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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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  1. 1Carloman ICarloman I751–771 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  2. 2CarlomanCarloman710–754 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  3. 3Childebert IIIChildebert III678–711 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  4. 4Benedict of AnianeBenedict of Aniane750–821 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers6 decades
  5. 5CorbinianCorbinian675–730 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  6. 6Gisela, Abbess of ChellesGisela, Abbess of Chelles757–810 · 🇫🇷 Francenot measured—
  7. 7Abel of ReimsAbel of Reims700–764 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  8. 8BSBernard, son of Charles Martel725–787 · 🇫🇷 Francenot measured—
  9. 9GIGerard I of Parisborn 717 · 🇫🇷 Francenot measured—
  10. 10TilpinTilpin701–800 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures10 decades
  11. 11MMaurontus720–739 · 🇫🇷 France0 decades
  12. 12Saint MédéricSaint Médéric700–700 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  13. 13Sacerdos of LimogesSacerdos of Limoges670–720 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  14. 14AArcontiusdied 740 · 🇫🇷 Francenot 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.