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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  1. 1Pope Victor IPope Victor Idied 199 · Religious Figures0 decades
  2. 2Saint SarahSaint Sarah100–100 · 🇪🇬 Egypt · Religious Figures0 decades
  3. 3Pope Pius IPope Pius I95–150 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  4. 4Pope Alexander IPope Alexander I100–116 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  5. 5Saint ApolloniaSaint Apollonia150–249 · 🇪🇬 Egypt · Religious Figures0 decades
  6. 6Pope EvaristusPope Evaristus100–105 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Religious Figures0 decades
  7. 7Dionysius the AreopagiteDionysius the Areopagite100–100 · Religious Figures22 decades
  8. 8Pope AnicetusPope Anicetus100–166 · Religious Figures0 decades
  9. 9Pope TelesphorusPope Telesphorusdied 130 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  10. 10Pope EleutheriusPope Eleutheriusdied 189 · Religious Figures3 decades
  11. 11Pope HyginusPope Hyginusdied 142 · Religious Figures0 decades
  12. 12Saint PothinusSaint Pothinus87–177 · Religious Figures0 decades
  13. 13ApollosApollos100–100 · 🇪🇬 Egypt · Religious Figures22 decades
  14. 14Saint PubliusSaint Publius100–112 · Religious Figures0 decades
  15. 15AOAlexander of Abonoteichus105–170 · Religious Figures0 decades
  16. 16Achillius of LarissaAchillius of Larissa150–330 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  17. 17ProsdocimusProsdocimus100–100 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  18. 18POPolycrates of Ephesus125–196 · Religious Figures0 decades
  19. 19EBElisha ben Abuyah70–135 · Religious Figures0 decades
  20. 20Julius BassianusJulius Bassianusdied 201 · Religious Figures0 decades
  21. 21AsprenAspren100–200 · Religious Figures0 decades
  22. 22EuchariusEucharius101–300 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  23. 23Magnus of TraniMagnus of Trani101–251 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  24. 24Marcian of TortonaMarcian of Tortona100–120 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25AAstius100–117 · Religious Figures0 decades
  26. 26Clair of NantesClair of Nantes150–310 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  27. 27Constantius of PerugiaConstantius of Perugia150–170 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  28. 28Secundus of AbulaSecundus of Abula100–100 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  29. 29PBPhannias ben Samuelborn 100 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30PPatiensdied 150 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  31. 31JTJose the Galilean100–200 · Religious Figures1 decades
  32. 32CalocerusCalocerus100–121 · Religious Figures0 decades
  33. 33Conon of BidanaConon of Bidana101–250 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  34. 34TThraseas100–170 · Religious Figures5 decades
  35. 35MaroneMarone100–100 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  36. 36Flavius JustusFlavius Justusborn 76 · Religious Figuresnot 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.