Claim profile
600–699

The 7th century

Whose working lives fell in the 7th 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 7th century, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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FieldAllHistorical FiguresWritersPoliticiansReligious FiguresAcademicsBusiness ProfessionalsScientistsModelsMusiciansActors
  1. 1MuhammadMuhammad571–632 · Politiciansnot measured—
  2. 2AliAli599–661 · Politiciansnot measured—
  3. 3AishaAisha614–678 · Writersnot measured—
  4. 4UmarUmar586–644 · Politiciansnot measured—
  5. 5Abu BakrAbu Bakr573–634 · Politicians18 decades
  6. 6Husayn ibn AliHusayn ibn Ali626–680 · Academics0 decades
  7. 7XuanzangXuanzang602–664 · 🇨🇳 China · Academics1 decades
  8. 8FatimahFatimah604–632 · Writers20 decades
  9. 9UthmanUthman574–656 · Politiciansnot measured—
  10. 10Wu ZetianWu Zetian624–705 · 🇨🇳 China · Writers8 decades
  11. 11HeracliusHeraclius575–641 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Politiciansnot measured—
  12. 12Muawiyah IMuawiyah I603–680 · Politicians0 decades
  13. 13Khalid ibn al-WalidKhalid ibn al-Walid592–642 · Writers0 decades
  14. 14Emperor Taizong of TangEmperor Taizong of Tang598–649 · 🇨🇳 China · Historical Figures8 decades
  15. 15Emperor Gaozu of TangEmperor Gaozu of Tang566–635 · Politicians5 decades
  16. 16Hasan ibn AliHasan ibn Ali625–669 · Politicians0 decades
  17. 17Dagobert IDagobert I611–639 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  18. 18Bilal ibn RabahBilal ibn Rabah581–642 · Religious Figures0 decades
  19. 19Chlothar IIChlothar II584–629 · Historical Figures0 decades
  20. 20BBrahmagupta598–670 · 🇮🇳 India · Academics16 decades
  21. 21Yazid IYazid I646–683 · Writers0 decades
  22. 22Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-AbidinAli ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin659–713 · Writersnot measured—
  23. 23Pepin of HerstalPepin of Herstal645–714 · Politicians0 decades
  24. 24Abd al-Malik ibn MarwanAbd al-Malik ibn Marwan646–705 · Politiciansnot measured—
  25. 25Brunhilda of AustrasiaBrunhilda of Austrasiadied 613 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Historical Figures0 decades
  26. 26Abu Sufyan ibn HarbAbu Sufyan ibn Harb565–640 · Business Professionals0 decades
  27. 27Hamza ibn Abdul-MuttalibHamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib568–625 · Writersnot measured—
  28. 28Maria al-QibtiyyaMaria al-Qibtiyyadied 637 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  29. 29Khosrow IIKhosrow II570–628 · Historical Figures0 decades
  30. 30Clovis IIClovis II635–657 · Historical Figures10 decades
  31. 31Theuderic IIITheuderic III657–691 · Historical Figures0 decades
  32. 32HubertusHubertus655–727 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  33. 33Abu HurairahAbu Hurairah602–679 · Religious Figures4 decades
  34. 34'Amr ibn al-'As'Amr ibn al-'As570–664 · Politiciansnot measured—
  35. 35EligiusEligius588–660 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  36. 36Salman the PersianSalman the Persian568–657 · Writers0 decades
  37. 37AAAbd Allah ibn Abbas619–688 · Writers0 decades
  38. 38Saint GilesSaint Giles640–710 · Business Professionals17 decades
  39. 39Maximus the ConfessorMaximus the Confessor579–662 · 🇮🇱 Israel · Academics6 decades
  40. 40Constantine IVConstantine IV652–685 · Politicians13 decades
  41. 41Pepin of LandenPepin of Landen585–640 · Politicians0 decades
  42. 42Constans IIConstans II630–668 · Historical Figures18 decades
  43. 43Abd Allah ibn al-ZubayrAbd Allah ibn al-Zubayr624–692 · Politiciansnot measured—
  44. 44Uqba ibn NafiUqba ibn Nafi622–6830 decades
  45. 45ZIZayd ibn Harithah581–6290 decades
  46. 46RecceswinthRecceswinthdied 672 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Historical Figures22 decades
  47. 47Marwan IMarwan I623–685 · Politicians0 decades
  48. 48ArnulfArnulf582–641 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  49. 49Pope Leo IIPope Leo II611–683 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  50. 50Pope Martin IPope Martin I598–655 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians0 decades
  51. 51Childeric IIChilderic II655–675 · Historical Figures1 decades
  52. 52Dagobert IIDagobert II652–679 · Historical Figures2 decades
  53. 53Abu Ubaidah ibn al-JarrahAbu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah583–639 · Politiciansnot measured—
  54. 54Wei ZhengWei Zheng580–643 · Politiciansnot measured—
  55. 55Zaynab bint JahshZaynab bint Jahsh592–642 · Religious Figures0 decades
  56. 56Amr ibn HishāmAmr ibn Hishām570–624 · Politiciansnot measured—
  57. 57Sigebert IIISigebert III630–656 · Historical Figures0 decades
  58. 58Pope Honorius IPope Honorius I585–638 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  59. 59Chlothar IIIChlothar III650–673 · Historical Figures0 decades
  60. 60Penda of MerciaPenda of Mercia606–655 · Historical Figures0 decades
  61. 61Safiyya bint HuyayySafiyya bint Huyayy610–6700 decades
  62. 62Sa'd ibn Abi WaqqasSa'd ibn Abi Waqqas595–674 · Business Professionals0 decades
  63. 63Hasan al-BasriHasan al-Basri642–728 · Academics2 decades
  64. 64Constantine IIIConstantine III612–641 · Models10 decades
  65. 65Gertrude of NivellesGertrude of Nivelles626–6590 decades
  66. 66Di RenjieDi Renjie630–700 · 🇨🇳 China · Politiciansnot measured—
  67. 67Yazdegerd IIIYazdegerd III624–652 · Historical Figures0 decades
  68. 68WillibrordWillibrord658–739 · Religious Figures21 decades
  69. 69Abbas ibn Abd al-MuttalibAbbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib568–653 · Politiciansnot measured—
  70. 70HuinengHuineng638–713 · 🇨🇳 China · Academics4 decades
  71. 71Wang BoWang Bo650–676 · Writers4 decades
  72. 72Clovis IVClovis IV677–695 · Historical Figures0 decades
  73. 73Sun SimiaoSun Simiao581–682 · 🇨🇳 China · Doctorsnot measured—
  74. 74Zubayr ibn al-AwamZubayr ibn al-Awam594–656 · Politiciansnot measured—
  75. 75ZBZainab bint Muhammad599–629not measured—
  76. 76Theuderic IITheuderic II587–613 · Historical Figures0 decades
  77. 77Pope Sergius IPope Sergius I650–701 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  78. 78Hafsa bint UmarHafsa bint Umar604–6650 decades
  79. 79AIAnas ibn Malik611–713 · Religious Figures0 decades
  80. 80AIAmmar ibn Yasir570–657 · Writers0 decades
  81. 81Abdullah ibn MasudAbdullah ibn Masud594–653 · Religious Figures0 decades
  82. 82Pope SisinniusPope Sisinnius650–708 · Religious Figures0 decades
  83. 83Abd al-Rahman al-GhafiqiAbd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi650–732 · Politiciansnot measured—
  84. 84Pope AgathoPope Agatho574–681 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures8 decades
  85. 85Pope John IVPope John IV600–642 · Writers0 decades
  86. 86TalhahTalhah595–656 · Politicians1 decades
  87. 87Saint KilianSaint Kilian640–689 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures20 decades
  88. 88Musa ibn NusayrMusa ibn Nusayr640–716 · 🇹🇷 Turkey0 decades
  89. 89Theudebert IITheudebert II585–612 · Historical Figures0 decades
  90. 90John ClimacusJohn Climacus579–649 · Academics4 decades
  91. 91MusaylimahMusaylimah600–6330 decades
  92. 92Odo the GreatOdo the Great650–735 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  93. 93AIAbdullah ibn Muhammad610–615 · Religious Figures0 decades
  94. 94EgicaEgica610–702 · Historical Figures11 decades
  95. 95Abu Lu'lu'aAbu Lu'lu'adied 6440 decades
  96. 96Shangguan Wan'erShangguan Wan'er664–710 · Writersnot measured—
  97. 97Abu Ayyub al-AnsariAbu Ayyub al-Ansaridied 6740 decades
  98. 98RBRuqayyah bint Muhammad598–624 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  99. 99Sigebert IISigebert II602–613 · Historical Figures0 decades
  100. 100HBHind bint Utbah576–635 · Writers0 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.