Claim profile
300–399

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 Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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  1. 1Theodosius ITheodosius I347–395 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Politicians10 decades
  2. 2JulianJulian331–363 · Politiciansnot measured—
  3. 3Constantius IIConstantius II317–361 · Politicians18 decades
  4. 4Valentinian IValentinian I321–375 · Politicians11 decades
  5. 5ValensValens328–378 · Politiciansnot measured—
  6. 6MaxentiusMaxentius278–312 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians22 decades
  7. 7GratianGratian359–383 · Politicians22 decades
  8. 8JovianJovian331–364 · Politicians22 decades
  9. 9Constantine IIConstantine II316–340 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians22 decades
  10. 10StilichoStilicho359–408 · Politicians22 decades
  11. 11Magnus MaximusMagnus Maximus335–388 · Politicians4 decades
  12. 12ConstansConstans320–350 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politiciansnot measured—
  13. 13Valentinian IIValentinian II371–392 · Politicians21 decades
  14. 14Maximinus IIMaximinus II270–313 · Politicians0 decades
  15. 15MagnentiusMagnentius303–353 · Politicians22 decades
  16. 16Valerius SeverusValerius Severus300–307 · Politicians0 decades
  17. 17CrispusCrispus303–326 · Politiciansnot measured—
  18. 18Constantius GallusConstantius Gallus325–354 · Politicians0 decades
  19. 19EugeniusEugenius345–394 · Politiciansnot measured—
  20. 20ArbogastArbogast340–394 · Politiciansnot measured—
  21. 21RRichomeres350–393 · Politicians0 decades
  22. 22JCJulius Constantius289–337 · Politicians6 decades
  23. 23DalmatiusDalmatius320–337 · Politiciansnot measured—
  24. 24RRufinus335–395 · Politiciansnot measured—
  25. 25HannibalianusHannibalianus315–337 · Politiciansnot measured—
  26. 26Xie AnXie An320–385 · Politicians2 decades
  27. 27Licinius IILicinius II315–326 · Politicians0 decades
  28. 28GildoGildo340–398 · Politiciansnot measured—
  29. 29DecentiusDecentius300–353 · Politicians11 decades
  30. 30Wang DaoWang Dao276–339 · Politicians0 decades
  31. 31VAVettius Agorius Praetextatus320–384 · Politicians0 decades
  32. 32Nicomachus FlavianusNicomachus Flavianus350–500 · Politicians0 decades
  33. 33FAFlavius Afranius Syagriusborn 345 · Politicians0 decades
  34. 34Murong DeMurong De336–405 · Politicians0 decades
  35. 35AAblabius300–338 · Politicians0 decades
  36. 36Emperor Wu of Liu SongEmperor Wu of Liu Song363–422 · Politiciansnot measured—
  37. 37Valerius RomulusValerius Romulus294–309 · Politicians0 decades
  38. 38SDSima Daozi364–403 · Politicians0 decades
  39. 39AArbitioborn 330 · Politicians0 decades
  40. 40CCalocaerusdied 334 · Politicians0 decades
  41. 41Flavius JovinusFlavius Jovinusborn 315 · Politicians0 decades
  42. 42St. Nerses ISt. Nerses I329–373 · Politicians0 decades
  43. 43BBasilina300–332 · Politicians0 decades
  44. 44LSLi Shi350–361 · Politicians3 decades
  45. 45EJEmperor Jianwen of Jin320–372 · Politiciansnot measured—
  46. 46Sextus Claudius Petronius ProbusSextus Claudius Petronius Probus328–390 · Politicians0 decades
  47. 47DYDuan Ye350–401 · Politiciansnot measured—
  48. 48Junius Bassus TheotecniusJunius Bassus Theotecnius317–359 · Politiciansnot measured—
  49. 49KIKhosrov III the Smalldied 338 · Politiciansnot measured—
  50. 50CMClaudius Mamertinus301–301 · Politicians0 decades
  51. 51ECEmperor Cheng of Jin321–342 · Politiciansnot measured—
  52. 52OusanasOusanas300–400 · Politicians0 decades
  53. 53DacianusDacianus300–400 · Politicians0 decades
  54. 54SalutiusSalutius350–400 · Politicians0 decades
  55. 55Domitius ModestusDomitius Modestusborn 350 · Politicians0 decades
  56. 56MKMurong Ke325–367 · Politiciansnot measured—
  57. 57Saint PammachiusSaint Pammachius345–409 · Politiciansnot measured—
  58. 58ETEutolmius Tatianusborn 350 · Politicians0 decades
  59. 59BBassianus300–316 · Politiciansnot measured—
  60. 60Sima YingSima Ying279–306 · Politiciansnot measured—
  61. 61YHYin Hao300–356 · Politicians0 decades
  62. 62CPClaudius Postumus Dardanusborn 350 · Politicians0 decades
  63. 63NNevittaborn 350 · Politicians4 decades
  64. 64LALucius Aradius Valerius Proculusborn 300 · Politiciansnot measured—
  65. 65Valentinianus GalatesValentinianus Galates366–369 · Politicians0 decades
  66. 66TTimasius350–396 · Politicians6 decades
  67. 67SHSossianus Hieroclesborn 293 · Politicians0 decades
  68. 68LALucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus350–376 · Politicians0 decades
  69. 69Anicius Petronius ProbusAnicius Petronius Probusborn 350 · Politicians0 decades
  70. 70Eon of AxumEon of Axum300–400 · Politiciansnot measured—
  71. 71FEFlavius Eucheriusborn 350 · Politicians0 decades
  72. 72WJWen Jiao288–329 · Politicians0 decades
  73. 73CJChi Jian269–339 · Politicians0 decades
  74. 74LMLiu Muzhi360–417 · Politiciansnot measured—
  75. 75AAreobindus350–449 · Politiciansnot measured—
  76. 76EYEmpress Yu Wenjun297–328 · Politiciansnot measured—
  77. 77FCFlavius Claudius Antoniusborn 350 · Politiciansnot measured—
  78. 78FFlorentiusborn 350 · Politiciansnot measured—
  79. 79RPRuricius Pompeianus300–312 · Politicians0 decades
  80. 80QCQuintus Clodius Hermogenianus Olybriusborn 350 · Politicians0 decades
  81. 81LLupicinusborn 350 · Politiciansnot measured—
  82. 82MHMurong Hui373–397 · Politiciansnot measured—
  83. 83Quintus Fabius Memmius SymmachusQuintus Fabius Memmius Symmachusborn 350 · Politicians0 decades
  84. 84AAAnicius Acilius Glabrio Faustusborn 350 · Politicians0 decades
  85. 85Wazeba of AxumWazeba of Axum300–400 · Politiciansnot measured—
  86. 86YBYu Bing (Eastern Jin)296–344 · Politiciansnot measured—
  87. 87PPromotus350–392 · Politicians5 decades
  88. 88PCPaulus Catena300–362 · Politicians0 decades
  89. 89VRVulcacius Rufinus350–368 · Politicians0 decades
  90. 90FAFlavius Arintheus355–378 · Politiciansnot measured—
  91. 91AAurelianusborn 350 · Politiciansnot measured—
  92. 92FXFu Xiong350–354 · Politiciansnot measured—
  93. 93TTaurusborn 350 · Politiciansnot measured—
  94. 94VMValerius Maximus Basilius330–364 · Politicians0 decades
  95. 95Neratius CerealisNeratius Cerealisborn 350 · Politicians0 decades
  96. 96PlintaPlinta350–499 · Politicians0 decades
  97. 97EEutychianusdied 405 · Politicians5 decades
  98. 98SXSima Xi316–381 · Politicians0 decades
  99. 99ZarmandukhtZarmandukhtborn 350 · Politiciansnot measured—
  100. 100PBPomponius Bassusborn 300 · Politicians0 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.