Claim profile
100–199

The 2nd century

Whose working lives fell in the 2nd century. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 2nd century, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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FieldAllPoliticiansWritersHistorical FiguresAcademicsReligious FiguresDoctorsModelsScientistsActorsMusicians
  1. 1Antoninus PiusAntoninus Pius86–161 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians22 decades
  2. 2MacrinusMacrinus164–218 · Politicians22 decades
  3. 3Cao CaoCao Cao155–220 · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians8 decades
  4. 4Lucius VerusLucius Verus130–169 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians22 decades
  5. 5Didius JulianusDidius Julianus133–193 · Politicians10 decades
  6. 6Cassius DioCassius Dio150–235 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Politicians10 decades
  7. 7PertinaxPertinax126–193 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians22 decades
  8. 8CaiaphasCaiaphas100–100 · Politicians22 decades
  9. 9Faustina the YoungerFaustina the Younger125–175 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians0 decades
  10. 10Clodius AlbinusClodius Albinus150–197 · Politicians9 decades
  11. 11ACAvidius Cassius130–175 · Politicians12 decades
  12. 12He JinHe Jin135–189 · Politicians5 decades
  13. 13Pescennius NigerPescennius Nigerborn 135 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians10 decades
  14. 14Herodes AtticusHerodes Atticus101–177 · Politicians21 decades
  15. 15Lucius AeliusLucius Aelius101–138 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians0 decades
  16. 16Wang YunWang Yun137–192 · Politicians3 decades
  17. 17Chen GongChen Gong150–199 · Politicians0 decades
  18. 18Dong ZhuoDong Zhuo139–192 · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians2 decades
  19. 19SXShi Xie137–226 · Politiciansnot measured—
  20. 20Xun YouXun You157–214 · Politicians0 decades
  21. 21WLWang Lang152–228 · Politicians3 decades
  22. 22Tao QianTao Qian132–194 · Politiciansnot measured—
  23. 23Yuan ShaoYuan Shao154–202 · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians3 decades
  24. 24Sun JianSun Jian155–192 · 🇨🇳 China · Politiciansnot measured—
  25. 25TJTiberius Julius Alexander100–100 · Politicians0 decades
  26. 26CYCheng Yu141–220 · Politicians1 decades
  27. 27CQChen Qun150–236 · Politicians0 decades
  28. 28Lusius QuietusLusius Quietus100–118 · Politicians0 decades
  29. 29Quintus Lollius UrbicusQuintus Lollius Urbicus109–160 · Politicians0 decades
  30. 30Zhang ZhaoZhang Zhao156–236 · Politicians0 decades
  31. 31ELEmpress Liang Na116–150 · Politiciansnot measured—
  32. 32Marcus Annius Verus CaesarMarcus Annius Verus Caesar162–169 · Politiciansnot measured—
  33. 33LJLiang Jidied 159 · Politicians0 decades
  34. 34Salonia MatidiaSalonia Matidia68–119 · Politicians0 decades
  35. 35Xu ShuXu Shu101–201 · Politicians0 decades
  36. 36Mi ZhuMi Zhu101–221 · Politicians0 decades
  37. 37Yang YiYang Yi150–235 · Politicians1 decades
  38. 38SPShen Pei101–204 · Politicians0 decades
  39. 39Salvius JulianusSalvius Julianus100–170 · Politicians6 decades
  40. 40YFYu Fan164–233 · Politicians0 decades
  41. 41BZBu Zhi150–247 · Politicians0 decades
  42. 42Yuan ShuYuan Shu155–199 · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians1 decades
  43. 43Marcus Annius VerusMarcus Annius Verus90–120 · Politicians0 decades
  44. 44Liu BiaoLiu Biao142–208 · Politicians1 decades
  45. 45ZJZhu Jun149–195 · Politicians0 decades
  46. 46Tiberius Claudius PompeianusTiberius Claudius Pompeianus130–193 · Politicians0 decades
  47. 47ZMZhang Miao155–195 · Politicians0 decades
  48. 48GYGan Yingborn 100 · Politicians0 decades
  49. 49NFNiu Fu101–192 · Politicians0 decades
  50. 50Zhang NiZhang Ni150–255 · Politicians0 decades
  51. 51Tian FengTian Feng101–200 · Politicians1 decades
  52. 52HXHua Xin157–232 · Politicians0 decades
  53. 53ZBZang Baborn 162 · Politicians0 decades
  54. 54DZDong Zhao156–236 · Politicians0 decades
  55. 55WPWen Pingborn 150 · Politicians1 decades
  56. 56GGGongsun Gong150–300 · Politiciansnot measured—
  57. 57PZPan Zhang150–234 · Politicians0 decades
  58. 58POPrince of Hongnong176–190 · 🇨🇳 China · Politiciansnot measured—
  59. 59ZJZhuge Jun100–200 · Politiciansnot measured—
  60. 60XYXu You101–204 · Politicians1 decades
  61. 61Gaius Fulvius PlautianusGaius Fulvius Plautianus150–205 · Politicians0 decades
  62. 62Jian YongJian Yongborn 150 · Politicians0 decades
  63. 63Fan ChouFan Chou101–195 · Politicians0 decades
  64. 64DYDing Yi150–220 · Politicians1 decades
  65. 65PJPang Ji101–202 · Politicians0 decades
  66. 66PhilopapposPhilopappos70–126 · Politicians0 decades
  67. 67Titus Aurelius FulvusTitus Aurelius Fulvusborn 100 · Politicians0 decades
  68. 68Ma TengMa Teng156–212 · Politicians0 decades
  69. 69SFSima Fang149–219 · Politiciansnot measured—
  70. 70Sun QianSun Qian150–214 · Politiciansnot measured—
  71. 71Zhang SongZhang Song101–213 · Politicians0 decades
  72. 72ZLZhang Lu101–216 · Politicians0 decades
  73. 73ZZZhu Zhi156–224 · Politicians0 decades
  74. 74QMQuintus Marcius Turbo100–200 · Politicians0 decades
  75. 75Xun YuXun Yu163–212 · Politicians0 decades
  76. 76LDLiu Dai101–192 · Politicians0 decades
  77. 77XLXiang Lang101–247 · Politiciansnot measured—
  78. 78XPXin Pi101–235 · Politicians0 decades
  79. 79HHHan Hao150–218 · Politicians0 decades
  80. 80Jia XuJia Xu147–223 · Politicians1 decades
  81. 81BXBao Xun150–226 · Politicians0 decades
  82. 82TCTiberius Claudius Balbilus100–100 · Politiciansnot measured—
  83. 83PAPublius Acilius Attianus100–200 · Politicians0 decades
  84. 84Empress Deng SuiEmpress Deng Sui81–121 · Politiciansnot measured—
  85. 85CJCao Jie101–181 · Politicians0 decades
  86. 86Gaius Julius Quadratus BassusGaius Julius Quadratus Bassus70–117 · Politiciansnot measured—
  87. 87Julius AvitusJulius Avitus155–216 · Politicians0 decades
  88. 88Guo SiGuo Si146–197 · Politicians0 decades
  89. 89QSQuintus Sosius Senecio100–101 · Politicians0 decades
  90. 90KYKuai Yue101–214 · Politicians0 decades
  91. 91PSPublius Septimius Geta140–200 · Politicians0 decades
  92. 92HXHan Xuan151–209 · Politicians0 decades
  93. 93XSXun Shuang128–190 · Politicians0 decades
  94. 94GGGao Gan101–206 · Politicians0 decades
  95. 95ZXZhuge Xuan150–197 · Politiciansnot measured—
  96. 96QTQuintus Tineius Rufus90–101 · Politiciansnot measured—
  97. 97XPXin Ping101–204 · Politicians0 decades
  98. 98VCVentidius Cumanus100–100 · Politicians0 decades
  99. 99QPQuintus Pompeius Falco100–150 · Politicians0 decades
  100. 100LMLucius Minicius Natalis Quadronius Verus96–200 · Politiciansnot measured—

How this is measured

  • Placing people in time. Each person belongs to the century in which they were most active — around age 35, and never after their death.
  • Who ranks highest. Within a century, people are ranked where two independent signals agree: how many of the world’s Wikipedia language editions cover them, and how many people actually read about them. Article counts alone can be lifted by a person’s own circle; readers cannot.
  • Fame in print. The curves count how often a name appears in Google Books from 1800 to 2019, as a share of all the words printed each year, in the person’s own language wherever that corpus exists. Those decades are over, so each measurement is made once and kept.
  • What is left out. A lifetime is measured only from 1820, when there is enough print to judge; the five years after a death are skipped as obituaries; and a name shared with someone equally notable is credited to neither.