← 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.
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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.
- 1
Ludwig Boltzmann15 decades - 2
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria0 decades - 3
Daniel Swarovski0 decades - 4
Josef Stefan4 decades - 5
Carl Auer von Welsbach0 decades - 6
Georg Luger0 decades - 7
Johann Palisa0 decades - 8
Franz S. Exnernot measured- - 9
Gottlieb Haberlandtnot measured- - 10
Julius von Hannnot measured- - 11
Franz Ungernot measured- - 12
Friedrich Reinitzernot measured- - 13
Richard Wettsteinnot measured- - 14
Otto Stapfnot measured- - 15
Oskar Lenznot measured- - 16
Ernst Lechernot measured- - 17
Viktor von Langnot measured- - 18
Josef Maria Edernot measured- - 19
Rudolf Schrödingernot measured- - 20
Ludwig von Höhnelnot measured- - 21
Hans Molischnot measured- - 22
Max von Grubernot measured- - 23Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenaunot measured-
- 24
Karl Fritschnot measured- - 25Samuel Oppenheimnot measured-
- 26
Eduard Hackelnot measured- - 27Friedrich Karl Ginzelnot measured-
- 28Leopold Pfaundlernot measured-
- 29Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torrenot measured-
- 30
Josef Herzignot measured- - 31
Gustav Karel Laubenot measured- - 32
Albert von Ettingshausennot measured- - 33
Othmar Reisernot measured- - 34
Peter Salchernot measured- - 35Leopold Adametznot measured-
- 36Ernst Laudanot measured-
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Gabriel Stroblnot measured- - 38Marie Andree-Eysnnot measured-
- 39
Leander Czernynot measured- - 40
Anton Hartingernot measured- - 41
Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnelnot measured- - 42
Emil Johann Lambert Heinrichernot measured- - 43
Rudolf Wegscheidernot measured- - 44
Richard Pribramnot measured- - 45
Rudolf Ferdinand Spitalernot measured- - 46
Friedrich Emichnot measured- - 47Johann Brotannot measured-
- 48Anton Heimerlnot measured-
- 49Victor Schiffnernot measured-
- 50
Franz Toulanot measured- - 51Gustav Niessl von Mayendorfnot measured-
- 52Gustav Jaumannnot measured-
- 53Johann Holetscheknot measured-
- 54
Rupert Huternot measured- - 55
Karl Alfons Peneckenot measured- - 56
Richard Lorenznot measured-
- 57
Emil Tietzenot measured- - 58
Arthur von Hüblnot measured- - 59
Franz Thonnernot measured- - 60
Georg von Georgievicsnot measured- - 61Alexander Mandlnot 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.