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The 2010s

Whose names filled the books of the 2010s - 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 Spanish books during the 2010s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Francis Xavier1506-1552 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures2.9
  2. 2Fidel Castro1926-2016 · 20th century · Cuba · Politicians2.6
  3. 3Lope de Vega1562-1635 · 16th century · Spain · Writers2.4
  4. 4Simón Bolívar1783-1830 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians1.8
  5. 5Porfirio Díaz1830-1915 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians1.8
  6. 6Octavio Paz1914-1998 · 20th century · Mexico · Writers1.7
  7. 7John of God1495-1550 · 16th century · Portugal1.7
  8. 8Miguel de Cervantes1547-1616 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.6
  9. 9Felipe Gonzálezborn 1942 · 20th century · Spain · Politicians1.4
  10. 10Christopher Columbus1451-1506 · 15th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.4
  11. 11Benito Juárez1806-1872 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians1.4
  12. 12Rubén Darío1867-1916 · 20th century · Nicaragua · Writers1.4
  13. 13Antonio Machado1875-1939 · 20th century · Spain · Writers1.3
  14. 14Hernán Cortés1485-1547 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.3
  15. 15Hugo Chávez1954-2013 · 20th century · Venezuela · Politicians1.2
  16. 16Federico García Lorca1898-1936 · 20th century · Spain · Writers1.1
  17. 17Juan Ramón Jiménez1881-1958 · 20th century · Spain · Writers1.0
  18. 18Che Guevara1928-1967 · 20th century · Cuba · Activists1.0
  19. 19Andrés Bello1781-1865 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians1.0
  20. 20Pablo Neruda1904-1973 · 20th century · Chile · Writers0.98
  21. 21Jorge Luis Borges1899-1986 · 20th century · Argentina · Writers0.96
  22. 22Felipe Calderónborn 1962 · 20th century · Mexico · Politicians0.96
  23. 23Gabriel García Márquez1927-2014 · 20th century · Colombia · Writers0.93
  24. 24Adolfo Suárez1932-2014 · 20th century · Spain · Politicians0.86
  25. 25Teresa of Ávila1515-1582 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.85
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Most read

Who people actually looked up in the 2010s, across every language edition we measure (2015-2019 only - readership is measured from July 2015).

  1. 1Donald Trumpborn 1946 · 20th century · United States · Politicians163.5M
  2. 2Elizabeth II1926-2022 · 20th century · United Kingdom · Historical Figures84.1M
  3. 3Cristiano Ronaldoborn 1985 · 21st century · Portugal · Footballers75M
  4. 4Freddie Mercury1946-1991 · 20th century · United Kingdom · Musicians69.5M
  5. 5Pablo Escobar1949-1993 · 20th century · Colombia · Politicians68.1M
  6. 6Lionel Messiborn 1987 · 21st century · Argentina · Footballers62.4M
  7. 7Elon Muskborn 1971 · 21st century · South Africa · Founders57M
  8. 8Stephen Hawking1942-2018 · 20th century · United Kingdom · Scientists54.9M
  9. 9Barack Obamaborn 1961 · 20th century · United States · Politicians54.9M
  10. 10Dwayne Johnsonborn 1972 · 21st century · Canada · Actors54.3M
  11. 11Adolf Hitler1889-1945 · 20th century · Austria · Politicians51M
  12. 12Queen Victoria1819-1901 · 19th century · United Kingdom · Historical Figuresnot measured48.6M
  13. 13Ted Bundy1946-1989 · 20th century · United States · Historical Figures47.4M
  14. 14Ariana Grandeborn 1993 · 21st century · United States · Musicians47M
  15. 15Melania Trumpborn 1970 · 21st century · Slovenia · Models45.3M
  16. 16Keanu Reevesborn 1964 · 20th century · Canada · Actors44.3M
  17. 17Michael Jackson1958-2009 · 20th century · United States · Musicians43.7M
  18. 18Leonardo DiCaprioborn 1974 · 21st century · United States · Actors42.8M
  19. 19Vladimir Putinborn 1952 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians42.4M
  20. 20LeBron Jamesborn 1984 · 21st century · United States · Basketball Players40.6M
  21. 21Eminemborn 1972 · 21st century · United States · Musicians40.5M
  22. 22Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh1921-2021 · 20th century · United Kingdom40.4M
  23. 23Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon1930-2002 · 20th century · United Kingdom · Historical Figures40M
  24. 24Jason Momoaborn 1979 · 21st century · United States · Actors39.8M
  25. 25O. J. Simpson1947-2024 · 20th century · United States · Athletes39.3M
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 2010s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Shakiraborn 1977 · Spain · Musicians3 decades
  2. 2Scarlett Johanssonborn 1984 · United States · Actors2 decades
  3. 3Emmanuel Macronborn 1977 · France · Politiciansnot measured-
  4. 4Angelina Jolieborn 1975 · United States · Actors2 decades
  5. 5Katy Perryborn 1984 · United States · Musicians1 decades
  6. 6LeBron Jamesborn 1984 · United States · Basketball Players2 decades
  7. 7Charlize Theronborn 1975 · South Africa · Actors2 decades
  8. 8David Beckhamborn 1975 · United Kingdom · Footballers2 decades
  9. 9Natalie Portmanborn 1981 · United States · Actors2 decades
  10. 10Kanye Westborn 1977 · United States · Musicians2 decades
  11. 11Beyoncéborn 1981 · United States · Musicians2 decades
  12. 12Chris Prattborn 1979 · United States · Actors0 decades
  13. 13Giorgia Meloniborn 1977 · Italy · Politicians2 decades
  14. 14Bradley Cooperborn 1975 · United States · Actors1 decades
  15. 15Zlatan Ibrahimovićborn 1981 · Sweden · Footballers0 decades
  16. 16Serena Williamsborn 1981 · United States · Tennis Players2 decades
  17. 17Kobe Bryant1978-2020 · United States · Basketball Players2 decades
  18. 18Kim Kardashianborn 1980 · United States · Actors1 decades
  19. 19Mark Zuckerbergborn 1984 · United States · Founders1 decades
  20. 20Ronaldinhoborn 1980 · Brazil · Footballers3 decades
  21. 21Amy Winehouse1983-2011 · United Kingdom · Musicians1 decades
  22. 22John Cenaborn 1977 · United States · Actors1 decades
  23. 23Kate Winsletborn 1975 · United Kingdom · Actors3 decades
  24. 24Andrew Garfieldborn 1983 · United Kingdom · Actors0 decades
  25. 25Britney Spearsborn 1981 · United States · Musicians2 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.