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The 1st millennium BC

Whose working lives fell in the 1st millennium BC. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1st millennium BC, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Leonidas Idied 480 BC · Models0 decades
  2. 2Emperor Gaozu of Han256 BC-195 BC · China · Models0 decades
  3. 3Tomyris600 BC-600 BC · Models14 decades
  4. 4Ahab918 BC-852 BC · Models22 decades
  5. 5Jehoiakim634 BC-598 BC · Models22 decades
  6. 6Qin Er Shi230 BC-207 BC · China · Models2 decades
  7. 7Jeconiah616 BC-597 BC · Models17 decades
  8. 8Bimbisara558 BC-491 BC · Models14 decades
  9. 9Ajatashatru500 BC-460 BC · Models2 decades
  10. 10Deioces705 BC-675 BC · Models13 decades
  11. 11Phryne371 BC-310 BC · Models22 decades
  12. 12Gyges of Lydiadied 652 BC · Models0 decades
  13. 13Menelik I1000 BC-1000 BC · Ethiopia · Models0 decades
  14. 14Dasaratha Maurya252 BC-224 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  15. 15Cleomenes I600 BC-490 BC · Models0 decades
  16. 16Empress Lü Zhi241 BC-180 BC · China · Modelsnot measured-
  17. 17Emperor Jing of Han188 BC-141 BC · China · Models0 decades
  18. 18Archidamus II450 BC-420 BC · Models0 decades
  19. 19Pleistarchus500 BC-458 BC · Models2 decades
  20. 20Brihadratha Maurya252 BC-180 BC · Models0 decades
  21. 21Cleomenes III260 BC-219 BC · Models0 decades
  22. 22Cassivellaunus100 BC-30 BC · Models17 decades
  23. 23Sampratidied 215 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  24. 24Mahapadma Nanda400 BC-329 BC · Models0 decades
  25. 25Yuri38 BC-18 · Modelsnot measured-
  26. 26Demaratus600 BC-500 BC · Models22 decades
  27. 27Agis II470 BC-398 BC · Models0 decades
  28. 28Hyeokgeose of Silla69 BC-4 · Modelsnot measured-
  29. 29Agis IV265 BC-241 BC · Models1 decades
  30. 30Cleombrotus I500 BC-371 BC · Models0 decades
  31. 31Philetaerus340 BC-263 BC · Models7 decades
  32. 32Agis III350 BC-331 BC · Models0 decades
  33. 33Leonidas II315 BC-235 BC · Models0 decades
  34. 34Udayabhadradied 444 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  35. 35Areus I350 BC-265 BC · Models0 decades
  36. 36Ariarathes I of Cappadociadied 322 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  37. 37Glaucias of Taulantidied 302 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  38. 38Agesipolis I410 BC-380 BC · Models0 decades
  39. 39Hamilcar I of Carthagedied 480 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  40. 40Cleomenes II350 BC-309 BC · Models0 decades
  41. 41Mago I of Carthage600 BC-600 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  42. 42Agesipolis II400 BC-369 BC · Models0 decades
  43. 43Wiman of Gojoseon300 BC-200 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  44. 44Areus II262 BC-254 BC · Models0 decades
  45. 45Dorieus600 BC-508 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  46. 46Agesipolis IIIdied 183 BC · Models0 decades
  47. 47Amyntas of Galatia100 BC-25 BC · Models0 decades
  48. 48Alexander of Pherae400 BC-358 BC · Models10 decades
  49. 49Shishunagaborn 412 BC · Models0 decades
  50. 50Eudamidas I400 BC-300 BC · Models0 decades
  51. 51Ariston of Sparta550 BC-510 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  52. 52Theopompus of Sparta800 BC-700 BC · Models0 decades
  53. 53Duke Zhuang of Zheng701 BC-700 BC · Models0 decades
  54. 54Archidamus IV400 BC-300 BC · Models0 decades
  55. 55Acrotatus400 BC-262 BC · Models6 decades
  56. 56Archidamus V250 BC-220 BC · Models0 decades
  57. 57Zabibe800 BC-800 BC · Models0 decades
  58. 58Samsi750 BC-700 BC · Models7 decades
  59. 59Archidamus Iborn 600 BC · Models0 decades
  60. 60Eudamidas III241 BC-228 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  61. 61Eudamidas II350 BC-244 BC · Models0 decades
  62. 62Pheroras68 BC-5 BC · Models15 decades
  63. 63Costobarus50 BC-28 BC · Models6 decades
  64. 64Irhuleni900 BC-900 BC · Models0 decades
  65. 65Nicocreon400 BC-311 BC · Models6 decades
  66. 66Ugeo of Gojoseondied 108 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  67. 67Archobarzanedied 200 BC · Modelsnot measured-
  68. 68Darayan Iborn 150 BC · Modelsnot 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.