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
- 1
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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Caspar David Friedrich1774–1840 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists11 decades - 2
Anders Zorn1860–1920 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists4 decades - 3
Hilma af Klint1862–1944 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists0 decades - 4
Carl Larsson1853–1919 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists4 decades - 5
Bruno Liljefors1860–1939 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists0 decades - 6
Karin Larsson1859–1928 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists0 decades - 7
Carl Fredrik Hill1849–1911 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 8
Jenny Nyström1854–1946 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists0 decades - 9
Eugène Jansson1862–1915 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists0 decades - 10
August Malmström1829–1901 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 11
Richard Bergh1858–1919 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists0 decades - 12
Hanna Hirsch-Pauli1864–1940 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 13
Ernst Josephson1851–1906 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 14
Mårten Eskil Winge1825–1896 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 15
Oscar Gustave Rejlander1813–1875 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 16
Gustaf Cederström1845–1933 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 17
Fanny Brate1861–1940 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 18
Anna Boberg1864–1935 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 19
Eva Bonnier1857–1909 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists0 decades - 20
Amalia Lindegren1814–1891 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artists0 decades - 21
Nils Blommér1816–1853 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 22
Georg Pauli1855–1935 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 23
Julius Kronberg1850–1921 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 24
Jeanna Bauck1840–1926 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured—
- 25
Julia Beck1853–1935 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 26
Ottilia Adelborg1855–1936 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 27
Karl Nordström1855–1923 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 28
Hans Heyerdahl1857–1913 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 29
Oscar Björck1860–1929 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 30
Robert Wilhelm Ekman1808–1873 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 31
Nils Kreuger1858–1930 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 32
Anna Palm de Rosa1859–1924 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 33
Carl Gustaf Hellqvist1851–1890 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 34
Marcus Larson1825–1864 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 35
Emilie Högquist1812–1846 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 36
Johan Krouthén1858–1932 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 37
Sofia Adlersparre1808–1862 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 38ACAnna Cassel1860–1937 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured—
- 39
Carolina Benedicks-Bruce1856–1935 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 40
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Carl Locher1851–1915 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 41
Hugo Birger1854–1887 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 42
Per Hasselberg1850–1894 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 43
Johan Gustaf Sandberg1782–1854 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 44
Emma Löwstädt-Chadwick1855–1932 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 45
Fritz von Dardel1817–1901 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 46
Charlotte Wahlström1849–1924 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 47
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Bertha Valerius1824–1895 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 48
J.A.G. Acke1859–1924 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 49
Knut Ekwall1843–1912 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 50
Berndt Lindholm1841–1914 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 51
Magnus von Wright1805–1868 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 52
Maria Röhl1801–1875 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 53
Mina Carlson-Bredberg1857–1943 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 54
Bengt Erland Fogelberg1786–1854 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 55
Otto Wegener1849–1924 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 56
Malla Silfverstolpe1782–1861 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 57
Per Ekström1844–1935 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 58
Johan Christoffer Boklund1817–1880 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 59
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Agnes Börjesson1827–1900 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 60
Anna Gardell-Ericson1853–1939 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 61
August Hagborg1852–1921 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 62
Carl Wahlbom1810–1858 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 63
Sofie Ribbing1835–1894 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 64
Nils Forsberg1842–1934 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 65
Fredric Westin1782–1862 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 66
Hugo Salmson1843–1894 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 67
Christian Eriksson1858–1935 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 68
Bengt Nordenberg1822–1902 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 69
Ida Matton1863–1940 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 70
Sofia Ahlbom1803–1868 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 71
Alfred Wahlberg1834–1906 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 72
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Wilhelmina Lagerholm1826–1917 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 73
Anna Nordlander1843–1879 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 74
Severin Nilsson1846–1918 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 75
Johan Edvard Bergh1828–1880 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 76
Anna Nordgren1847–1916 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 77
Emma Schenson1827–1913 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 78
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John Börjeson1835–1910 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 79
Wilhelm von Gegerfelt1844–1920 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 80
Ida Trotzig1864–1943 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured—
- 81
Ferdinand Julius Fagerlin1825–1907 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 82
Johan Niclas Byström1783–1848 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 83
Elisabeth Keyser1851–1898 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 84
Hildegard Thorell1850–1930 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured—
- 85
Amanda Sidvall1844–1892 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 86
Axel Nordgren1828–1888 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 87
Robert Thegerström1857–1919 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 88
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Hanna Winge1838–1896 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 89
Emma Ekwall1838–1925 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 90BSBrita Sofia Hesselius1801–1866 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured—
- 91
Emma Josepha Sparre1851–1913 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 92
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Gerda Tirén1858–1928 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 93
Per Krafft the Younger1777–1863 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 94
Gustaf Wilhelm Palm1810–1890 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 95
Marianne Ehrenström1773–1867 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 96
Johan Peter Molin1814–1873 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 97
Johan Fredrik Höckert1826–1866 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 98
Lotten von Düben1828–1915 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 99
Otto Hesselbom1848–1913 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Artistsnot measured— - 100
Kilian Zoll1818–1860 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · 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.