← 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
Isaac Albéniz12 decades - 2
Francisco Tárreganot measured- - 3
Pablo de Sarasate11 decades - 4
Adelina Patti16 decades - 5
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillonot measured- - 6
Fernando Sor11 decades - 7
Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga1 decades - 8
Antonio de Torres Juradonot measured- - 9
Ruperto Chapínot measured- - 10
Isabella Colbrannot measured- - 11
Sebastián Iradiernot measured- - 12
Tomás Bretónnot measured- - 13
Manuel Garcíanot measured- - 14
Felip Pedrell15 decades - 15
Dionisio Aguado y Garcíanot measured- - 16
Manuel Garcíanot measured- - 17
Federico Chuecanot measured- - 18
Francisco Asenjo Barbierinot measured- - 19
Julián Gayarrenot measured- - 20
Emilio Arrietanot measured- - 21
Julián Arcasnot measured- - 22
Jaume Nunónot measured- - 23
Ramón Carnicernot measured- - 24
Enrique Fernández Arbósnot measured- - 25
José María Ventura Casasnot measured- - 26
Josep Anselm Clavénot measured- - 27
Gerónimo Giméneznot measured- - 28
Hilarión Eslavanot measured- - 29
María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeñanot measured- - 30
Jesús de Monasterionot measured- - 31
Joaquín Gaztambidenot measured- - 32Carles Baguernot measured-
- 33
Clotilde Cerdà i Boschnot measured- - 34
José María Iparraguirrenot measured- - 35
Elena Sanznot measured- - 36
Marcial del Adalid y Gurréanot measured-
- 37
Pedro Albéniznot measured- - 38
Mariano Padilla y Ramosnot measured- - 39
Pascual Veiganot measured- - 40
Cristóbal Oudridnot measured- - 41
Santiago de Masarnau Fernándeznot measured- - 42Nicolás Ruiz Espaderonot measured-
- 43
Joaquín Valverde Duránnot measured- - 44
Francisco Viñasnot measured- - 45
José María Bocabellanot measured- - 46
Valentin María de Zubiaurrenot measured- - 47
Dorotea de Chopiteanot measured- - 48
Guillermo Morphynot measured- - 49
José Melchor Gomisnot measured- - 50
Joan Baptista Pujolnot measured- - 51
Narcisa Freixasnot measured- - 52
Teobaldo Power y Lugo Viñanot measured- - 53
Juan Morel Camposnot measured- - 54
Miguel Marquésnot measured- - 55
Enrique Jiménez Fernándeznot measured- - 56Julián Riberanot measured-
- 57Eloísa D’Herbilnot measured-
- 58
Jacques Boschnot measured- - 59
Lorenza Correanot measured- - 60
Francesc Aliónot measured- - 61
Xoán Montes Capónnot measured- - 62
Eugenia Osterbergernot measured- - 63
Manuel Fernández Caballeronot measured- - 64
Aniya la Gitananot measured- - 65
Emilio Serrano y Ruiznot measured- - 66
Amalia Ramíreznot measured- - 67
José Tragónot measured- - 68
Claudio S. Grafullanot measured- - 69
Francesc Andrevínot measured- - 70
José Inzenganot measured- - 71
Baltasar Saldoninot measured- - 72
Paco de Lucenanot measured- - 73Rafael Hernandonot measured-
- 74
Carolina Casanova de Cepedanot measured- - 75Rafael Aceves y Lozanonot measured-
- 76Carles Casals i Ribesnot measured-
- 77
Antoni Nicolaunot measured- - 78Pilar Defilló Amiguetnot measured-
- 79Agustín Pérez Sorianonot measured-
- 80
Luisa de Madrazo y Garretanot measured- - 81Dolors Nonónot measured-
- 82
Gabriel Balartnot measured- - 83
Juan María Guelbenzunot measured- - 84
Mariano Sorianonot measured- - 85
Marià Obiols i Tramullasnot measured- - 86
Lluïsa Denís i Reverternot measured- - 87Joaquín Espín y Guillénnot measured-
- 88Domingo Crisanto Delgado Gómeznot measured-
- 89
Soledad Bengoecha de Cármenanot measured- - 90Juan Aulínot measured-
- 91
Antonio Peña y Goñinot measured- - 92
Vicenç Cuyàsnot measured- - 93
José Juan Santestebannot measured- - 94
Àurea Rosa Clavé i Solernot measured- - 95Josefa Ruiz-Garcíanot measured-
- 96
Elisa Zamacoisnot measured- - 97
Amalia Anglès y Mayernot measured- - 98
Apolinar Brullnot measured- - 99
Cándido Candinot measured- - 100
Manuela Oreiro Lema de Veganot 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.