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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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FieldAllPoliticiansReligious FiguresWritersHistorical FiguresAcademicsModelsDoctorsActorsMusiciansArtists
  1. 1Margaret the VirginMargaret the Virgin292–307 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writers3 decades
  2. 2Ammianus MarcellinusAmmianus Marcellinus330–395 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writers22 decades
  3. 3UlfilasUlfilas311–383 · Writers19 decades
  4. 4FaxianFaxian340–422 · 🇨🇳 China · Writers8 decades
  5. 5AusoniusAusonius310–395 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers22 decades
  6. 6KumārajīvaKumārajīva344–413 · 🇨🇳 China · Writers1 decades
  7. 7Pachomius the GreatPachomius the Great292–348 · 🇪🇬 Egypt · Writers0 decades
  8. 8Evagrius PonticusEvagrius Ponticus345–399 · Writers2 decades
  9. 9EutropiusEutropiusdied 400 · Writers22 decades
  10. 10Quintus Aurelius SymmachusQuintus Aurelius Symmachus345–402 · Writers0 decades
  11. 11Martianus CapellaMartianus Capella360–428 · Writers22 decades
  12. 12Aurelius VictorAurelius Victor320–390 · Writers22 decades
  13. 13PPriscillian340–385 · Writers22 decades
  14. 14PrudentiusPrudentius348–413 · Writersnot measured—
  15. 15LibaniusLibanius314–393 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writers22 decades
  16. 16Epiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius of Salamis315–403 · 🇮🇱 Israel · Writersnot measured—
  17. 17Sulpicius SeverusSulpicius Severus360–420 · Writers22 decades
  18. 18Guo PuGuo Pu276–324 · Writers0 decades
  19. 19Tyrannius RufinusTyrannius Rufinus345–411 · Writers0 decades
  20. 20Aelius DonatusAelius Donatus315–380 · Writers0 decades
  21. 21AAvienius305–375 · Writers0 decades
  22. 22Didymus the BlindDidymus the Blind313–398 · Writers2 decades
  23. 23AOApollinaris of Laodicea310–390 · Writers0 decades
  24. 24EunapiusEunapius349–420 · Writers22 decades
  25. 25AphrahatAphrahat270–346 · Writers6 decades
  26. 26Sextus Pompeius FestusSextus Pompeius Festus350–350 · Writers0 decades
  27. 27Eusebius of VercelliEusebius of Vercelli283–371 · Writers1 decades
  28. 28Gaius Julius SolinusGaius Julius Solinusborn 300 · Writers0 decades
  29. 29Su HuiSu Huiborn 360 · Writersnot measured—
  30. 30VNVirius Nicomachus Flavianus334–394 · Writers0 decades
  31. 31FestusFestusdied 380 · Writersnot measured—
  32. 32Murong ChuiMurong Chui326–396 · Writers0 decades
  33. 33AFAconia Fabia Paulina350–384 · Writers0 decades
  34. 34RTRutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius301–301 · Writers0 decades
  35. 35Dictys CretensisDictys Cretensis350–400 · Writers7 decades
  36. 36ShenuteShenute348–466 · Writers1 decades
  37. 37Faltonia Betitia ProbaFaltonia Betitia Proba322–370 · Writers0 decades
  38. 38SASaint Aurelius301–430 · Writers0 decades
  39. 39Paphnutius of ThebesPaphnutius of Thebes360–400 · Writersnot measured—
  40. 40MOMarcellus of Ancyra285–374 · Writers9 decades
  41. 41AOAcacius of Caesarea300–366 · Writers0 decades
  42. 42PacianPacian310–390 · Writers8 decades
  43. 43NMNonius Marcellus300–350 · Writers8 decades
  44. 44OrientiusOrientius302–444 · Writers1 decades
  45. 45CCommodian300–300 · Writers3 decades
  46. 46Gaudentius of BresciaGaudentius of Brescia327–410 · Writers0 decades
  47. 47Amphilochius of IconiumAmphilochius of Iconium339–394 · Writers0 decades
  48. 48Serapion of ThmuisSerapion of Thmuis300–370 · 🇪🇬 Egypt · Writers0 decades
  49. 49ChromatiusChromatius335–407 · Writers10 decades
  50. 50AOAlexander of Lycopolisborn 300 · Writers0 decades
  51. 51Nicetas of RemesianaNicetas of Remesiana335–414 · Writers0 decades
  52. 52Chang QuChang Qu291–361 · Writers0 decades
  53. 53TTryphiodorus300–400 · Writers8 decades
  54. 54RabbulaRabbula350–435 · Writers5 decades
  55. 55QGQuintus Gargilius Martialis300–300 · Writers0 decades
  56. 56PTPope Timothy I of Alexandria350–384 · 🇪🇬 Egypt · Writersnot measured—
  57. 57ZGZenob Glak300–350 · Writers0 decades
  58. 58PSPolemius Silvius350–500 · Writers0 decades
  59. 59AAlypius350–400 · Writersnot measured—
  60. 60ZTZhang Tianxi346–406 · Writers0 decades
  61. 61TTiberianusborn 300 · Writersnot measured—
  62. 62Wei ShuoWei Shuo272–349 · Writers0 decades
  63. 63Sun ChuoSun Chuo320–377 · Writers0 decades
  64. 64LPLactantius Placidusborn 300 · Writers0 decades
  65. 65MTMallius Theodorusborn 350 · Writers0 decades
  66. 66AOAsterius of Amasea335–410 · Writers0 decades
  67. 67GJGaius Julius Victor350–350 · Writers0 decades
  68. 68PentadiusPentadius300–400 · Writers0 decades
  69. 69LXLi Xiuborn 291 · Writers0 decades
  70. 70Phoebadius of AgenPhoebadius of Agen328–392 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers0 decades
  71. 71Xun GuanXun Guanborn 303 · Writers0 decades
  72. 72POPraxagoras of Athens300–400 · Writers0 decades
  73. 73SSuomarborn 350 · Writers0 decades
  74. 74OOrsisius301–301 · Writers0 decades
  75. 75FOFaustinus of Brescia301–381 · Writersnot measured—
  76. 76Dionysius CatoDionysius Cato300–300 · Writers0 decades
  77. 77AMAemilius Magnus Arborius270–337 · Writers0 decades
  78. 78EOEustathius of Cappadocia300–362 · Writers0 decades
  79. 79JEJulius Exsuperantius350–450 · Writers0 decades
  80. 80QTQuintus Terentius Scaurus300–400 · Writers0 decades
  81. 81AUAggenus Urbicusborn 350 · Writers0 decades
  82. 82AFAtilius Fortunatianusborn 350 · Writers0 decades
  83. 83LatronianusLatronianusdied 385 · Writers0 decades
  84. 84AAlbina360–431 · Writersnot measured—

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.