← Fame through time1800-1899
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 English books during the 19th century, whenever they lived.
- 1
Jesus94 - 2
Homer15 - 3
Cicero13 - 4
Augustus13 - 5
Plato10 - 6
Virgil9.6 - 7
Aristotle9.4 - 8
Socrates6.4 - 9
Herodotus6.2 - 10
Plutarch5.6 - 11
Ovid4.2 - 12
Strabo4.1 - 13
Charlemagne3.9 - 14
Demosthenes3.8 - 15
Lord Byron3.6 - 16
Livy3.4 - 17
Origen3.1 - 18
Cleopatra3.0 - 19
Xenophon3.0 - 20
Walter Scott3.0 - 21
Tertullian2.7 - 22
James II, Count of Urgell2.6 - 23
Robert Peel2.6 - 24
Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor2.6 - 25
Pericles2.5
Lived then
The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 19th century, ranked where coverage and readership agree.
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Christian Doppler8 decades - 2
Carl Menger14 decades - 3
Svetozar Boroevićnot measured- - 4
Friedrich von Wieser8 decades - 5
Alexius Meinong7 decades - 6
Heinrich Lammaschnot measured- - 7Christian von Ehrenfelsnot measured-
- 8
Eugen Ehrlichnot measured- - 9
Georg Alexander Pick4 decades - 10
Felix von Luschannot measured- - 11
Josef Strzygowskinot measured- - 12
Josef Popper-Lynkeusnot measured- - 13
Franz Mertensnot measured- - 14
Wilhelm Jerusalemnot measured- - 15Friedrich Salomon Kraussnot measured-
- 16
Moriz Winternitznot measured- - 17
Josef Szombathynot measured- - 18
Alfred von Domaszewskinot measured- - 19
Gabriel Antonnot measured- - 20
Wilhelm Exnernot measured- - 21
Johann Bergernot measured- - 22
Sigmund Exnernot measured- - 23
Max Freiherr von Waldbergnot measured- - 24
Moritz Benediktnot measured- - 25Karl Grobbennot measured-
- 26
Emanuel Czubernot measured- - 27
Mathias Lerchnot measured- - 28
Berthold Hatscheknot measured- - 29
Hans Rebelnot measured- - 30
Anton Weichselbaumnot measured- - 31
Theodor Gartnernot measured- - 32
Anton Eiselsbergnot measured- - 33
Max Margulesnot measured- - 34
Adalbert Czernynot measured- - 35
Victor Urbantschitschnot measured- - 36
Gustav Tschermak von Seyseneggnot measured- - 37
Gustav von Escherichnot measured- - 38
Ernst Wertheimnot measured- - 39
Carl Dienernot measured- - 40
Victor von Ebnernot measured- - 41
Oskar Walzelnot measured- - 42Maximilian von Freynot measured-
- 43
August Sauernot measured- - 44
Johannes Frischaufnot measured- - 45
Friedrich Johann Karl Beckenot measured- - 46
Karl Heidernot measured- - 47
Emanuel Löwynot measured- - 48
Alois Höflernot measured- - 49
Heinrich Obersteinernot measured- - 50Philipp Forchheimernot measured-
- 51Emil Saxnot measured-
- 52
Alois Brandlnot measured- - 53
Wilhelm Kleinnot measured- - 54
Carl Toldtnot measured- - 55
Richard Paltaufnot measured- - 56
Friedrich Schautanot measured- - 57
Alois Riedlernot measured- - 58Josef Fingernot measured-
- 59
Karl Wesselynot measured- - 60
Antonio Ivenot measured- - 61Emil Müllernot measured-
- 62
Adolph Stöhrnot measured- - 63
Theodor Fuchsnot measured- - 64
Leon Kellnernot measured- - 65Hubert Janitscheknot measured-
- 66
Franz Studniczkanot measured- - 67
Rudolf von Jakschnot measured- - 68August Rosiwalnot measured-
- 69Rudolf Meringernot measured-
- 70
Ernst Fingernot measured- - 71Richard von Schubert-Soldernnot measured-
- 72Benjamin Gomperznot measured-
- 73Adolf Wilhelmnot measured-
- 74
Robert von Schneidernot measured- - 75Wilhelm Kubitscheknot measured-
- 76
Johann Sahulkanot measured- - 77
Alfred Musilnot measured- - 78
Friedrich von Kennernot measured- - 79
Viktor Matajanot measured- - 80
Adolf von Liebenbergnot measured- - 81Arnold Luschin von Ebengreuthnot measured-
- 82
Rudolf von Scherernot measured- - 83
Robert Zuckerkandlnot measured- - 84
Wilhelm Anton Neumannnot measured- - 85Stanislaus Pinelesnot measured-
How to read these rankings
- Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record. It is not a judgement on the life.
- Fame in print. The curves show how often a name appeared in the books of each decade from 1800 to 2019, drawn from the Google Books Ngram corpus.
- Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, we would rather show nothing than guess.