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. 3UmarUmar586–644 · Politiciansnot measured—
  4. 4Abu BakrAbu Bakr573–634 · Politicians18 decades
  5. 5UthmanUthman574–656 · Politiciansnot measured—
  6. 6HeracliusHeraclius575–641 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Politiciansnot measured—
  7. 7Muawiyah IMuawiyah I603–680 · Politicians0 decades
  8. 8Emperor Gaozu of TangEmperor Gaozu of Tang566–635 · Politicians5 decades
  9. 9Hasan ibn AliHasan ibn Ali625–669 · Politicians0 decades
  10. 10Pepin of HerstalPepin of Herstal645–714 · Politicians0 decades
  11. 11Abd al-Malik ibn MarwanAbd al-Malik ibn Marwan646–705 · Politiciansnot measured—
  12. 12'Amr ibn al-'As'Amr ibn al-'As570–664 · Politiciansnot measured—
  13. 13Constantine IVConstantine IV652–685 · Politicians13 decades
  14. 14Pepin of LandenPepin of Landen585–640 · Politicians0 decades
  15. 15Abd Allah ibn al-ZubayrAbd Allah ibn al-Zubayr624–692 · Politiciansnot measured—
  16. 16Marwan IMarwan I623–685 · Politicians0 decades
  17. 17Pope Martin IPope Martin I598–655 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians0 decades
  18. 18Abu Ubaidah ibn al-JarrahAbu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah583–639 · Politiciansnot measured—
  19. 19Wei ZhengWei Zheng580–643 · Politiciansnot measured—
  20. 20Amr ibn HishāmAmr ibn Hishām570–624 · Politiciansnot measured—
  21. 21Di RenjieDi Renjie630–700 · 🇨🇳 China · Politiciansnot measured—
  22. 22Abbas ibn Abd al-MuttalibAbbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib568–653 · Politiciansnot measured—
  23. 23Zubayr ibn al-AwamZubayr ibn al-Awam594–656 · Politiciansnot measured—
  24. 24Abd al-Rahman al-GhafiqiAbd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi650–732 · Politiciansnot measured—
  25. 25TalhahTalhah595–656 · Politicians1 decades
  26. 26MIMuawiya II661–684 · Politicians0 decades
  27. 27Songtsen GampoSongtsen Gampo604–650 · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians3 decades
  28. 28CunipertCunipert660–700 · Politicians1 decades
  29. 29GTGrimoald the Elder615–657 · Politiciansnot measured—
  30. 30TenjiTenji626–672 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians1 decades
  31. 31Al-Hajjaj ibn YusufAl-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf661–714 · Politicians0 decades
  32. 32KubratKubrat605–665 · Politiciansnot measured—
  33. 33UUija599–660 · Politicians0 decades
  34. 34BoranBoran590–632 · Politiciansnot measured—
  35. 35TTonyukuk646–724 · Politicians0 decades
  36. 36ShahrbarazShahrbaraz600–630 · Politicians0 decades
  37. 37EbroinEbroin650–681 · Politicians12 decades
  38. 38BBojang650–682 · Politiciansnot measured—
  39. 39Prince ShōtokuPrince Shōtoku574–622 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  40. 40Zhangsun WujiZhangsun Wuji594–659 · Politicians0 decades
  41. 41LJLi Jiancheng589–626 · Politicians4 decades
  42. 42Dou JiandeDou Jiande573–621 · Politicians0 decades
  43. 43Empress WeiEmpress Wei664–710 · Politicians0 decades
  44. 44Du RuhuiDu Ruhui585–630 · Politiciansnot measured—
  45. 45WaltrudeWaltrude612–688 · Politicians0 decades
  46. 46AzarmidokhtAzarmidokhtdied 631 · Politicians0 decades
  47. 47Princess WenchengPrincess Wencheng628–680 · 🇨🇳 China · Politicians0 decades
  48. 48Yuwen HuajiYuwen Huaji569–619 · Politicians0 decades
  49. 49Umayya ibn KhalafUmayya ibn Khalaf600–624 · Politicians0 decades
  50. 50Ziyad ibn AbihiZiyad ibn Abihi623–673 · Politicians0 decades
  51. 51Heraclius the ElderHeraclius the Elder600–610 · Politicians0 decades
  52. 52BIBayan I600–602 · Politicians0 decades
  53. 53Al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-FihriAl-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Fihri625–684 · Politiciansnot measured—
  54. 54SISa'd ibn Ubadah580–636 · Politiciansnot measured—
  55. 55EErchinoald580–658 · Politicians0 decades
  56. 56Kim YushinKim Yushin595–673 · Politicians0 decades
  57. 57Fujiwara no KamatariFujiwara no Kamatari614–669 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  58. 58BBidamdied 647 · Politicians0 decades
  59. 59SISergius I of Constantinople565–638 · Politicians0 decades
  60. 60Yohl Ik'nalYohl Ik'nal600–604 · 🇲🇽 Mexico · Politicians0 decades
  61. 61MuqawqisMuqawqisdied 642 · 🇪🇬 Egypt · Politicians0 decades
  62. 62Fujiwara no FuhitoFujiwara no Fuhito659–720 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  63. 63Seaxburh of ElySeaxburh of Ely640–699 · Politiciansnot measured—
  64. 64QQQapaghan Qaghan601–716 · Politicians0 decades
  65. 65MezeziusMezezius622–669 · Politicians0 decades
  66. 66HHHalfdan Hvitbeinn601–800 · Politiciansnot measured—
  67. 67Al-AshdaqAl-Ashdaqdied 689 · Politiciansnot measured—
  68. 68AldgislAldgisl650–680 · Politicians0 decades
  69. 69Gao ShilianGao Shilian576–647 · Politiciansnot measured—
  70. 70MMMangsong Mangtsen601–676 · Politicians0 decades
  71. 71GGGungsrong Gungtsen601–649 · Politiciansnot measured—
  72. 72PYPei Yandied 684 · Politicians0 decades
  73. 73Abe no HirafuAbe no Hirafu575–664 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  74. 74OOlympiusdied 652 · Politicians22 decades
  75. 75AAAbu al-Muhajir Dinar650–683 · Politiciansnot measured—
  76. 76GDGundoald, Duke of Asti565–615 · Politiciansnot measured—
  77. 77Ono no ImokoOno no Imoko600–700 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  78. 78NNordebert650–695 · Politiciansnot measured—
  79. 79Nu'man ibn Bashir al-AnsariNu'man ibn Bashir al-Ansari622–684 · Politiciansnot measured—
  80. 80EEutychius650–752 · Politiciansnot measured—
  81. 81EEleutherius600–620 · Politiciansnot measured—
  82. 82Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-HanafiyyahAbd-Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah650–800 · Politiciansnot measured—
  83. 83Sinan ibn Salama ibn MuhbiqSinan ibn Salama ibn Muhbiq628–673 · Politiciansnot measured—
  84. 84Liu HongjiLiu Hongji582–650 · Politicians0 decades
  85. 85SNSoga no Emishi586–645 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  86. 86QIQudama ibn Maz'undied 656 · Politiciansnot measured—
  87. 87RRadodied 620 · Politiciansnot measured—
  88. 88YIYahya ibn al-Hakamdied 690 · Politiciansnot measured—
  89. 89Bishr ibn MarwanBishr ibn Marwan650–694 · Politicians0 decades
  90. 90SISa'd ibn al-Rabi'died 635 · Politiciansnot measured—
  91. 91AmshuvermaAmshuverma600–621 · Politiciansnot measured—
  92. 92KAKhalid al-Qasri601–743 · Politicians0 decades
  93. 93LZLi Zhong643–665 · Politicians0 decades
  94. 94PJPei Ji570–629 · Politicians0 decades
  95. 95XXXiao Xian583–621 · Politicians0 decades
  96. 96W`ZBW`ZB600–600 · Politiciansnot measured—
  97. 97LRLiu Rengui602–685 · Politicians0 decades
  98. 98Kumar Bhaskara VarmanKumar Bhaskara Varman600–650 · Politiciansnot measured—
  99. 99FDFlavius Decius Paulinus Iunior600–600 · Politiciansnot measured—
  100. 100Israel of AxumIsrael of Axumborn 600 · Politiciansnot 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.