Claim profile
200–299

The 3rd century

Whose working lives fell in the 3rd 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 3rd century, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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FieldAllPoliticiansWritersHistorical FiguresReligious FiguresAcademicsModelsActorsDoctorsMusiciansLawyers
  1. 1CaracallaCaracalla188–217 · Historical Figures22 decades
  2. 2Cao ZhiCao Zhi192–232 · Historical Figures7 decades
  3. 3HHimikodied 248 · Historical Figures5 decades
  4. 4SaloninusSaloninus242–260 · Historical Figures7 decades
  5. 5Sun QuanSun Quan182–252 · 🇨🇳 China · Historical Figures2 decades
  6. 6DiadumenianDiadumenian208–218 · Historical Figures0 decades
  7. 7AllectusAllectus201–296 · Historical Figures21 decades
  8. 8Tiridates III of ArmeniaTiridates III of Armenia255–330 · Historical Figures0 decades
  9. 9Guo NüwangGuo Nüwang184–235 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  10. 10Emperor Xian of HanEmperor Xian of Han181–234 · 🇨🇳 China · Historical Figures0 decades
  11. 11Artabanus IV of ParthiaArtabanus IV of Parthia200–224 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  12. 12VaballathusVaballathus266–273 · Historical Figures0 decades
  13. 13Zhou YuZhou Yu175–210 · 🇨🇳 China · Historical Figures2 decades
  14. 14Bahram IBahram I250–276 · Historical Figures0 decades
  15. 15Cao RuiCao Rui205–239 · Historical Figures0 decades
  16. 16Hormizd IHormizd I250–273 · Historical Figures0 decades
  17. 17Bahram IIBahram II250–293 · Historical Figures0 decades
  18. 18Valerian IIValerian II250–257 · Historical Figures0 decades
  19. 19Chandragupta IChandragupta I250–335 · Historical Figures0 decades
  20. 20SilbannacusSilbannacus200–300 · Historical Figures0 decades
  21. 21UraniusUranius200–254 · Historical Figures9 decades
  22. 22HuvishkaHuvishkaborn 200 · Historical Figures10 decades
  23. 23Sallustia OrbianaSallustia Orbianaborn 200 · Historical Figures0 decades
  24. 24JOJobun of Silladied 247 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25CHCao Huan246–303 · Historical Figures0 decades
  26. 26ANAdhur Narseh250–309 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  27. 27SNSok Naehaedied 230 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  28. 28Vologases VI of ParthiaVologases VI of Parthia200–228 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  29. 29COCheomhae of Silladied 261 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30YOYurye of Silla284–298 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  31. 31Lady ZhenLady Zhen183–221 · 🇨🇳 China · Historical Figures0 decades
  32. 32Macrianus MinorMacrianus Minor250–261 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  33. 33TranquillinaTranquillina225–244 · Historical Figures1 decades
  34. 34KIKhosrov II of Armenia250–287 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  35. 35KIKhosrov I of Armeniadied 217 · Historical Figures0 decades
  36. 36WWisimar250–335 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures1 decades
  37. 37HYHuang Yueying200–234 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  38. 38Hairan IHairan I250–267 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  39. 39TToyoborn 235 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  40. 40EYEmpress Yang Zhi258–292 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  41. 41CyriadesCyriades200–300 · Historical Figures3 decades
  42. 42Vasudeva IVasudeva I200–201 · Historical Figures0 decades
  43. 43Magnia UrbicaMagnia Urbicaborn 250 · Historical Figures0 decades
  44. 44SSeptimius250–271 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  45. 45Cao ZhangCao Zhang190–223 · Historical Figures0 decades
  46. 46Mussius AemilianusMussius Aemilianus200–262 · Historical Figures0 decades
  47. 47PisoPiso250–261 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  48. 48Cornelia SuperaCornelia Superaborn 200 · Historical Figures0 decades
  49. 49Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis VITiberius Julius Rhescuporis VIborn 201 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  50. 50Michu of SillaMichu of Silla250–284 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  51. 51Kanishka IIKanishka II200–299 · Historical Figures0 decades
  52. 52Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis VTiberius Julius Rhescuporis V201–276 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  53. 53AGAfinia Gemina Baebiana250–300 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  54. 54AAriogaisus200–200 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  55. 55Tiberius Julius TheothorsesTiberius Julius Theothorses250–309 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  56. 56Tiberius Julius Sauromates IVTiberius Julius Sauromates IVdied 276 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  57. 57IninthimeusIninthimeus201–240 · Historical Figures0 decades
  58. 58Tiberius Julius RhadamsadesTiberius Julius Rhadamsades201–323 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  59. 59Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis IITiberius Julius Rhescuporis IIdied 227 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  60. 60Mahasena of AnuradhapuraMahasena of Anuradhapura250–301 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  61. 61RIRev I of Iberiadied 216 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  62. 62Kanishka IIIKanishka IIIborn 200 · Historical Figures0 decades
  63. 63Tiberius Julius TeiranesTiberius Julius Teiranes250–279 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  64. 64Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis IVTiberius Julius Rhescuporis IVdied 235 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  65. 65AIAspacures Idied 284 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  66. 66Tiberius Julius PharsanzesTiberius Julius Pharsanzes201–254 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  67. 67BIBacurius I of Iberiadied 249 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  68. 68VOVache of Iberiadied 234 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  69. 69HOHormizd of Sakastanborn 250 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  70. 70MIMihrdat II of Iberiadied 265 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  71. 71SMShapur Meshanshah201–260 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  72. 72ShapurdukhtakShapurdukhtakborn 201 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  73. 73VindhyashaktiVindhyashakti240–300 · Historical Figures0 decades
  74. 74Pravarasena IPravarasena I210–330 · Historical Figures0 decades

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.