← Fame through time300-399
The 4th century
Whose working lives fell in the 4th 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 4th century, ranked where coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Constantine the Great22 decades - 2
Shapur II6 decades - 3
Narsehnot measured- - 4
Aelia Eudoxia0 decades - 5
Ermanaric3 decades - 6
Athanaric12 decades - 7
Hormizd II0 decades - 8
Ardashir II0 decades - 9
Vetranionot measured- - 10
Emperor Yuan of Jinnot measured- - 11
Emperor Huai of Jinnot measured- - 12Godigisel0 decades
- 13
Coel Hen0 decades - 14
Niall of the Nine Hostages9 decades - 15Octar2 decades
- 16
Arshak II0 decades - 17
Fú Jiānnot measured- - 18Pap of Armenia0 decades
- 19Emperor Mu of Jinnot measured-
- 20
Emperor Ai of Jinnot measured- - 21Emperor Kang of Jinnot measured-
- 22
Bongsang0 decades - 23
Pharantzemnot measured- - 24Arshak III0 decades
- 25Alatheus3 decades
- 26Vithimiris0 decades
- 27Empress Chu Suanzinot measured-
- 28Heulhaenot measured-
- 29Fastida0 decades
- 30Boznot measured-
- 31Bhadravarman I0 decades
- 32Girim of Sillanot measured-
- 33
Vadomarius0 decades - 34
Ascaric0 decades - 35Merogaisnot measured-
- 36Trdat of Iberianot measured-
- 37Balendukhtnot measured-
- 38Padarn Beisrudd0 decades
- 39Lamissonenot measured-
- 40Sauromaces II of Iberianot measured-
- 41Vinitharius0 decades
- 42Xu Xianzhinot measured-
- 43Cáelbadnot measured-
- 44Mederich0 decades
- 45
Mihrdat IV of Iberianot measured- - 46Gundomarnot measured-
- 47Vithicabnot measured-
- 48Letinot measured-
- 49Vestralponot measured-
- 50Hortar0 decades
- 51Teng Fanglannot measured-
- 52Achiulf0 decades
- 53Gadeonnot measured-
- 54Sauromates Vnot measured-
- 55Talorc m. Achiuirnot measured-
- 56Gartnait II Duberr of the Pictsnot measured-
- 57
Phromnot measured- - 58Hariulfusnot 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.