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. 1Charles MartelCharles Martel688–741 · Politicians22 decades
  2. 2Irene of AthensIrene of Athens752–803 · Politicians0 decades
  3. 3Abd al-Rahman IAbd al-Rahman I731–788 · Politicians0 decades
  4. 4Justinian IIJustinian II669–711 · Politicians21 decades
  5. 5Al-MansurAl-Mansur713–775 · Politicians4 decades
  6. 6Umar IIUmar II681–720 · Politicians1 decades
  7. 7CarlomanCarloman710–754 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  8. 8Al-Walid IAl-Walid I668–715 · Politicians0 decades
  9. 9Constantine VIConstantine VI771–798 · Politicians12 decades
  10. 10Tiberius IIITiberius III700–706 · Politicians0 decades
  11. 11Marwan IIMarwan II688–750 · Politicians0 decades
  12. 12Sulayman ibn Abd al-MalikSulayman ibn Abd al-Malik675–717 · Politiciansnot measured—
  13. 13Hisham ibn Abd al-MalikHisham ibn Abd al-Malik691–743 · Politiciansnot measured—
  14. 14Al-MahdiAl-Mahdi744–785 · Politicians4 decades
  15. 15Al-Walid IIAl-Walid II700–744 · Politicians0 decades
  16. 16Yazid IIYazid II687–724 · Politicians0 decades
  17. 17Al-HadiAl-Hadi761–786 · Politicians0 decades
  18. 18Hisham I of CórdobaHisham I of Córdoba757–796 · Politiciansnot measured—
  19. 19Yazid IIIYazid III701–744 · Politicians0 decades
  20. 20Paolo Lucio AnafestoPaolo Lucio Anafesto700–717 · Politicians0 decades
  21. 21SKSaman Khudaborn 701 · Politicians0 decades
  22. 22TTheudoald708–741 · Politicians0 decades
  23. 23Ja'far ibn YahyaJa'far ibn Yahya760–803 · Politicians0 decades
  24. 24Grimoald the YoungerGrimoald the Youngerdied 714 · Politiciansnot measured—
  25. 25PTPrincess Taiping665–713 · Politicians0 decades
  26. 26RRagenfrid700–731 · Politicians0 decades
  27. 27GenshōGenshō680–748 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  28. 28Drogo of ChampagneDrogo of Champagne670–708 · Politicians0 decades
  29. 29Ibrahim ibn al-WalidIbrahim ibn al-Waliddied 750 · Politiciansnot measured—
  30. 30Guo ZiyiGuo Ziyi697–781 · Politicians0 decades
  31. 31AAAbd al-Aziz ibn Musa685–716 · Politiciansnot measured—
  32. 32Seongdeok of SillaSeongdeok of Silla690–737 · Politiciansnot measured—
  33. 33ÜgyekÜgyekborn 750 · Politiciansnot measured—
  34. 34John VII of ConstantinopleJohn VII of Constantinopleborn 701 · Politiciansnot measured—
  35. 35MunuzaMunuza701–722 · Politicians1 decades
  36. 36YGYang Guozhong705–756 · Politicians0 decades
  37. 37AQAn Qingxu701–759 · Politicians0 decades
  38. 38AdalgisAdalgis740–788 · Politicians0 decades
  39. 39Teodato IpatoTeodato Ipato750–800 · Politicians22 decades
  40. 40Giovanni I ParticipazioGiovanni I Participazio750–836 · Politicians0 decades
  41. 41Pietro TradonicoPietro Tradonico750–864 · Politicians0 decades
  42. 42Arechis II of BeneventoArechis II of Benevento734–787 · Politiciansnot measured—
  43. 43AAl-Muqanna701–783 · Politicians0 decades
  44. 44Yahya ibn KhalidYahya ibn Khalid701–806 · Politicians0 decades
  45. 45AAAbd al-Aziz ibn Marwan700–705 · Politiciansnot measured—
  46. 46MTMuné Tsenpoborn 701 · Politiciansnot measured—
  47. 47AIAnbasa ibn Suhaym Al-Kalbi699–725 · Politiciansnot measured—
  48. 48Marcello TegallianoMarcello Tegalliano700–726 · Politiciansnot measured—
  49. 49YIYazid ibn al-Muhallab673–720 · Politicians0 decades
  50. 50Ōtomo no YakamochiŌtomo no Yakamochi718–785 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  51. 51Galla GauloGalla Gaulo750–756 · Politicians0 decades
  52. 52Domenico MonegarioDomenico Monegarioborn 750 · Politicians0 decades
  53. 53Abu HafsAbu Hafs750–850 · Politicians2 decades
  54. 54AIAl-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi700–800 · Politiciansnot measured—
  55. 55AAAbd al-Rahman ibn Rustum720–788 · Politiciansnot measured—
  56. 56KOKormesiy of Bulgaria700–738 · Politiciansnot measured—
  57. 57MAMe Agtsom704–755 · Politiciansnot measured—
  58. 58CCCount Cassius700–800 · Politiciansnot measured—
  59. 59XSXue Songdied 773 · Politicians0 decades
  60. 60SOSevar of Bulgaria700–753 · Politiciansnot measured—
  61. 61AAAbd al-Malik ibn Qatn al-Fihridied 742 · Politiciansnot measured—
  62. 62SadnalegsSadnalegs761–815 · Politiciansnot measured—
  63. 63Fujiwara no ToyonariFujiwara no Toyonari704–766 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  64. 64Fujiwara no MuchimaroFujiwara no Muchimaro680–737 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  65. 65AdelpergaAdelperga740–788 · Politicians0 decades
  66. 66DōkyōDōkyō700–772 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politiciansnot measured—
  67. 67MIMusa ibn Fortúnborn 730 · Politiciansnot measured—
  68. 68AIAbdallah ibn Abd al-Malik677–750 · Politiciansnot measured—
  69. 69ASAbu Salama al-Khallaldied 750 · Politicians0 decades
  70. 70AIAli ibn Isa ibn Mahan701–812 · Politiciansnot measured—
  71. 71HGHarald Granraudeborn 750 · 🇳🇴 Norway · Politiciansnot measured—
  72. 72DLDomenico Leoniborn 700 · Politiciansnot measured—
  73. 73TSTridu Songtsen670–704 · Politiciansnot measured—
  74. 74AAAbd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihridied 755 · Politiciansnot measured—
  75. 75Prince NagayaPrince Nagaya684–729 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  76. 76Amrus ibn YusufAmrus ibn Yusuf760–810 · Politiciansnot measured—
  77. 77GCGioviano Cepanicoborn 700 · Politiciansnot measured—
  78. 78YIYazid ibn Umar al-Fazari703–750 · Politiciansnot measured—
  79. 79Michael of SynnadaMichael of Synnada750–826 · Politicians0 decades
  80. 80Fujiwara no FusasakiFujiwara no Fusasaki681–737 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  81. 81SISurkhab Idied 717 · Politiciansnot measured—
  82. 82PPaul700–727 · Politiciansnot measured—
  83. 83AIAl-Hurr ibn Yusufdied 731 · Politiciansnot measured—
  84. 84Uthman ibn Abi Nis'a al-Judh'amiUthman ibn Abi Nis'a al-Judh'ami699–729 · Politiciansnot measured—
  85. 85GFGiovanni Fabriciacoborn 750 · Politiciansnot measured—
  86. 86FCFeng Changqingdied 756 · Politicians0 decades
  87. 87DantidurgaDantidurga735–756 · Politicians4 decades
  88. 88BOBasil Onomagoulos700–717 · Politiciansnot measured—
  89. 89AAetios701–900 · Politicians0 decades
  90. 90LLLi Lin701–757 · Politicians5 decades
  91. 91AIAl-Fadl ibn al-Rabi'755–823 · Politiciansnot measured—
  92. 92NXNiu Xianke675–742 · Politiciansnot measured—
  93. 93YIYazid ibn Abi Muslimdied 721 · Politiciansnot measured—
  94. 94LCLi Chongfu680–710 · Politiciansnot measured—
  95. 95FIFortun ibn Qassi710–800 · Politiciansnot measured—
  96. 96Fujiwara no MaroFujiwara no Maro695–737 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  97. 97Kim DaeseongKim Daeseong700–774 · Politiciansnot measured—
  98. 98YIYazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani701–801 · Politiciansnot measured—
  99. 99Wake no KiyomaroWake no Kiyomaro733–799 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  100. 100AIAbān ibn al-Walīddied 742 · 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.