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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  1. 1Pope Gregory IIIPope Gregory III700–741 · Religious Figures1 decades
  2. 2Pope Leo IIIPope Leo III750–816 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures22 decades
  3. 3Saint BonifaceSaint Boniface675–754 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Religious Figures17 decades
  4. 4Pope-elect StephenPope-elect Stephen700–752 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  5. 5Saint WalpurgaSaint Walpurga710–779 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Religious Figures0 decades
  6. 6Pope Adrian IPope Adrian I700–795 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  7. 7Pope ZacharyPope Zachary679–752 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures11 decades
  8. 8Pope ConstantinePope Constantine700–715 · Religious Figures0 decades
  9. 9Pope Gregory IIPope Gregory II669–731 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures10 decades
  10. 10Muhammad al-BaqirMuhammad al-Baqir677–733 · Religious Figures0 decades
  11. 11Beatus of LiébanaBeatus of Liébana731–798 · Religious Figures17 decades
  12. 12Pope Paul IPope Paul I700–767 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  13. 13CorbinianCorbinian675–730 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  14. 14Pope Stephen IIIPope Stephen III720–772 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  15. 15WillibaldWillibald700–786 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  16. 16OthmarOthmar689–759 · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  17. 17Saint SturmSaint Sturm704–779 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  18. 18LulLul710–786 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures21 decades
  19. 19Burchard IBurchard I683–755 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  20. 20Hugh of RouenHugh of Rouendied 730 · Religious Figures0 decades
  21. 21LebuinusLebuinus701–775 · Religious Figures0 decades
  22. 22Magnus of FüssenMagnus of Füssen683–756 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  23. 23Remigius of RouenRemigius of Rouendied 771 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  24. 24Arno of SalzburgArno of Salzburg750–821 · Religious Figures0 decades
  25. 25Abel of ReimsAbel of Reims700–764 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  26. 26Rumbold of MechelenRumbold of Mechelen700–800 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  27. 27WigbertWigbert670–747 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  28. 28TITimothy I727–823 · Religious Figures0 decades
  29. 29TilpinTilpin701–800 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures10 decades
  30. 30ShenhuiShenhui670–762 · Religious Figures2 decades
  31. 31Leo of CataniaLeo of Catania709–789 · Religious Figures0 decades
  32. 32WinibaldWinibald702–761 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures1 decades
  33. 33Agilulfus of CologneAgilulfus of Cologne750–751 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  34. 34SimpertSimpert750–807 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures20 decades
  35. 35Gregory of UtrechtGregory of Utrecht700–780 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures2 decades
  36. 36AAAutpert Ambrose730–784 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  37. 37Waldo of ReichenauWaldo of Reichenau740–814 · Religious Figures0 decades
  38. 38Anselm, Duke of FriuliAnselm, Duke of Friuli720–803 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  39. 39John of BeverleyJohn of Beverley700–721 · Religious Figures17 decades
  40. 40EEoban699–754 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures22 decades
  41. 41OdgarOdgar750–847 · Religious Figures0 decades
  42. 42EcgbertEcgbert678–766 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Religious Figures9 decades
  43. 43GOGeorge of Amastris701–800 · Religious Figures0 decades
  44. 44Ermin of LobbesErmin of Lobbes700–737 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  45. 45Eucherius of OrléansEucherius of Orléans687–738 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  46. 46Leidrad of LyonLeidrad of Lyon743–821 · Religious Figures0 decades
  47. 47ÆthelhardÆthelhard750–805 · Religious Figures0 decades
  48. 48Donatus of ZadarDonatus of Zadar750–811 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  49. 49Gohard of NantesGohard of Nantes750–843 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  50. 50Egwin of EveshamEgwin of Evesham700–717 · Religious Figures0 decades
  51. 51Saint MédéricSaint Médéric700–700 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  52. 52WulfredWulfred701–832 · Religious Figures11 decades
  53. 53ErkembodeErkembodedied 742 · Religious Figures0 decades
  54. 54Megingoz of WürzburgMegingoz of Würzburg710–783 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  55. 55Stephen of RiponStephen of Ripon700–800 · Religious Figures0 decades
  56. 56AOAlberic of Utrecht701–784 · Religious Figures0 decades
  57. 57JJænberht750–792 · Religious Figures0 decades
  58. 58EOEigil of Fulda750–822 · Religious Figures0 decades
  59. 59Sacerdos of LimogesSacerdos of Limoges670–720 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  60. 60COCuthbert of Canterbury700–760 · Religious Figures0 decades
  61. 61Hildegrim of ChâlonsHildegrim of Châlons760–827 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  62. 62POPetronax of Monte Cassino670–747 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  63. 63BregowineBregowine750–764 · Religious Figures0 decades
  64. 64FFeologild750–832 · Religious Figures0 decades
  65. 65EEnoshdied 801 · Religious Figures18 decades
  66. 66IOIsrael of Kashkardied 801 · Religious Figures0 decades
  67. 67Euthymius of SardisEuthymius of Sardis754–831 · Religious Figures0 decades
  68. 68AdalramAdalram701–836 · Religious Figures0 decades
  69. 69EElfodd750–809 · Religious Figures0 decades
  70. 70PCPatriarch Cosmas I of Alexandriadied 768 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  71. 71WOWitta of Büraburg700–760 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  72. 72Máel RuainMáel Ruaindied 792 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  73. 73BerowulfBerowulf750–794 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  74. 74UttoUtto750–829 · Religious Figures0 decades
  75. 75HHildegar700–753 · Religious Figures0 decades
  76. 76IIIosif Ispovednik762–826 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  77. 77WIWilfrid II700–800 · Religious Figures0 decades
  78. 78AIAbbo II700–707 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  79. 79ErembertErembertborn 700 · Religious Figures1 decades
  80. 80SSisebertborn 700 · Religious Figures0 decades
  81. 81Eanbald IIEanbald II750–808 · Religious Figures0 decades
  82. 82EEmebertdied 710 · Religious Figures0 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.