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The 2000s

Whose names filled the books of the 2000s - 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 Russian books during the 2000s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Peter the Great1672-1725 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians4.2
  2. 2Patriarch Nikon of Moscow1605-1681 · 17th century · Religious Figures3.9
  3. 3Nicholas II of Russia1868-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures3.5
  4. 4Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow1482-1563 · 16th century · Writers3.2
  5. 5Nicholas I of Russia1796-1855 · 19th century · Russia · Models2.9
  6. 6Vladimir Putinborn 1952 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians2.8
  7. 7Alexander I of Russia1777-1825 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures2.7
  8. 8Ivan the Terrible1530-1584 · 16th century · Politicians2.4
  9. 9Alexis of Russia1629-1676 · 17th century · Historical Figures2.3
  10. 10Leo Tolstoy1828-1910 · 19th century · Russia · Writers2.3
  11. 11Maria Feodorovna1847-1928 · 19th century · Denmark · Historical Figures2.1
  12. 12Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia1857-1905 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians2.0
  13. 13Alexander II of Russia1818-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures2.0
  14. 14Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia1847-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians2.0
  15. 15Alexander III of Russia1845-1894 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.8
  16. 16Boris Godunov1552-1605 · 16th century · Politicians1.7
  17. 17Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia1904-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.5
  18. 18Andrei Bely1880-1934 · 20th century · Russia · Writers1.5
  19. 19Ivan I of Tver1357-1425 · 14th century · Historical Figures1.4
  20. 20Paul I of Russia1754-1801 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.3
  21. 21Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians1.2
  22. 22Ivan I Aleksandrovich, Prince of Smolenskdied 1359 · 14th century1.1
  23. 23Marina Tsvetaeva1892-1941 · 20th century · Russia · Writers1.1
  24. 24Elizabeth of Russia1709-1761 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.1
  25. 25Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia1864-1931 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.1
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 2000s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Elon Muskborn 1971 · South Africa · Founders1 decades
  2. 2Leonardo DiCaprioborn 1974 · United States · Actors3 decades
  3. 3Justin Trudeauborn 1971 · Canada · Politicians1 decades
  4. 4Melania Trumpborn 1970 · Slovenia · Models1 decades
  5. 5Nicole Kidmanborn 1967 · Australia · Actors3 decades
  6. 6Eminemborn 1972 · United States · Musicians2 decades
  7. 7Zinedine Zidaneborn 1972 · France · Footballers3 decades
  8. 8Christopher Nolanborn 1970 · United Kingdom · Directors2 decades
  9. 9Matt Damonborn 1970 · United States · Actors3 decades
  10. 10Jennifer Lopezborn 1969 · United States · Musicians3 decades
  11. 11Dwayne Johnsonborn 1972 · Canada · Actors1 decades
  12. 12Michael Schumacherborn 1969 · Germany · Athletes3 decades
  13. 13Jennifer Anistonborn 1969 · United States · Actors2 decades
  14. 14Heath Ledger1979-2008 · Australia · Actors2 decades
  15. 15Pamela Andersonborn 1967 · Canada · Actors3 decades
  16. 16Ben Affleckborn 1972 · United States · Actors2 decades
  17. 17Julia Robertsborn 1967 · United States · Actors3 decades
  18. 18Cameron Diazborn 1972 · United States · Actors3 decades
  19. 19Gwyneth Paltrowborn 1972 · United States · Actors3 decades
  20. 20Will Smithborn 1968 · United States · Actors3 decades
  21. 21Jason Stathamborn 1967 · United Kingdom · Actors0 decades
  22. 22Mark Carneyborn 1965 · Canada · Politicians1 decades
  23. 23Celine Dionborn 1968 · Canada · Musicians1 decades
  24. 24Winona Ryderborn 1971 · United States · Actors3 decades
  25. 25Adam Sandlerborn 1966 · United States · Actors2 decades
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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.