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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. 1Pope Gregory III700-741 · Religious Figures1 decades
  2. 2Pope Leo III750-816 · Italy · Religious Figures22 decades
  3. 3Saint Boniface675-754 · United Kingdom · Religious Figures17 decades
  4. 4Pope Zachary679-752 · Italy · Religious Figures11 decades
  5. 5Pope Constantine700-715 · Religious Figures0 decades
  6. 6Pope Gregory II669-731 · Italy · Religious Figures10 decades
  7. 7Muhammad al-Baqir677-733 · Religious Figures0 decades
  8. 8Pope Paul I700-767 · Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  9. 9Pope Adrian I700-795 · Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  10. 10Pope-elect Stephen700-752 · Italy · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  11. 11Pope Stephen III720-772 · Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  12. 12Saint Walpurga710-779 · United Kingdom · Religious Figures0 decades
  13. 13Beatus of Liébana731-798 · Religious Figures17 decades
  14. 14Willibald700-786 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  15. 15Corbinian675-730 · France · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  16. 16Saint Sturm704-779 · Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  17. 17Othmar689-759 · Switzerland · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  18. 18Lul710-786 · Germany · Religious Figures21 decades
  19. 19John of Beverley700-721 · Religious Figures17 decades
  20. 20Burchard I683-755 · Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  21. 21Magnus of Füssen683-756 · Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  22. 22Lebuinus701-775 · Religious Figures0 decades
  23. 23Abel of Reims700-764 · France · Religious Figures0 decades
  24. 24Wulfred701-832 · Religious Figures11 decades
  25. 25Rumbold of Mechelen700-800 · Ireland · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  26. 26Remigius of Rouendied 771 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  27. 27Ecgbert678-766 · United Kingdom · Religious Figures9 decades
  28. 28Tilpin701-800 · France · Religious Figures10 decades
  29. 29Arno of Salzburg750-821 · Religious Figures0 decades
  30. 30Timothy I727-823 · Religious Figures0 decades
  31. 31Wigbert670-747 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  32. 32Leo of Catania709-789 · Religious Figures0 decades
  33. 33Jænberht750-792 · Religious Figures0 decades
  34. 34Æthelhard750-805 · Religious Figures0 decades
  35. 35Shenhui670-762 · Religious Figures2 decades
  36. 36Hugh of Rouendied 730 · Religious Figures0 decades
  37. 37Egwin of Evesham700-717 · Religious Figures0 decades
  38. 38Winibald702-761 · Germany · Religious Figures1 decades
  39. 39Donatus of Zadar750-811 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  40. 40Cuthbert of Canterbury700-760 · Religious Figures0 decades
  41. 41Simpert750-807 · Germany · Religious Figures20 decades
  42. 42Arculf700-700 · Religious Figures11 decades
  43. 43Anselm, Duke of Friuli720-803 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  44. 44Agilulfus of Cologne750-751 · Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  45. 45Gregory of Utrecht700-780 · Germany · Religious Figures2 decades
  46. 46Stephen of Ripon700-800 · Religious Figures0 decades
  47. 47Waldo of Reichenau740-814 · Religious Figures0 decades
  48. 48Bregowine750-764 · Religious Figures0 decades
  49. 49Eucherius of Orléans687-738 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  50. 50Autpert Ambrose730-784 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  51. 51Odgar750-847 · Religious Figures0 decades
  52. 52Eoban699-754 · Germany · Religious Figures22 decades
  53. 53Saint Médéric700-700 · France · Religious Figures0 decades
  54. 54Erkembodedied 742 · Ireland · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  55. 55Petronax of Monte Cassino670-747 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  56. 56Ermin of Lobbes700-737 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  57. 57Eigil of Fulda750-822 · Religious Figures0 decades
  58. 58Hygeberht750-803 · Religious Figures0 decades
  59. 59George of Amastris701-800 · Religious Figures0 decades
  60. 60Sacerdos of Limoges670-720 · France · Religious Figures0 decades
  61. 61Saint Fergusdied 730 · Religious Figures0 decades
  62. 62Hildegrim of Châlons760-827 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  63. 63Feologild750-832 · Religious Figures0 decades
  64. 64Alberic of Utrecht701-784 · Religious Figures0 decades
  65. 65Megingoz of Würzburg710-783 · Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  66. 66Euthymius of Sardis754-831 · Religious Figures0 decades
  67. 67Elfodd750-809 · Religious Figures0 decades
  68. 68Adalram701-836 · Religious Figures0 decades
  69. 69Máel Ruaindied 792 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  70. 70Leidrad of Lyon743-821 · Religious Figures0 decades
  71. 71Abbo II700-707 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  72. 72Joseph of Freising700-764 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  73. 73Berowulf750-794 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  74. 74Gohard of Nantes750-843 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  75. 75Witta of Büraburg700-760 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  76. 76Gaubald700-761 · Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  77. 77Patriarch Cosmas I of Alexandriadied 768 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  78. 78Wilfrid II700-800 · Religious Figures0 decades
  79. 79Iosif Ispovednik762-826 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  80. 80Enoshdied 801 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  81. 81Utto750-829 · Religious Figures0 decades
  82. 82Israel of Kashkardied 801 · Religious Figures0 decades
  83. 83Hildegar700-753 · Religious Figures0 decades
  84. 84Erembertborn 700 · Religious Figures1 decades
  85. 85Sisebertborn 700 · Religious Figures0 decades
  86. 86Eadfrith of Lindisfarne700-721 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  87. 87Eanbald II750-808 · Religious Figures0 decades
  88. 88Emebertdied 710 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  89. 89Adurfarnbag-i Farrokhzadandied 801 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  90. 90Alchmund of Hexhamdied 781 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  91. 91Æthelwolddied 740 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  92. 92Wermad720-791 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  93. 93Gerald of Mayodied 731 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  94. 94Curetán700-800 · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  95. 95Cixila774-783 · Religious Figuresnot measured-

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.