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800–899

The 9th century

Whose working lives fell in the 9th 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 9th century, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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  1. 1Louis the PiousLouis the Pious778–840 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures21 decades
  2. 2Robert I of FranceRobert I of France860–923 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians0 decades
  3. 3OdoOdodied 898 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  4. 4Louis III of FranceLouis III of France863–882 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  5. 5AnsgarAnsgar801–865 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  6. 6NominoeNominoe800–851 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  7. 7Judith of FlandersJudith of Flandersborn 844 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  8. 8Pepin II of AquitainePepin II of Aquitaineborn 823 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures0 decades
  9. 9Bernard PlantapilosaBernard Plantapilosa841–886 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  10. 10Gerald of AurillacGerald of Aurillac855–909 · 🇫🇷 France15 decades
  11. 11WOWala of Corbie772–836 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  12. 12DrogoDrogo801–855 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures22 decades
  13. 13Girart de RoussillonGirart de Roussillon810–874 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists0 decades
  14. 14HucbaldHucbald840–930 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians10 decades
  15. 15BOBerno of Cluny850–927 · 🇫🇷 France0 decades
  16. 16Amalarius of MetzAmalarius of Metz775–850 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers22 decades
  17. 17HOHeiric of Auxerre841–876 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors0 decades
  18. 18Adalard of ParisAdalard of Paris830–890 · 🇫🇷 Francenot measured—
  19. 19RORatold of Italyborn 801 · 🇫🇷 Francenot measured—
  20. 20ACAbbo Cernuus850–923 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers0 decades
  21. 21Florus of LyonFlorus of Lyon800–860 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors0 decades
  22. 22LILeuthard I of Parisdied 810 · 🇫🇷 Francenot measured—
  23. 23LOLeibulf of Provencedied 837 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  24. 24AAstrónomus800–900 · 🇫🇷 France · Writersnot measured—
  25. 25LILeuthard II of Paris806–858 · 🇫🇷 Francenot measured—
  26. 26AOAurelian of Réôme800–850 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians2 decades
  27. 27HOHincmar of Laon830–879 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors0 decades
  28. 28ÉDÉtienne de Parisborn 778 · 🇫🇷 France0 decades
  29. 29HAHervé, Archbishop of Reims860–922 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30AOAimoin of Saint-Germain-des-Prés850–896 · 🇫🇷 France · Writersnot 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.