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← Fame through time400-499

The 5th century

Whose working lives fell in the 5th 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 5th century, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Yūryaku418-479 · Japan · Models0 decades
  2. 2Keitai450-531 · Japan · Models0 decades
  3. 3Seinei444-484 · Japan · Models0 decades
  4. 4Emperor Ankō401-456 · Japan · Modelsnot measured-
  5. 5Emperor Kenzō450-487 · Japan · Modelsnot measured-
  6. 6Ingyō376-453 · Japan · Models0 decades
  7. 7Emperor Ninken449-498 · Japan · Historical Figures0 decades
  8. 8Samgeun465-479 · Japannot measured-
  9. 9Prince Kinashi no Karu450-453 · Japannot measured-
  10. 10Mononobe no Arakabi450-536 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  11. 11Soga no Koma401-501 · Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  12. 12Wakatarashihimedied 459 · Japannot measured-
  13. 13Princess Tashirakaborn 450 · Japannot measured-
  14. 14Prince Hayabusawakedied 423 · Japan · Writersnot measured-
  15. 15Heguri no Matori450-498 · Japan · Politicians0 decades
  16. 16Prince Yatsuri no Shirahikodied 456 · Japannot 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.