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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 Chinese books during the 2010s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Mao Zedong1893-1976 · 20th century · China · Politicians103
  2. 2Deng Xiaoping1904-1997 · 20th century · China · Politicians35
  3. 3Lu Xun1881-1936 · 20th century · China · Writers27
  4. 4Confucius551 BC-479 BC · 1st millennium BC · China · Academics26
  5. 5Hu Jintaoborn 1942 · 20th century · China · Politicians25
  6. 6Xi Jinpingborn 1953 · 20th century · China · Politicians24
  7. 7Chen Shui-bianborn 1950 · 20th century · Taiwan · Politicians21
  8. 8Zhou Enlai1898-1976 · 20th century · China · Politicians20
  9. 9Sun Yat-sen1866-1925 · 20th century · China · Politicians20
  10. 10Laozi579 BC-500 BC · 1st millennium BC · Academics17
  11. 11Lee Kuan Yew1923-2015 · 20th century · Singapore · Politicians17
  12. 12Lee Teng-hui1923-2020 · 20th century · Taiwan · Politicians17
  13. 13Ma Ying-jeouborn 1950 · 20th century · Taiwan · Politicians16
  14. 14Liu Shaoqi1898-1969 · 20th century · China · Politicians13
  15. 15Wen Jiabaoborn 1942 · 20th century · China · Politicians10
  16. 16Jiang Zemin1926-2022 · 20th century · China · Politicians7.0
  17. 17Lin Biao1907-1971 · 20th century · China · Politicians5.9
  18. 18Yuan Shikai1859-1916 · 19th century · China · Politicians5.8
  19. 19Kang Youwei1858-1927 · 19th century · China · Politicians5.5
  20. 20Zhuang Zhou369 BC-288 BC · 1st millennium BC · China · Academics5.3
  21. 21Li Keqiang1955-2023 · 20th century · China · Politicians5.1
  22. 22Chiang Ching-kuo1910-1988 · 20th century · China · Politicians4.9
  23. 23Gao Ming1305-1370 · 14th century · Writers4.8
  24. 24Zhu De1886-1976 · 20th century · China · Politicians4.5
  25. 25Zhao Ziyang1919-2005 · 20th century · China · Politicians4.4
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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.