← Fame through time600-699
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 coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Khosrow II0 decades - 2
Emperor Taizong of Tang8 decades - 3
Yazdegerd III0 decades - 4
Constans II18 decades - 5
Dagobert I0 decades - 6
Penda of Mercia0 decades - 7
Brunhilda of Austrasia0 decades - 8Emperor Gaozong of Tang0 decades
- 9
Chlothar II0 decades - 10
Queen Seondeok of Sillanot measured- - 11
Clovis II10 decades - 12
Asparuh of Bulgarianot measured- - 13
Oswald of Northumbria0 decades - 14
Theuderic III0 decades - 15
Emperor Zhongzong of Tangnot measured- - 16
Emperor Ruizong of Tangnot measured- - 17
Edwin of Northumbria2 decades - 18
Kōgyoku0 decades - 19
Recceswinthnot measured- - 20
Cædwalla of Wessex0 decades - 21
Chlothar III0 decades - 22
Cynegils11 decades - 23
Kavadh II0 decades - 24
Odo the Greatnot measured- - 25
Clovis IV0 decades - 26
Jomeinot measured- - 27Centwine of Wessex0 decades
- 28
Dagobert II2 decades - 29
Kōtokunot measured- - 30
Childeric II1 decades - 31
Ardashir III0 decades - 32
Ansegisel0 decades - 33
Bertha of Kent0 decades - 34
Egica11 decades - 35Oswiu15 decades
- 36
Theodelinda8 decades - 37
Sigebert III0 decades - 38Æthelfrith of Northumbria0 decades
- 39
Munmu of Silla0 decades - 40
Wamba22 decades - 41
Æthelred of Mercia0 decades - 42
Wulfhere of Mercia0 decades - 43
Shirinnot measured- - 44
Theuderic II0 decades - 45
Peroz III0 decades - 46
Charibert II0 decades - 47
Childebert the Adopted0 decades - 48
Martinanot measured- - 49
Theudebert II0 decades - 50
Theodosiusnot measured- - 51
Erwig0 decades - 52
Eadbald of Kent0 decades - 53
Balthild1 decades - 54Emperor Gong of Suinot measured-
- 55
Cadwallon ap Cadfan0 decades - 56
Bridei IIInot measured- - 57
Sigebert II0 decades - 58
Khosrau IIInot measured- - 59
Clovis III0 decades - 60
Tulganot measured- - 61
Anna of East Anglia0 decades - 62
Liuva II0 decades - 63
Sisenand1 decades - 64
Witteric0 decades - 65Li Yuanjinot measured-
- 66
Chintila0 decades - 67Bridei IInot measured-
- 68
Cadwaladrnot measured- - 69
Perctarit0 decades - 70
Adaloald0 decades - 71Gartnait IIInot measured-
- 72
Peada of Mercia0 decades - 73
Óengus Inot measured- - 74
Theodo II of Bavarianot measured- - 75Eorcenberht of Kent0 decades
- 76
Grimoald I of Beneventonot measured- - 77Bridei IVnot measured-
- 78Ciniochnot measured-
- 79
Ui-te-Rangiora0 decades - 80
Sæberht of Essexnot measured- - 81Talorc IIInot measured-
- 82Nechtan mac Der-Ileinot measured-
- 83
Hormuzan2 decades - 84Shapur-i Shahrvaraznot measured-
- 85Taran mac Ainftechnot measured-
- 86
Rhydderch Hael0 decades - 87Li Chengqian0 decades
- 88Cearl of Mercia0 decades
- 89
Oswine of Deira0 decades - 90
Ansprand0 decades - 91
K'inich Kan B'alam IInot measured- - 92
Unknown Archonnot measured- - 93
Saint Judicael0 decades - 94Eadric of Kent0 decades
- 95Eanfrith of Bernicia0 decades
- 96Garibaldnot measured-
- 97Godepert0 decades
- 98
Juanshernot measured- - 99
Heraklonas0 decades - 100Gotfridnot 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.