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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 Italian books during the 2010s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Caravaggio1571-1610 · 17th century · Italy · Artists3.0
  2. 2Silvio Berlusconi1936-2023 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians2.0
  3. 3Giotto1267-1337 · 14th century · Italy · Artists1.7
  4. 4Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.7
  5. 5Aldo Moro1916-1978 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians1.5
  6. 6Dante Alighieri1265-1321 · 14th century · Writers1.1
  7. 7Giordano Bruno1548-1600 · 16th century · Italy · Academics1.1
  8. 8Benedetto Croce1866-1952 · 20th century · Italy · Academics1.0
  9. 9Benito Mussolini1883-1945 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians0.96
  10. 10Donatello1386-1466 · 15th century · Artists0.88
  11. 11Marco Polo1254-1324 · 13th century · Italy · Historical Figures0.87
  12. 12Italo Calvino1923-1985 · 20th century · Italy · Journalists0.85
  13. 13Primo Levi1919-1987 · 20th century · Italy · Scientists0.81
  14. 14Pier Paolo Pasolini1922-1975 · 20th century · Italy · Writers0.78
  15. 15Donato Bramante1444-1514 · 15th century · Italy · Architects0.77
  16. 16Umberto Eco1932-2016 · 20th century · Italy · Writers0.73
  17. 17Alessandro Cagliostro1743-1795 · 18th century · France · Doctors0.72
  18. 18Francis of Assisi1182-1226 · 13th century · Italy · Writers0.69
  19. 19Antonio da Correggio1489-1534 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.68
  20. 20Giacomo Leopardi1798-1837 · 19th century · Italy · Writers0.68
  21. 21Galileo Galilei1564-1642 · 16th century · Italy · Scientists0.66
  22. 22Giulio Andreotti1919-2013 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians0.66
  23. 23Alberto Moravia1907-1990 · 20th century · Italy · Writers0.57
  24. 24Giorgio Napolitano1925-2023 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians0.55
  25. 25Bettino Craxi1934-2000 · 20th century · Italy · Politicians0.54
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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.