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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. 1Saint George275-303 · Turkey · Religious Figures22 decades
  2. 2John Chrysostom349-407 · Turkey · Religious Figures22 decades
  3. 3Athanasius of Alexandria296-373 · Egypt · Religious Figures3 decades
  4. 4Martin of Tours316-397 · Religious Figures22 decades
  5. 5Basil of Caesarea329-379 · Turkey · Religious Figures5 decades
  6. 6Saint Lucy283-304 · Italy · Religious Figures3 decades
  7. 7Pope Sylvester I300-335 · Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  8. 8Catherine of Alexandria287-305 · Egypt · Religious Figures17 decades
  9. 9Saint Barbara273-306 · Religious Figures12 decades
  10. 10Agnes of Rome300-400 · Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  11. 11Pope Damasus I305-384 · Portugal · Religious Figures0 decades
  12. 12Pope Julius Idied 352 · Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  13. 13Gregory of Nyssa335-395 · Turkey · Religious Figures22 decades
  14. 14Pope Miltiadesdied 314 · Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  15. 15Pope Liberius310-366 · Italy · Religious Figures11 decades
  16. 16Saint Blaise300-316 · Turkey · Religious Figures1 decades
  17. 17Saint Monica332-387 · Religious Figures18 decades
  18. 18Pope Mark300-336 · Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  19. 19Hilary of Poitiers315-367 · France · Religious Figures20 decades
  20. 20Pope Eusebiusdied 310 · Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  21. 21Pope Anastasius I340-401 · Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  22. 22Januarius272-305 · Italy · Religious Figures22 decades
  23. 23Mary of Egypt344-421 · Egypt · Religious Figures15 decades
  24. 24Philomena291-304 · Religious Figures21 decades
  25. 25Vincent of Saragossa300-304 · Religious Figures0 decades
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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.