Austria · Musicians19 decades
  6. 6Gustav Klimt1862-1918 · Austria · Artists12 decades
  7. 7Johann Strauss II1825-1899 · Austria · Musicians16 decades
  8. 8Maximilian I of Mexico1832-1867 · Austria · Politiciansnot measured-
  9. 9Ferdinand I of Austria1793-1875 · Austria · Politiciansnot measured-
  10. 10Ludwig Boltzmann1844-1906 · Austria · Scientists15 decades
  11. 11Alois Hitler1837-1903 · Austria8 decades
  12. 12Anton Bruckner1824-1896 · Austria · Musicians14 decades
  13. 13Arthur Schnitzler1862-1931 · Austria · Writers14 decades
  14. 14Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria1858-1889 · Austria · Politicians0 decades
  15. 15Klara Hitler1860-1907 · Austria1 decades
  16. 16Otto of Greece1815-1867 · Austria · Historical Figures0 decades
  17. 17Ferdinand I of Bulgaria1861-1948 · Austria · Scientists0 decades
  18. 18Johann Strauss I1804-1849 · Austria · Musiciansnot measured-
  19. 19Archduke Franz Karl of Austria1802-1878 · Austria · Historical Figures0 decades
  20. 20Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria1833-1896 · Austria · Politicians16 decades
  21. 21Archduchess Gisela of Austria1856-1932 · Austria · Historical Figures0 decades
  22. 22Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf1852-1925 · Austria · Historical Figures5 decades
  23. 23Christian Doppler1803-1853 · Austria · Academics8 decades
  24. 24Carl Czerny1791-1857 · Austria · Musicians15 decades
  25. 25Franz Grillparzer1791-1872 · Austria · Writers20 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.