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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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FieldAllHistorical FiguresWritersPoliticiansReligious FiguresAcademicsActorsModelsScientistsArtistsMusicians
  1. 1CharlemagneCharlemagne748–814 · Historical Figures22 decades
  2. 2Pepin the ShortPepin the Short715–768 · Historical Figures20 decades
  3. 3RolandRoland737–778 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  4. 4Tariq ibn ZiyadTariq ibn Ziyad670–720 · Historical Figures0 decades
  5. 5Carloman ICarloman I751–771 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  6. 6Childeric IIIChilderic IIIborn 714 · Historical Figures9 decades
  7. 7Pelagius of AsturiasPelagius of Asturias685–737 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  8. 8DihyaDihya668–703 · Historical Figures0 decades
  9. 9Alfonso I of AsturiasAlfonso I of Asturias705–757 · Historical Figures0 decades
  10. 10RodericRoderic688–711 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Historical Figures22 decades
  11. 11IIIdris Ibn Abdallah745–791 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  12. 12Constantine VConstantine V718–775 · Historical Figures8 decades
  13. 13Theuderic IVTheuderic IV712–737 · Historical Figures0 decades
  14. 14WittizaWittiza686–710 · Historical Figures22 decades
  15. 15Chilperic IIChilperic II670–721 · Historical Figures0 decades
  16. 16Hildegard of VinzgouwHildegard of Vinzgouw758–783 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  17. 17Dagobert IIIDagobert III698–715 · Historical Figures0 decades
  18. 18Childebert IIIChildebert III678–711 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  19. 19KrumKrum755–814 · Historical Figures20 decades
  20. 20DesideriusDesiderius710–786 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  21. 21Philippikos BardanesPhilippikos Bardanes700–714 · Historical Figures0 decades
  22. 22Chlothar IVChlothar IV685–719 · Historical Figures0 decades
  23. 23Liutprand, King of the LombardsLiutprand, King of the Lombards680–744 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  24. 24RedbadRedbaddied 719 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25Abu MuslimAbu Muslim718–755 · Historical Figures9 decades
  26. 26PlectrudePlectrude700–717 · Historical Figures0 decades
  27. 27FFastrada765–794 · Historical Figures6 decades
  28. 28AlpaidaAlpaidaborn 700 · Historical Figures0 decades
  29. 29Desiderata of the LombardsDesiderata of the Lombards754–776 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30Odilo, Duke of BavariaOdilo, Duke of Bavariadied 748 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  31. 31Muhammad bin QasimMuhammad bin Qasim695–715 · Historical Figures0 decades
  32. 32IneIneborn 670 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  33. 33MonmuMonmu683–707 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figures0 decades
  34. 34RORotrude of Trier690–725 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  35. 35KōkenKōken718–770 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  36. 36EOEalhmund of Kentborn 745 · Historical Figures0 decades
  37. 37WOWihtred of Kent670–725 · Historical Figures0 decades
  38. 38CCynewulf750–786 · Historical Figures21 decades
  39. 39AArdo700–721 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  40. 40Achila IIAchila II695–716 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Historical Figures0 decades
  41. 41Æthelbald of MerciaÆthelbald of Mercia700–757 · Historical Figures0 decades
  42. 42Hunald of AquitaineHunald of Aquitaine705–774 · Historical Figures0 decades
  43. 43Tervel of BulgariaTervel of Bulgariadied 721 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  44. 44Favila of AsturiasFavila of Asturias700–739 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  45. 45Tri SongdetsenTri Songdetsen742–797 · Historical Figures0 decades
  46. 46SSigeberhtborn 750 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  47. 47LILupo II of Gascony718–778 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  48. 48SSwanachild700–750 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  49. 49EgilonaEgilona700–718 · Historical Figures7 decades
  50. 50Gyeongdeok of SillaGyeongdeok of Silladied 765 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  51. 51HHiltrud715–754 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  52. 52Richard the PilgrimRichard the Pilgrim700–800 · Historical Figures0 decades
  53. 53KSKing Seondeok of Silladied 785 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  54. 54Aripert IIAripert II680–712 · Historical Figures0 decades
  55. 55TCThuringbert, Count of Hesbaye740–770 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  56. 56CCancor750–771 · Historical Figures0 decades
  57. 57LLiutperga750–790 · Historical Figures0 decades
  58. 58Wak Chanil AjawWak Chanil Ajaw682–741 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  59. 59TOTheodora of Khazaria700–800 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  60. 60GOGrimoald of Bavaria700–725 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures1 decades
  61. 61GGregoria700–700 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  62. 62Theodbert of BavariaTheodbert of Bavaria685–719 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  63. 63Æthelred IÆthelred I760–796 · Historical Figures0 decades
  64. 64MormanMorman750–818 · Historical Figures20 decades
  65. 65COCeolwulf of Northumbria695–765 · Historical Figures0 decades
  66. 66Grimoald III of BeneventoGrimoald III of Benevento701–806 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  67. 67HIHunold II of Aquitaineborn 750 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  68. 68TOTelets of Bulgaria731–764 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  69. 69Theophano of AthensTheophano of Athens701–801 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  70. 70EanredEanred750–841 · Historical Figures4 decades
  71. 71VOVinekh of Bulgariadied 762 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  72. 72ÆIÆthelbert II725–762 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  73. 73Ceolred of MerciaCeolred of Mercia700–716 · Historical Figures0 decades
  74. 74Causantín mac FergusaCausantín mac Fergusa701–820 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  75. 75NNikephorosborn 750 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  76. 76EIEadbert I of Kent700–748 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  77. 77ÓIÓengus II701–834 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  78. 78POPemmo of Friuli700–800 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  79. 79RRuodhaidborn 710 · Historical Figures0 decades
  80. 80Gisulf II of BeneventoGisulf II of Benevento750–751 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  81. 81TNTachibana no Naramaro721–757 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figures0 decades
  82. 82HIHedan II700–719 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  83. 83Ælfwald IÆlfwald I759–788 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  84. 84OIOsred I697–716 · Historical Figures0 decades
  85. 85TOTheobald of Bavaria700–719 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  86. 86POPagan of Bulgariadied 768 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  87. 87Munia of ÁlavaMunia of Álava740–780 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  88. 88KLKhun Lo700–780 · Historical Figures0 decades
  89. 89Khurshid of TabaristanKhurshid of Tabaristan734–761 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  90. 90HOHildeprand of Spoleto701–789 · Historical Figures0 decades
  91. 91TThiadsvind700–800 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  92. 92Lalitaditya MuktapidaLalitaditya Muktapida720–760 · Historical Figures0 decades
  93. 93Ashot III BagratuniAshot III Bagratunidied 761 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  94. 94Liutprand of BeneventoLiutprand of Beneventoborn 750 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  95. 95VojnomirVojnomirborn 750 · Historical Figures0 decades
  96. 96EOEaldwulf of East Anglia700–713 · Historical Figures0 decades
  97. 97SISuppo I701–824 · Historical Figures0 decades
  98. 98VTVelasco the Basque750–816 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  99. 99SISeguin I of Gascony701–816 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  100. 100Æthelwald MollÆthelwald Moll750–765 · Historical Figuresnot 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.