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
#PersonIn print, 1800–2019Per million words
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Zhu Xi1130–1200 · 12th century · 🇨🇳 China · Writers870 - 2
Li Hongzhang1823–1901 · 19th century · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians149 - 3
Zhang Zhidong1837–1909 · 19th century · Politicians86 - 4
Zuo Zongtang1812–1885 · 19th century · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians43 - 5
Ban Gu32–92 · 1st century · Writers40 - 6
Ge Hong284–364 · 4th century · Academics40 - 7CSChen Shou233–297 · 3rd century · Writers14
- 8
Mao Zedong1893–1976 · 20th century · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians12 - 9
Lu 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.
#PersonIn print, 1800–2019Echoed
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Joaquín Sorolla1863–1923 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artists13 decades - 2
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Mariano Fortuny Marsal1838–1874 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artists15 decades - 3
Juan de Borbón y Bragança1822–1887 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artists0 decades - 4
Thérésa Tallien1773–1835 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artists11 decades - 5
Infanta María de la Paz of Spain1862–1946 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artists6 decades - 6
Luis Ricardo Falero1851–1896 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 7
Carolina Coronado1820–1911 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artists18 decades - 8
Infanta Amalia of Spain1834–1905 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 9
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Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz1815–1894 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 10
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Vicente López Portaña1772–1850 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 11
Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz1848–1921 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 12
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta1841–1920 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 13
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José de Madrazo y Agudo1781–1859 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artists20 decades - 14
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Mariano Benlliure1862–1947 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 15
Pere Borrell del Caso1835–1920 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 16
Elías García Martínez1858–1934 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 17
José Ruiz Blasco1838–1913 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 18
Eduardo Rosales1836–1873 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 19
José Aparicio1770–1838 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 20
Francisco Manuel Oller1833–1917 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 21
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Carlos de Haes1826–1898 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 22
Genaro Pérez Villaamil1807–1854 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 23
José Jiménez Aranda1837–1903 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 24
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José Casado del Alisal1832–1886 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 25
Antonio María Esquivel1806–1857 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 26
Josep Llimona i Bruguera1864–1934 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 27
José Benlliure y Gil1855–1937 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 28
Valeriano Bécquer1833–1870 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 29
Antonio Gisbert1834–1901 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 30
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo1855–1913 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 31
Lucas Velázquez1817–1870 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 32
Maria del Rosario Weiss1814–1843 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 33
Darío de Regoyos1857–1913 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 34
Antonio Muñoz Degrain1840–1924 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 35
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Salvador Viniegra1862–1915 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 36
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Ulpiano Checa1860–1916 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 37
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Miquel Utrillo1862–1934 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 38
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Aureliano de Beruete1845–1912 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 39
Ricardo de Madrazo1852–1917 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 40
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Luis de Madrazo1825–1897 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 41
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José Villegas Cordero1844–1921 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 42
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Georgiana Houghton1814–1884 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 43
Leonardo Alenza1807–1845 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 44
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José Domínguez Bécquer1805–1841 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 45
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Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench1849–1916 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 46
Martín Rico1833–1908 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 47
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Josep Tapiró Baró1836–1913 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 48
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José Moreno Carbonero1860–1942 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 49
Fernando Estévez1788–1854 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 50
Pedro de Madrazo1816–1898 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 51
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Joaquim Vayreda i Vila1843–1894 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 52
José Álvarez Cubero1768–1827 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 53
Modest Urgell1839–1919 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 54
Alexandre de Riquer1856–1920 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 55
Francisco Iturrino1864–1924 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 56
Sinibaldo de Mas y Sanz1809–1868 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 57
Emilio Sala1850–1910 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 58
Vicente Palmaroli1834–1896 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 59
Modesto Brocos Gómez1852–1936 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 60
Juan Antonio de Ribera1779–1860 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 61
Kaulak1862–1933 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 62
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Joaquín Domínguez Bécquer1817–1879 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 63
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Mariano Barbasán Lagueruela1864–1924 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 64
Luis Jiménez Aranda1845–1928 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 65
Joan Brull Vinyoles1863–1912 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 66
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Antonia de Bañuelos Thorndike1855–1921 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 67
Antonio Cabral Bejarano1798–1861 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 68
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Ricardo Balaca1844–1880 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 69
Daniel Vierge1851–1904 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 70
José Gallegos y Arnosa1857–1917 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 71
Dióscoro Puebla1831–1901 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 72
Joaquín Agrasot y Juan1836–1919 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 73
Luis Álvarez Catalá1836–1901 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 74
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Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans1843–1917 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 75
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Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala1841–1871 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 76
Salvador Martínez Cubells1845–1914 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 77
Christian Franzen1864–1923 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 78
Daniel Zuloaga1852–1921 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 79
Juan Martínez Abades1862–1920 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 80
Alejandrina Gessler y Lacroix1831–1907 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 81
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Gonzalo Bilbao Martínez1860–1938 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 82
Ramon Martí Alsina1826–1894 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 83
Dionisio Fierros1827–1894 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 84
Antonio de Brugada1804–1863 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 85
Serafín Avendaño1837–1916 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 86
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Antoni Caba1838–1907 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 87
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Emilio Sánchez-Perrier1855–1907 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 88
Francisco Domingo Marqués1842–1920 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 89
Joan Llimona1860–1926 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 90
Germán Álvarez Algeciras1848–1912 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 91
Pelegrí Clavé1811–1880 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 92
Eduardo Cano1823–1897 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 93
Damià Campeny i Estrany1771–1855 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 94
Eugenio Álvarez Dumont1864–1927 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 95
Casto Plasencia1846–1890 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 96
Jaume Morera i Galícia1854–1927 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured—
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Valentin Carderera y Solano1796–1880 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 98
Josep Lluis Pellicer1842–1901 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 99
Ponciano Ponzano1813–1877 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Artistsnot measured— - 100
Rafael Romero Barros1832–1895 · 🇪🇸 Spain · 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.