← Fame through time700-799
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 coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Charlemagne22 decades - 2
Pepin the Short20 decades - 3
Rolandnot measured- - 4
Tariq ibn Ziyad0 decades - 5
Pelagius of Asturiasnot measured- - 6
Constantine V8 decades - 7
Carloman I0 decades - 8
Childeric III9 decades - 9
Roderic22 decades - 10
Dihya0 decades - 11
Krum20 decades - 12
Abu Muslim9 decades - 13
Alfonso I of Asturias0 decades - 14
Hildegard of Vinzgouwnot measured- - 15
Desideriusnot measured- - 16
Theuderic IV0 decades - 17
Kōkennot measured- - 18
Chilperic II0 decades - 19
Inenot measured- - 20
Wittiza22 decades - 21
Dagobert III0 decades - 22Idris Ibn Abdallahnot measured-
- 23Cynewulf21 decades
- 24
Childebert III0 decades - 25Sigeberhtnot measured-
- 26
Tervel of Bulgarianot measured- - 27
Muhammad bin Qasim0 decades - 28
Monmu0 decades - 29
Æthelbald of Mercia0 decades - 30
Redbadnot measured- - 31
Tri Songdetsen0 decades - 32Ardonot measured-
- 33
Favila of Asturiasnot measured- - 34
Liutprand, King of the Lombardsnot measured- - 35Fastrada6 decades
- 36
Desiderata of the Lombardsnot measured- - 37
Achila II0 decades - 38Ealhmund of Kent0 decades
- 39
Alpaida0 decades - 40
Plectrude0 decades - 41Rotrude of Triernot measured-
- 42
Odilo, Duke of Bavarianot measured- - 43
Chlothar IV0 decades - 44
Æthelred Inot measured- - 45
Philippikos Bardanes0 decades - 46Theodora of Khazarianot measured-
- 47
Lalitaditya Muktapida0 decades - 48Ceolwulf of Northumbria0 decades
- 49Wihtred of Kent0 decades
- 50
Aripert II0 decades - 51
Ceolred of Mercia0 decades - 52Swanachildnot measured-
- 53Óengus IInot measured-
- 54
Hunald of Aquitaine0 decades - 55
Eanred4 decades - 56Telets of Bulgarianot measured-
- 57
Khurshid of Tabaristannot measured- - 58Pagan of Bulgarianot measured-
- 59
Sigered of Essexnot measured- - 60
Ælfwald Inot measured- - 61
Causantín mac Fergusanot measured- - 62Osred I0 decades
- 63Vinekh of Bulgarianot measured-
- 64
Egilona7 decades - 65Hiltrudnot measured-
- 66Thuringbert, Count of Hesbayenot measured-
- 67
Alhred0 decades - 68Conall mac Taidgnot measured-
- 69Nikephorosnot measured-
- 70
Richard the Pilgrim0 decades - 71Gregorianot measured-
- 72
Wak Chanil Ajawnot measured- - 73
Gyeongdeok of Sillanot measured- - 74Hildeprand of Spoleto0 decades
- 75Cancor0 decades
- 76
Theophano of Athensnot measured- - 77
Ælfwald of East Anglianot measured- - 78
Æthelwald Mollnot measured- - 79
Morman20 decades - 80King Seondeok of Sillanot measured-
- 81Ealdwulf of East Anglia0 decades
- 82Liutperga0 decades
- 83Grimoald of Bavaria1 decades
- 84Æthelbert IInot measured-
- 85Álpin de Dalriadanot measured-
- 86
Theodbert of Bavarianot measured- - 87Salih ibn Tarif0 decades
- 88Áed Findnot measured-
- 89Coenrednot measured-
- 90Drest VIInot measured-
- 91
Ashot III Bagratuninot measured- - 92Lupo II of Gasconynot measured-
- 93
Vojnomir0 decades - 94Nandivarman II0 decades
- 95
Ælfflæd of Mercianot measured- - 96
Grimoald III of Beneventonot measured- - 97Ciniod Inot measured-
- 98Suppo I0 decades
- 99
Rhodri Molwynog0 decades - 100Khun Lo0 decades
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.