Claim profile
700–799

The 8th century

Whose working lives fell in the 8th 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 8th century, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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FieldAllHistorical FiguresWritersPoliticiansReligious FiguresAcademicsActorsModelsScientistsArtistsMusicians
  1. 1CharlemagneCharlemagne748–814 · Historical Figures22 decades
  2. 2Li BaiLi Bai701–762 · Writers11 decades
  3. 3Du FuDu Fu712–770 · 🇨🇳 China · Writers11 decades
  4. 4Charles MartelCharles Martel688–741 · Politicians22 decades
  5. 5Pepin the ShortPepin the Short715–768 · Historical Figures20 decades
  6. 6Pope Gregory IIIPope Gregory III700–741 · Religious Figures1 decades
  7. 7Abu NuwasAbu Nuwas756–814 · Writers6 decades
  8. 8Pope Leo IIIPope Leo III750–816 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures22 decades
  9. 9RolandRoland737–778 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  10. 10Tariq ibn ZiyadTariq ibn Ziyad670–720 · Historical Figures0 decades
  11. 11AlcuinAlcuin740–804 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Academics22 decades
  12. 12BedeBede672–735 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Writers22 decades
  13. 13Wang WeiWang Wei699–759 · 🇨🇳 China · Writers9 decades
  14. 14Irene of AthensIrene of Athens752–803 · Politicians0 decades
  15. 15Saint BonifaceSaint Boniface675–754 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Religious Figures17 decades
  16. 16Malik ibn AnasMalik ibn Anas711–795 · Academics0 decades
  17. 17Abu HanifaAbu Hanifa699–767 · Academics14 decades
  18. 18John of DamascusJohn of Damascus675–749 · Academics22 decades
  19. 19Carloman ICarloman I751–771 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  20. 20Emperor Xuanzong of TangEmperor Xuanzong of Tang685–762 · Writers3 decades
  21. 21Jabir ibn HayyanJabir ibn Hayyan721–815 · Scientists0 decades
  22. 22Pope-elect StephenPope-elect Stephen700–752 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  23. 23Childeric IIIChilderic IIIborn 714 · Historical Figures9 decades
  24. 24Pelagius of AsturiasPelagius of Asturias685–737 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25Abd al-Rahman IAbd al-Rahman I731–788 · Politicians0 decades
  26. 26DihyaDihya668–703 · Historical Figures0 decades
  27. 27PadmasambhavaPadmasambhava717–762 · Academics7 decades
  28. 28Ja'far al-SadiqJa'far al-Sadiq702–7651 decades
  29. 29Justinian IIJustinian II669–711 · Politicians21 decades
  30. 30WidukindWidukind755–807 · 🇩🇪 Germanynot measured—
  31. 31Rabia of BasraRabia of Basra710–801 · Writers0 decades
  32. 32Paul the DeaconPaul the Deacon720–799 · Writers22 decades
  33. 33Leo III the IsaurianLeo III the Isaurian675–741 · 🇹🇷 Turkey0 decades
  34. 34Al-MansurAl-Mansur713–775 · Politicians4 decades
  35. 35Alfonso I of AsturiasAlfonso I of Asturias705–757 · Historical Figures0 decades
  36. 36Pope Stephen IIPope Stephen II714–757 · 🇮🇹 Italy1 decades
  37. 37RodericRoderic688–711 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Historical Figures22 decades
  38. 38Umar IIUmar II681–720 · Politicians1 decades
  39. 39Saint WalpurgaSaint Walpurga710–779 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Religious Figures0 decades
  40. 40IIIdris Ibn Abdallah745–791 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  41. 41Constantine VConstantine V718–775 · Historical Figures8 decades
  42. 42Pope Adrian IPope Adrian I700–795 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  43. 43Theuderic IVTheuderic IV712–737 · Historical Figures0 decades
  44. 44Nikephoros INikephoros I750–811 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Models0 decades
  45. 45WittizaWittiza686–710 · Historical Figures22 decades
  46. 46Chilperic IIChilperic II670–721 · Historical Figures0 decades
  47. 47Pope ZacharyPope Zachary679–752 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures11 decades
  48. 48CarlomanCarloman710–754 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  49. 49Hildegard of VinzgouwHildegard of Vinzgouw758–783 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  50. 50Dagobert IIIDagobert III698–715 · Historical Figures0 decades
  51. 51Ibn IshaqIbn Ishaq704–768 · Writers7 decades
  52. 52Childebert IIIChildebert III678–711 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  53. 53KrumKrum755–814 · Historical Figures20 decades
  54. 54Tassilo III, Duke of BavariaTassilo III, Duke of Bavaria742–794 · 🇩🇪 Germany10 decades
  55. 55Al-Walid IAl-Walid I668–715 · Politicians0 decades
  56. 56DesideriusDesiderius710–786 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  57. 57Musa al-KadhimMusa al-Kadhim745–799 · Academics0 decades
  58. 58Lu YuLu Yu733–804 · 🇨🇳 China · Writers1 decades
  59. 59Constantine VIConstantine VI771–798 · Politicians12 decades
  60. 60Pope ConstantinePope Constantine700–715 · Religious Figures0 decades
  61. 61Philippikos BardanesPhilippikos Bardanes700–714 · Historical Figures0 decades
  62. 62As-SaffahAs-Saffah722–7540 decades
  63. 63Leo IV the KhazarLeo IV the Khazar750–780 · Models0 decades
  64. 64Wang ChanglingWang Changling698–756 · Writers6 decades
  65. 65Pope Gregory IIPope Gregory II669–731 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures10 decades
  66. 66ESEmperor Shunzong of Tang761–806not measured—
  67. 67Chlothar IVChlothar IV685–719 · Historical Figures0 decades
  68. 68Kul TiginKul Tigin685–7310 decades
  69. 69Muhammad al-BaqirMuhammad al-Baqir677–733 · Religious Figures0 decades
  70. 70Theophanes the ConfessorTheophanes the Confessor759–817 · Writers0 decades
  71. 71Beatus of LiébanaBeatus of Liébana731–798 · Religious Figures17 decades
  72. 72Pope Paul IPope Paul I700–767 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  73. 73Liutprand, King of the LombardsLiutprand, King of the Lombards680–744 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  74. 74DymphnaDymphna700–700not measured—
  75. 75Emperor KanmuEmperor Kanmu737–806 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Models0 decades
  76. 76Tiberius IIITiberius III700–706 · Politicians0 decades
  77. 77Theodosius IIITheodosius III700–7220 decades
  78. 78RedbadRedbaddied 719 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  79. 79AAAbd Allah ibn Saba'700–7000 decades
  80. 80Benedict of AnianeBenedict of Aniane750–821 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers6 decades
  81. 81Marwan IIMarwan II688–750 · Politicians0 decades
  82. 82Abu MuslimAbu Muslim718–755 · Historical Figures9 decades
  83. 83Sulayman ibn Abd al-MalikSulayman ibn Abd al-Malik675–717 · Politiciansnot measured—
  84. 84LudgerLudger742–809 · Writers20 decades
  85. 85CorbinianCorbinian675–730 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  86. 86Hisham ibn Abd al-MalikHisham ibn Abd al-Malik691–743 · Politiciansnot measured—
  87. 87PlectrudePlectrude700–717 · Historical Figures0 decades
  88. 88Pope Stephen IIIPope Stephen III720–772 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  89. 89Yang GuifeiYang Guifei719–756 · 🇨🇳 China · Writers2 decades
  90. 90GGrifo726–753not measured—
  91. 91Anastasios IIAnastasios II700–719 · Models0 decades
  92. 92WDWu Daozi680–740 · Artists4 decades
  93. 93Ibn al-Muqaffa'Ibn al-Muqaffa'724–840 · Writers0 decades
  94. 94Al-MahdiAl-Mahdi744–785 · Politicians4 decades
  95. 95IHIbn Hišām701–828 · Writers0 decades
  96. 96Gao ShiGao Shi707–765 · Writersnot measured—
  97. 97CHCui Hao704–754 · Writersnot measured—
  98. 98ShantidevaShantideva685–763 · Academics4 decades
  99. 99Cen ShenCen Shen715–770 · Writers4 decades
  100. 100ZIZayd ibn Ali695–740 · Academics0 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.