← Fame through time200-299
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 coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Caracalla22 decades - 2Himikonot measured-
- 3
Sun Quan2 decades - 4
Chandragupta I0 decades - 5
Diadumenian0 decades - 6
Cao Zhi7 decades - 7
Emperor Xian of Han0 decades - 8
Artabanus IV of Parthianot measured- - 9
Zhou Yu2 decades - 10
Tiridates III of Armenia0 decades - 11
Bahram I0 decades - 12
Hormizd I0 decades - 13
Cao Rui0 decades - 14
Saloninus7 decades - 15
Bahram II0 decades - 16Cao Huan0 decades
- 17
Vaballathus0 decades - 18
Allectus21 decades - 19
Huvishka10 decades - 20
Silbannacus0 decades - 21Adhur Narsehnot measured-
- 22
Lady Zhen0 decades - 23
Vasudeva I0 decades - 24
Vologases VI of Parthianot measured- - 25
Valerian II0 decades - 26
Guo Nüwangnot measured- - 27Huang Yueyingnot measured-
- 28
Sallustia Orbiana0 decades - 29
Tranquillina1 decades - 30
Cao Zhang0 decades - 31
Kanishka II0 decades - 32
Uranius9 decades - 33
Macrianus Minornot measured- - 34Khosrov II of Armenianot measured-
- 35Wisimar1 decades
- 36
Michu of Sillanot measured- - 37
Hairan Inot measured- - 38Toyonot measured-
- 39Khosrov I of Armenia0 decades
- 40
Mussius Aemilianus0 decades - 41
Kanishka III0 decades - 42Sok Naehaenot measured-
- 43
Cornelia Supera0 decades - 44
Magnia Urbica0 decades - 45Jobun of Sillanot measured-
- 46
Mahasena of Anuradhapuranot measured- - 47Yurye of Sillanot measured-
- 48Cheomhae of Sillanot measured-
- 49
Cyriades3 decades - 50
Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis VInot measured- - 51Afinia Gemina Baebiananot measured-
- 52Empress Yang Zhinot measured-
- 53Septimiusnot measured-
- 54
Tiberius Julius Rhadamsadesnot measured- - 55
Pisonot measured- - 56Rev I of Iberianot measured-
- 57Pan Pannot measured-
- 58Ariogaisusnot measured-
- 59Vache of Iberianot measured-
- 60Vindhyashakti0 decades
- 61Aspacures Inot measured-
- 62
Tiberius Julius Theothorsesnot measured- - 63
Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis Vnot measured- - 64
Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis IVnot measured- - 65Pravarasena I0 decades
- 66
Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis IInot measured- - 67
Tiberius Julius Sauromates IVnot measured- - 68
Ininthimeus0 decades - 69Bacurius I of Iberianot measured-
- 70
Tiberius Julius Teiranesnot measured- - 71Hormizd of Sakastannot measured-
- 72Mihrdat II of Iberianot measured-
- 73
Tiberius Julius Pharsanzesnot measured- - 74
Shapurdukhtaknot measured- - 75Shapur Meshanshahnot measured-
- 76Dhamar Ali Yahbur IInot measured-
- 77Artavazdesnot measured-
- 78Gothabhaya of Anuradhapuranot measured-
- 79Tiberius Julius Syngesnot measured-
- 80Odabakhtnot measured-
- 81Maleqorobarnot measured-
- 82Archaknot measured-
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.