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

In books written inEnglish18,114German3,599French3,347Italian1,787Spanish1,162Russian325Hebrew105Chinese9
  1. 1Zhu XiZhu Xi1130–1200 · 12th century · 🇨🇳 China · Writers870
  2. 2Li HongzhangLi Hongzhang1823–1901 · 19th century · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians149
  3. 3Zhang ZhidongZhang Zhidong1837–1909 · 19th century · Politicians86
  4. 4Zuo ZongtangZuo Zongtang1812–1885 · 19th century · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians43
  5. 5Ban GuBan Gu32–92 · 1st century · Writers40
  6. 6Ge HongGe Hong284–364 · 4th century · Academics40
  7. 7CSChen Shou233–297 · 3rd century · Writers14
  8. 8Mao ZedongMao Zedong1893–1976 · 20th century · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians12
  9. 9Lu XunLu Xun1881–1936 · 20th century · 🇨🇳 China · Writers11

Lived then

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

CountryAll🇺🇸 United States🇫🇷 France🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇮🇹 Italy🇪🇸 Spain🇯🇵 Japan🇦🇹 Austria🇹🇷 Turkey🇸🇪 Sweden
FieldAllPoliticiansWritersHistorical FiguresScientistsAcademicsArtistsMusiciansDoctorsFoundersJournalists
  1. 1Gustav KlimtGustav Klimt1862–1918 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artists12 decades
  2. 2Peter FendiPeter Fendi1796–1842 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artists7 decades
  3. 3Pauline von MetternichPauline von Metternich1836–1921 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  4. 4Paja JovanovićPaja Jovanović1859–1957 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  5. 5Carl MollCarl Moll1861–1945 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  6. 6Franz DefreggerFranz Defregger1835–1921 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artists6 decades
  7. 7Adolf Hirémy-HirschlAdolf Hirémy-Hirschl1860–1933 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  8. 8Olga Wisinger-FlorianOlga Wisinger-Florian1844–1926 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  9. 9Alfred RollerAlfred Roller1864–1935 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  10. 10Broncia Koller-PinellBroncia Koller-Pinell1863–1934 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  11. 11Isidor KaufmannIsidor Kaufmann1853–1921 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  12. 12Ludwig DeutschLudwig Deutsch1855–1935 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  13. 13Marie LangMarie Lang1858–1934 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  14. 14Marie EgnerMarie Egner1850–1940 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  15. 15Maximilian LenzMaximilian Lenz1860–1948 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  16. 16Johann EnderJohann Ender1793–1854 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  17. 17HZHans Zatzka1859–1945 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  18. 18Josefine SwobodaJosefine Swoboda1861–1924 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  19. 19Franz von MatschFranz von Matsch1861–1942 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  20. 20Carl KundmannCarl Kundmann1838–1919 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  21. 21Edmund von HellmerEdmund von Hellmer1850–1935 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  22. 22Julius von BlaasJulius von Blaas1845–1922 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  23. 23Felician MyrbachFelician Myrbach1853–1940 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  24. 24Marie MüllerMarie Müller1847–1935 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  25. 25Ludwig PassiniLudwig Passini1832–1903 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  26. 26Alois DelugAlois Delug1859–1930 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  27. 27Bertha MüllerBertha Müller1848–1937 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  28. 28Hugo CharlemontHugo Charlemont1850–1939 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  29. 29Johann Dominik BossiJohann Dominik Bossi1767–1853 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  30. 30Rudolf BacherRudolf Bacher1862–1945 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  31. 31Josef Moroder-LusenbergJosef Moroder-Lusenberg1846–1939 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  32. 32Oscar RexOscar Rex1857–1929 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  33. 33Julius SchmidJulius Schmid1854–1935 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  34. 34Robert PötzelbergerRobert Pötzelberger1856–1930 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  35. 35Camilla FriedländerCamilla Friedländer1856–1928 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  36. 36Franz RumplerFranz Rumpler1848–1922 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  37. 37Johann Victor KrämerJohann Victor Krämer1861–1949 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  38. 38Wilhelm J. BurgerWilhelm J. Burger1844–1920 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  39. 39Bertha von TarnóczyBertha von Tarnóczy1846–1936 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  40. 40Josef EngelhartJosef Engelhart1864–1941 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  41. 41Moritz NährMoritz Nähr1859–1945 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  42. 42Hugo DarnautHugo Darnaut1851–1937 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  43. 43Eduard VeithEduard Veith1858–1925 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  44. 44Arthur StrasserArthur Strasser1854–1927 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  45. 45Johann Nepomuk HoechleJohann Nepomuk Hoechle1790–1835 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  46. 46Hans WatzekHans Watzek1848–1903 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  47. 47MVMarianne von Eschenburg1856–1937 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  48. 48Adolf Michael BoehmAdolf Michael Boehm1861–1927 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  49. 49Alexander Demetrius GoltzAlexander Demetrius Goltz1857–1944 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  50. 50Alphons Leopold MielichAlphons Leopold Mielich1863–1929 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  51. 51Gabriele Maria Deininger-ArnhardGabriele Maria Deininger-Arnhard1855–1945 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  52. 52Matthias SchmidMatthias Schmid1835–1923 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  53. 53Irma KomlosyIrma Komlosy1850–1919 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—
  54. 54Eduard ValentaEduard Valenta1857–1937 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Artistsnot measured—

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.