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. 1Franz SchubertFranz Schubert1797–1828 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians22 decades
  2. 2Franz LisztFranz Liszt1811–1886 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians19 decades
  3. 3Johann Strauss IIJohann Strauss II1825–1899 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians16 decades
  4. 4Anton BrucknerAnton Bruckner1824–1896 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians14 decades
  5. 5Johann Strauss IJohann Strauss I1804–1849 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  6. 6Carl CzernyCarl Czerny1791–1857 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians15 decades
  7. 7Franz Xaver Wolfgang MozartFranz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart1791–1844 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians2 decades
  8. 8FXFranz Xaver Süssmayr1766–1803 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians3 decades
  9. 9Josef StraussJosef Strauss1827–1870 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians0 decades
  10. 10Ludwig von KöchelLudwig von Köchel1800–1877 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians0 decades
  11. 11Felix WeingartnerFelix Weingartner1863–1942 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians14 decades
  12. 12Franz Xaver GruberFranz Xaver Gruber1787–1863 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians5 decades
  13. 13Joseph LannerJoseph Lanner1801–1843 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians5 decades
  14. 14Carl Michael ZiehrerCarl Michael Ziehrer1843–1922 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  15. 15Robert FuchsRobert Fuchs1847–1927 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians13 decades
  16. 16Carl ZellerCarl Zeller1842–1898 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians3 decades
  17. 17Emil von ReznicekEmil von Reznicek1860–1945 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  18. 18Wilhelm KienzlWilhelm Kienzl1857–1941 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians12 decades
  19. 19Guido AdlerGuido Adler1855–1941 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians14 decades
  20. 20Franz SchalkFranz Schalk1863–1931 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musicians12 decades
  21. 21Josef LaborJosef Labor1842–1924 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  22. 22Helene von VetseraHelene von Vetsera1847–1925 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  23. 23Hugo Gerard StröhlHugo Gerard Ströhl1851–1919 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  24. 24Mathilde KralikMathilde Kralik1857–1944 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  25. 25NBNatalie Bauer-Lechner1858–1921 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  26. 26Maria WaldmannMaria Waldmann1845–1920 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  27. 27Anton DoorAnton Door1833–1919 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  28. 28Wilhelm GerickeWilhelm Gericke1845–1925 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  29. 29Caroline von Gomperz-BettelheimCaroline von Gomperz-Bettelheim1843–1925 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  30. 30KPKarl Pohlig1858–1928 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  31. 31Adelina StehleAdelina Stehle1861–1945 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  32. 32Marie Soldat-RoegerMarie Soldat-Roeger1863–1955 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  33. 33Heinrich GrünfeldHeinrich Grünfeld1855–1931 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  34. 34RRRichard Robert1861–1924 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  35. 35FHFerdinand Hellmesberger1863–1940 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  36. 36Rosa PapierRosa Papier1858–1932 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  37. 37EBElkan Bauer1852–1942 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  38. 38MFMarie Fillunger1850–1930 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  39. 39TVTheodor von Frimmel1853–1928 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  40. 40Marie RenardMarie Renard1864–1939 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  41. 41Rudolf DittrichRudolf Dittrich1861–1919 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  42. 42Laura RappoldiLaura Rappoldi1853–1925 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  43. 43Irene von ChavanneIrene von Chavanne1863–1938 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  44. 44Lola BeethLola Beeth1862–1940 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  45. 45Josip KašmanJosip Kašman1847–1925 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  46. 46Eduard WagnesEduard Wagnes1863–1936 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  47. 47Gustav PickGustav Pick1832–1921 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  48. 48HRHugo Reinhold1854–1935 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  49. 49August GöllerichAugust Göllerich1859–1923 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  50. 50Josef V. von WössJosef V. von Wöss1863–1943 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  51. 51Adolf RobinsonAdolf Robinson1838–1920 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  52. 52Richard SahlaRichard Sahla1855–1931 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  53. 53Charles WeinbergerCharles Weinberger1861–1939 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  54. 54Alfred ZamaraAlfred Zamara1863–1940 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot measured—
  55. 55SVSofie von Suppè1841–1926 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Musiciansnot 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.