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← Fame through time2010-2019

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 Russian books during the 2010s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Patriarch Nikon of Moscow1605-1681 · 17th century · Religious Figures3.1
  2. 2Nicholas II of Russia1868-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.8
  3. 3Peter the Great1672-1725 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians1.7
  4. 4Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow1482-1563 · 16th century · Writers1.7
  5. 5Alexis of Russia1629-1676 · 17th century · Historical Figures1.5
  6. 6Vladimir Putinborn 1952 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians1.5
  7. 7Leo Tolstoy1828-1910 · 19th century · Russia · Writers1.4
  8. 8Ivan the Terrible1530-1584 · 16th century · Politicians1.4
  9. 9Alexander I of Russia1777-1825 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.2
  10. 10Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia1850-1908 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.2
  11. 11Nicholas I of Russia1796-1855 · 19th century · Russia · Models1.2
  12. 12Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia1904-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures1.1
  13. 13Maria Feodorovna1847-1928 · 19th century · Denmark · Historical Figures0.97
  14. 14Dmitry Medvedevborn 1965 · 21st century · Russia · Politicians0.97
  15. 15Alexander II of Russia1818-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.95
  16. 16Elizabeth of Russia1709-1761 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.94
  17. 17Alexander III of Russia1845-1894 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.92
  18. 18Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia1690-1718 · 18th century · Politicians0.92
  19. 19Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia1857-1905 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.90
  20. 20Boris Godunov1552-1605 · 16th century · Politicians0.85
  21. 21Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia1847-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.83
  22. 22Anna of Russia1693-1740 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.77
  23. 23Patriarch Joachim1621-1690 · 17th century0.64
  24. 24Ivan I of Tver1357-1425 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.62
  25. 25Vladimir Solovyov1853-1900 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.62
  26. 26Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.62
  27. 27Ivan I Aleksandrovich, Prince of Smolenskdied 1359 · 14th century0.61
  28. 28Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia1864-1931 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.61
  29. 29Paul I of Russia1754-1801 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.58
  30. 30Michael of Russia1596-1645 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.55
  31. 31Andrei Bely1880-1934 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.51
  32. 32Boris Yeltsin1931-2007 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.49
  33. 33Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia1827-1892 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.49
  34. 34Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia1899-1918 · 20th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.48
  35. 35Alexander Blok1880-1921 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.48
  36. 36Alexander Pushkin1799-1837 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.47
  37. 37Maxim Gorky1868-1936 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.46
  38. 38Peter III of Russia1728-1762 · 18th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.46
  39. 39Anna Akhmatova1889-1966 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.44
  40. 40Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia1860-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.41
  41. 41Marina Tsvetaeva1892-1941 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.40
  42. 42Vasili IV of Russia1552-1612 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.39
  43. 43Joseph Stalin1878-1953 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.38
  44. 44Avraamy Palitsyn1550-1626 · 16th century · Writers0.35
  45. 45Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia1858-1915 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.34
  46. 46Sergei Yesenin1895-1925 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.33
  47. 47Vladimir Vysotsky1938-1980 · 20th century · Russia · Musicians0.33
  48. 48Aleksey Tolstoy1882-1945 · 20th century · France · Writers0.33
  49. 49Joseph Brodsky1940-1996 · 20th century · United States · Writers0.32
  50. 50Mikhail Gorbachev1931-2022 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.31
  51. 51John of Kronstadt1829-1908 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.31
  52. 52Yuri Gagarin1934-1968 · 20th century · Russia · Astronauts0.31
  53. 53Vladimir Lenin1870-1924 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.31
  54. 54Anton Chekhov1860-1904 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.30
  55. 55Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia1779-1831 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.30
  56. 56Nikita Khrushchev1894-1971 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.30
  57. 57Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy1817-1875 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.30
  58. 58Alexandra Velyaminova1301-1364 · 14th century0.29
  59. 59Alla Pugachevaborn 1949 · 20th century · Russia · Musicians0.28
  60. 60Seraphim of Sarov1754-1833 · 18th century · Russia0.27
  61. 61Fyodor Dostoevsky1821-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.26
  62. 62Vasili III of Russia1479-1533 · 16th century · Politicians0.26
  63. 63Grigory Orlov1734-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.26
  64. 64Mikhail Bulgakov1891-1940 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.25
  65. 65Vladimir Mayakovsky1893-1930 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.25
  66. 66Catherine Pavlovna of Russia1788-1819 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.24
  67. 67Boris of Tver1400-1461 · 15th century0.24
  68. 68Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia1871-1899 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.23
  69. 69Lavrentiy Beria1899-1953 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.23
  70. 70Maximus the Greek1475-1556 · 16th century · Writers0.22
  71. 71Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn1918-2008 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.21
  72. 72Leon Trotsky1879-1940 · 20th century · Mexico · Activists0.20
  73. 73Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov1737-1807 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.20
  74. 74Peter II of Russia1715-1730 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.20
  75. 75Valery Bryusov1873-1924 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.20
  76. 76Leonid Andreyev1871-1919 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.20
  77. 77Yury Luzhkov1936-2019 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.19
  78. 78Alexander Suvorov1730-1800 · 18th century · Russia0.19
  79. 79Boris Berezovsky1946-2013 · 20th century · Russia · Academics0.19
  80. 80Ayn Rand1905-1982 · 20th century · United States · Writers0.19
  81. 81Leonid Brezhnev1906-1982 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.18
  82. 82Nursultan Nazarbayevborn 1940 · 20th century · Kazakhstan · Politicians0.18
  83. 83Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia1825-1844 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.18
  84. 84Nikolai Gogol1809-1852 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.18
  85. 85Korney Chukovsky1882-1969 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.18
  86. 86Faina Ranevskaya1896-1984 · 20th century · Russia · Actors0.17
  87. 87Nikita Mikhalkovborn 1945 · 20th century · Russia · Directors0.17
  88. 88Ivan Bunin1870-1953 · 20th century · France · Writers0.17
  89. 89Symeon of Polotsk1629-1680 · 17th century · Writers0.17
  90. 90Ivan Fyodorov1510-1583 · 16th century0.17
  91. 91Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia1657-1704 · 17th century · Politicians0.16
  92. 92Grigori Rasputin1869-1916 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.16
  93. 93Yuri Andropov1914-1984 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians0.16
  94. 94Olga Constantinovna of Russia1851-1926 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.16
  95. 95Alsouborn 1983 · 21st century · United Kingdom · Musicians0.15
  96. 96Denis Davydov1784-1839 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.15
  97. 97Vasily Vasilyevich Golitsyn1643-1714 · 17th century · Politicians0.15
  98. 98Konstantin Simonov1915-1979 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.15
  99. 99Bulat Okudzhava1924-1997 · 20th century · Russia · Writers0.15
  100. 100Nikolai Berdyaev1874-1948 · 20th century · France · Academics0.15

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.