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.

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FieldAllPoliticiansWritersHistorical FiguresScientistsAcademicsArtistsMusiciansDoctorsFoundersJournalists
  1. 1Sigmund FreudSigmund Freud1856–1939 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writers12 decades
  2. 2Arthur SchnitzlerArthur Schnitzler1862–1931 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writers14 decades
  3. 3Franz GrillparzerFranz Grillparzer1791–1872 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writers20 decades
  4. 4István SzéchenyiIstván Széchenyi1791–1860 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writers0 decades
  5. 5Božena NěmcováBožena Němcová1820–1862 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writers0 decades
  6. 6Peter AltenbergPeter Altenberg1859–1919 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writers13 decades
  7. 7Hermann BahrHermann Bahr1863–1934 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writers14 decades
  8. 8Ferdinand RaimundFerdinand Raimund1790–1836 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writers19 decades
  9. 9Marianne HainischMarianne Hainisch1839–1936 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writers5 decades
  10. 10Hanns HörbigerHanns Hörbiger1860–1931 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  11. 11Michael MayrMichael Mayr1864–1922 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writers12 decades
  12. 12Rosa MayrederRosa Mayreder1858–1938 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  13. 13CGCarl Grünberg1861–1940 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  14. 14Isidore SingerIsidore Singer1859–1939 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  15. 15Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-DietrichsteinAlbert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein1861–1945 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  16. 16Viktor LéonViktor Léon1858–1940 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  17. 17Georg MarcoGeorg Marco1863–1923 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  18. 18Spiridon GopčevićSpiridon Gopčević1855–1936 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  19. 19Konstantin DumbaKonstantin Dumba1856–1947 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  20. 20Aloisia KirschnerAloisia Kirschner1854–1934 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  21. 21Ottokar KernstockOttokar Kernstock1848–1928 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  22. 22Frederick EcksteinFrederick Eckstein1861–1939 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  23. 23Rudolf EitelbergerRudolf Eitelberger1817–1885 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  24. 24Karel KlostermannKarel Klostermann1848–1923 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  25. 25Kajetan von MéreyKajetan von Mérey1861–1931 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  26. 26Gotthard DeutschGotthard Deutsch1859–1921 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  27. 27Auguste GronerAuguste Groner1850–1929 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  28. 28Maria JanitschekMaria Janitschek1859–1927 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  29. 29Marie Eugenie Delle GrazieMarie Eugenie Delle Grazie1864–1931 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  30. 30Moritz ThausingMoritz Thausing1838–1884 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  31. 31Baron Karl von MacchioBaron Karl von Macchio1859–1945 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  32. 32SBSimon Bernfeld1860–1940 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  33. 33Marie zu Hohenlohe Waldenburg-SchillingsfurstMarie zu Hohenlohe Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst1855–1934 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  34. 34Theodor Anton IppenTheodor Anton Ippen1861–1935 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  35. 35Michael HaberlandtMichael Haberlandt1860–1940 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  36. 36Alfred HalmAlfred Halm1861–1951 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  37. 37August FournierAugust Fournier1850–1920 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  38. 38Helene RichterHelene Richter1861–1942 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  39. 39EHEdmund Hauler1859–1941 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  40. 40Johann LoserthJohann Loserth1846–1936 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  41. 41Ervin RosznerErvin Roszner1852–1928 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  42. 42JKJohannes Kaltenboeck1853–1927 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  43. 43Marie von FrischMarie von Frisch1844–1925 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot measured—
  44. 44JAJosef Allram1860–1941 · 🇦🇹 Austria · Writersnot 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.