Category

Historical Figures

This index adds up the scores of 7 questions. 192 brands are ranked.

Edition
Nov 12, 2026
Methodology
v5.0
Panel
6 AI surfaces

AI Visibility Ranking

Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.

#BrandScore
  1. 1Alexander the Great197.8
  2. 2Genghis Khan175.5
  3. 3George Washington (person)153.2
  4. 4Johann Gutenberg151.0
  5. 5Napoleon Bonaparte148.5
  6. 6Muhammad143.9
  7. 7Confucius126.7
  8. 8Aristotle117.4
  9. 9Marie Curie115.3
  10. 10Jesus111.7
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  1. 11Sir Isaac Newton111.5
  2. 12Siddhartha Gautama106.8
  3. 13Julius Caesar105.7
  4. 14Abraham Lincoln102.9
  5. 15Albert Einstein101.8
  6. 16Charles Darwin98.4
  7. 17Augustus Caesar91.3
  8. 18Thomas Edison77.0
  9. 19Galileo Galilei75.1
  10. 20Thomas Jefferson72.3
  11. 21Rosalind Franklin71.2
  12. 22Franklin D. Roosevelt68.4
  13. 23Hannibal Barca67.0
  14. 24Harriet Tubman67.0
  15. 25Benjamin Franklin66.3
  16. 26Qin Shi Huang64.9
  17. 27Ashoka the Great64.3
  18. 28Alan Turing63.5
  19. 29Alexander Hamilton (person)60.9
  20. 30Mahatma Gandhi60.9
  21. 31Plato60.4
  22. 32Ada Lovelace58.8
  23. 33The Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur)57.5
  24. 34Archimedes56.0
  25. 35Copernicus55.9
  26. 36Karl Marx55.5
  27. 37Susan B. Anthony53.4
  28. 38Martin Luther King Jr.53.0
  29. 39Nikola Tesla52.3
  30. 40Frederick Douglass51.6
  31. 41Tim Berners-Lee51.1
  32. 42Subutai49.5
  33. 43Cleopatra VII48.1
  34. 44James Watt46.4
  35. 45Rosa Parks46.2
  36. 46Cyrus the Great45.4
  37. 47Wu Zetian44.2
  38. 48Mao Zedong42.9
  39. 49Khalid ibn al-Walid42.3
  40. 50Michael Faraday40.0

The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology

The questions behind this index

7

Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.

Rank trend

Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.

Named by surface

Each cell: of the surface's 7 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.

Window
Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
Named by surface
BrandGoogle AI OverviewsChatGPTClaudeGeminiGoogle AI ModeMicrosoft Copilot
1Alexander the Great313323
2Genghis Khan333323
3George Washington (person)223222
4Johann Gutenberg222222
5Napoleon Bonaparte333313
6Muhammad222222
7Confucius122322
8Aristotle122222
9Marie Curie132224
10Jesus211211
11Sir Isaac Newton222222
12Siddhartha Gautama122212
13Julius Caesar212222
14Abraham Lincoln222123
15Albert Einstein222222

Named alongside

Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.

Named alongsideBrands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.Alexander the Great: named in 20 answersAlexander the GreatGenghis Khan: named in 23 answersGenghis KhanGeorge Washington (person): named in 13 answersGeorge Washington (person)Johann Gutenberg: named in 15 answersJohann GutenbergNapoleon Bonaparte: named in 21 answersNapoleon BonaparteMuhammad: named in 17 answersMuhammadConfucius: named in 19 answersConfuciusAristotle: named in 17 answersAristotleMarie Curie: named in 18 answersMarie CurieJesus: named in 12 answersJesusSir Isaac Newton: named in 18 answersSir Isaac NewtonSiddhartha Gautama: named in 16 answersSiddhartha GautamaJulius Caesar: named in 14 answersJulius CaesarAbraham Lincoln: named in 15 answersAbraham LincolnAlbert Einstein: named in 17 answersAlbert EinsteinCharles Darwin: named in 18 answersCharles DarwinAugustus Caesar: named in 15 answersAugustus CaesarThomas Edison: named in 10 answersThomas EdisonGalileo Galilei: named in 13 answersGalileo GalileiThomas Jefferson: named in 6 answersThomas JeffersonRosalind Franklin: named in 9 answersRosalind FranklinFranklin D. Roosevelt: named in 10 answersFranklin D. RooseveltHannibal Barca: named in 6 answersHarriet Tubman: named in 9 answersHarriet TubmanBenjamin Franklin: named in 6 answersQin Shi Huang: named in 10 answersQin Shi HuangAshoka the Great: named in 8 answersAshoka the GreatAlan Turing: named in 11 answersAlan TuringAlexander Hamilton (person): named in 6 answersAlexander Hamilton (person)Mahatma Gandhi: named in 13 answersMahatma Gandhi
  • Answers naming the brand
  • 6
  • 14
  • 23
  • Answers naming both
  • 1
  • 21
Named alongsideBrands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.Alexander the Great: named in 20 answersAlexander the GreatGenghis Khan: named in 23 answersGenghis KhanGeorge Washington (person): named in 13 answersJohann Gutenberg: named in 15 answersNapoleon Bonaparte: named in 21 answersNapoleon BonaparteMuhammad: named in 17 answersMuhammadConfucius: named in 19 answersConfuciusAristotle: named in 17 answersAristotleMarie Curie: named in 18 answersMarie CurieJesus: named in 12 answersJesusSir Isaac Newton: named in 18 answersSir Isaac NewtonSiddhartha Gautama: named in 16 answersJulius Caesar: named in 14 answersAbraham Lincoln: named in 15 answersAlbert Einstein: named in 17 answersAlbert EinsteinCharles Darwin: named in 18 answersCharles DarwinAugustus Caesar: named in 15 answersThomas Edison: named in 10 answersThomas EdisonGalileo Galilei: named in 13 answersGalileo GalileiThomas Jefferson: named in 6 answersRosalind Franklin: named in 9 answersRosalind FranklinFranklin D. Roosevelt: named in 10 answersFranklin D. RooseveltHannibal Barca: named in 6 answersHarriet Tubman: named in 9 answersHarriet TubmanBenjamin Franklin: named in 6 answersQin Shi Huang: named in 10 answersQin Shi HuangAshoka the Great: named in 8 answersAlan Turing: named in 11 answersAlan TuringAlexander Hamilton (person): named in 6 answersMahatma Gandhi: named in 13 answers
  • Answers naming the brand
  • 6
  • 14
  • 23
  • Answers naming both
  • 1
  • 21
Named alongside
BrandAnswers naming the brandNamed alongside
Alexander the Great20Genghis Khan (20), Napoleon Bonaparte (18), Julius Caesar (14)
Genghis Khan23Napoleon Bonaparte (21), Alexander the Great (20), Muhammad (16)
George Washington (person)13Abraham Lincoln (9), Franklin D. Roosevelt (8), Genghis Khan (7)
Johann Gutenberg15Albert Einstein (9), Confucius (9), Siddhartha Gautama (9)
Napoleon Bonaparte21Genghis Khan (21), Alexander the Great (18), Muhammad (14)
Muhammad17Genghis Khan (16), Augustus Caesar (14), Confucius (14)
Confucius19Siddhartha Gautama (16), Charles Darwin (14), Sir Isaac Newton (14)
Aristotle17Charles Darwin (17), Sir Isaac Newton (17), Albert Einstein (16)
Marie Curie18Albert Einstein (12), Aristotle (12), Charles Darwin (12)
Jesus12Muhammad (12), Confucius (11), Siddhartha Gautama (11)
Sir Isaac Newton18Charles Darwin (18), Albert Einstein (17), Aristotle (17)
Siddhartha Gautama16Confucius (16), Muhammad (13), Genghis Khan (12)
Julius Caesar14Genghis Khan (14), Alexander the Great (14), Napoleon Bonaparte (12)
Abraham Lincoln15George Washington (person) (9), Mahatma Gandhi (9), Genghis Khan (9)
Albert Einstein17Charles Darwin (17), Sir Isaac Newton (17), Aristotle (16)
Charles Darwin18Sir Isaac Newton (18), Albert Einstein (17), Aristotle (17)
Augustus Caesar15Genghis Khan (15), Muhammad (14), Napoleon Bonaparte (13)
Thomas Edison10Johann Gutenberg (6), George Washington (person) (4), Benjamin Franklin (4)
Galileo Galilei13Aristotle (13), Charles Darwin (13), Sir Isaac Newton (13)
Thomas Jefferson6George Washington (person) (6), Benjamin Franklin (6), Franklin D. Roosevelt (6)
Rosalind Franklin9Marie Curie (9), Harriet Tubman (5), Albert Einstein (4)
Franklin D. Roosevelt10Abraham Lincoln (9), George Washington (person) (8), Benjamin Franklin (6)
Hannibal Barca6Genghis Khan (6), Alexander the Great (6), Napoleon Bonaparte (6)
Harriet Tubman9Marie Curie (5), Rosalind Franklin (5), George Washington (person) (4)
Benjamin Franklin6George Washington (person) (6), Franklin D. Roosevelt (6), Alexander Hamilton (person) (6)
Qin Shi Huang10Augustus Caesar (10), Genghis Khan (10), Mahatma Gandhi (9)
Ashoka the Great8Augustus Caesar (8), Genghis Khan (8), Muhammad (8)
Alan Turing11Albert Einstein (8), Aristotle (8), Galileo Galilei (8)
Alexander Hamilton (person)6George Washington (person) (6), Benjamin Franklin (6), Franklin D. Roosevelt (6)
Mahatma Gandhi13Genghis Khan (13), Augustus Caesar (12), Muhammad (12)

Most cited sources

Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.

Most cited sources
RankSourceCiting answers
1en.wikipedia.orgreference7
2historysnob.com6
3ranker.com5
4youtube.comsocial4
5reddit.comcommunity3
6weareteachers.com3
7history.howstuffworks.com3
8imdb.comreview and listing sites3
9smithsonianmag.com3
10biography.com2

Sources and brands

Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.

Sources and brandsWhich cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.en.wikipedia.org cited in 6 answers naming Genghis Khanen.wikipedia.org cited in 6 answers naming Alexander the Greaten.wikipedia.org cited in 5 answers naming Confuciusen.wikipedia.org cited in 5 answers naming Muhammadranker.com cited in 4 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteen.wikipedia.org cited in 4 answers naming Johann Gutenbergranker.com cited in 4 answers naming Alexander the Greatranker.com cited in 4 answers naming Genghis Khanen.wikipedia.org cited in 4 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteweareteachers.com cited in 3 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteweareteachers.com cited in 3 answers naming Alexander the Greatweareteachers.com cited in 3 answers naming Genghis Khanhistory.howstuffworks.com cited in 3 answers naming Genghis Khanhistory.howstuffworks.com cited in 3 answers naming Alexander the Greathistory.howstuffworks.com cited in 3 answers naming Napoleon Bonapartehistorysnob.com cited in 3 answers naming Genghis Khanhistorysnob.com cited in 3 answers naming Napoleon Bonapartehistorysnob.com cited in 3 answers naming Alexander the Greatimdb.com cited in 3 answers naming Genghis Khanimdb.com cited in 3 answers naming Alexander the Greatyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteimdb.com cited in 3 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteimdb.com cited in 3 answers naming Muhammadyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Alexander the Greatyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Genghis Khanen.wikipedia.org cited in 3 answers naming Aristotleyoutube.com cited in 2 answers naming Muhammadguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 2 answers naming Genghis Khanguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 2 answers naming Alexander the Greatguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 2 answers naming Muhammadhistory.howstuffworks.com cited in 2 answers naming George Washington (person)history.howstuffworks.com cited in 2 answers naming Muhammadhistorysnob.com cited in 2 answers naming George Washington (person)imdb.com cited in 2 answers naming Confuciusimdb.com cited in 2 answers naming Johann Gutenbergranker.com cited in 2 answers naming George Washington (person)ranker.com cited in 2 answers naming Aristotleranker.com cited in 2 answers naming Confuciusranker.com cited in 2 answers naming Muhammadweareteachers.com cited in 2 answers naming Confuciusweareteachers.com cited in 2 answers naming Johann Gutenbergweareteachers.com cited in 2 answers naming Muhammadyoutube.com cited in 2 answers naming George Washington (person)weareteachers.com cited in 1 answers naming George Washington (person)weareteachers.com cited in 1 answers naming Aristotleguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 1 answers naming Aristotlehistory.howstuffworks.com cited in 1 answers naming Confuciusguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 1 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteyoutube.com cited in 1 answers naming Johann Gutenbergguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 1 answers naming Johann Gutenbergguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 1 answers naming George Washington (person)en.wikipedia.org cited in 1 answers naming George Washington (person)youtube.com cited in 1 answers naming Confuciusimdb.com cited in 1 answers naming Aristotleimdb.com cited in 1 answers naming George Washington (person)ranker.com cited in 1 answers naming Johann Gutenberghistorysnob.com cited in 1 answers naming Aristotleguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 1 answers naming Confuciusen.wikipedia.org, reference: 34en.wikipedia.orgranker.com: 21ranker.comimdb.com, review and listing sites: 18imdb.comweareteachers.com: 17weareteachers.comyoutube.com, social: 15youtube.comhistory.howstuffworks.com: 14history.howstuffworks.c…historysnob.com: 12historysnob.comguinnessworldrecords.com: 11guinnessworldrecords.comAlexander the Great #1: 27Alexander the Great #1Genghis Khan #2: 27Genghis Khan #2George Washington (person) #3: 12George Washington (pe… #3Johann Gutenberg #4: 11Johann Gutenberg #4Napoleon Bonaparte #5: 24Napoleon Bonaparte #5Muhammad #6: 18Muhammad #6Confucius #7: 14Confucius #7Aristotle #8: 9Aristotle #8
Sources and brandsWhich cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.en.wikipedia.org cited in 6 answers naming Genghis Khanen.wikipedia.org cited in 6 answers naming Alexander the Greaten.wikipedia.org cited in 5 answers naming Confuciusen.wikipedia.org cited in 5 answers naming Muhammadranker.com cited in 4 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteen.wikipedia.org cited in 4 answers naming Johann Gutenbergranker.com cited in 4 answers naming Alexander the Greatranker.com cited in 4 answers naming Genghis Khanen.wikipedia.org cited in 4 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteweareteachers.com cited in 3 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteweareteachers.com cited in 3 answers naming Alexander the Greatweareteachers.com cited in 3 answers naming Genghis Khanhistory.howstuffworks.com cited in 3 answers naming Genghis Khanhistory.howstuffworks.com cited in 3 answers naming Alexander the Greathistory.howstuffworks.com cited in 3 answers naming Napoleon Bonapartehistorysnob.com cited in 3 answers naming Genghis Khanhistorysnob.com cited in 3 answers naming Napoleon Bonapartehistorysnob.com cited in 3 answers naming Alexander the Greatimdb.com cited in 3 answers naming Genghis Khanimdb.com cited in 3 answers naming Alexander the Greatyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteimdb.com cited in 3 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteimdb.com cited in 3 answers naming Muhammadyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Alexander the Greatyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Genghis Khanen.wikipedia.org cited in 3 answers naming Aristotleyoutube.com cited in 2 answers naming Muhammadguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 2 answers naming Genghis Khanguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 2 answers naming Alexander the Greatguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 2 answers naming Muhammadhistory.howstuffworks.com cited in 2 answers naming George Washington (person)history.howstuffworks.com cited in 2 answers naming Muhammadhistorysnob.com cited in 2 answers naming George Washington (person)imdb.com cited in 2 answers naming Confuciusimdb.com cited in 2 answers naming Johann Gutenbergranker.com cited in 2 answers naming George Washington (person)ranker.com cited in 2 answers naming Aristotleranker.com cited in 2 answers naming Confuciusranker.com cited in 2 answers naming Muhammadweareteachers.com cited in 2 answers naming Confuciusweareteachers.com cited in 2 answers naming Johann Gutenbergweareteachers.com cited in 2 answers naming Muhammadyoutube.com cited in 2 answers naming George Washington (person)weareteachers.com cited in 1 answers naming George Washington (person)weareteachers.com cited in 1 answers naming Aristotleguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 1 answers naming Aristotlehistory.howstuffworks.com cited in 1 answers naming Confuciusguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 1 answers naming Napoleon Bonaparteyoutube.com cited in 1 answers naming Johann Gutenbergguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 1 answers naming Johann Gutenbergguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 1 answers naming George Washington (person)en.wikipedia.org cited in 1 answers naming George Washington (person)youtube.com cited in 1 answers naming Confuciusimdb.com cited in 1 answers naming Aristotleimdb.com cited in 1 answers naming George Washington (person)ranker.com cited in 1 answers naming Johann Gutenberghistorysnob.com cited in 1 answers naming Aristotleguinnessworldrecords.com cited in 1 answers naming Confuciusen.wikipedia.org, reference: 34en.wikipedia.orgranker.com: 21ranker.comimdb.com, review and listing sites: 18imdb.comweareteachers.com: 17weareteachers.comyoutube.com, social: 15youtube.comhistory.howstuffworks.com: 14history.howstuff…historysnob.com: 12historysnob.comguinnessworldrecords.com: 11guinnessworldrec…Alexander the Great #1: 27Alexander the… #1Genghis Khan #2: 27Genghis Khan #2George Washington (person) #3: 12George Washin… #3Johann Gutenberg #4: 11Johann Gutenb… #4Napoleon Bonaparte #5: 24Napoleon Bona… #5Muhammad #6: 18Muhammad #6Confucius #7: 14Confucius #7Aristotle #8: 9Aristotle #8
Sources and brands
Cited sourcesBrandAnswers naming the brand
en.wikipedia.orgGenghis Khan6
en.wikipedia.orgAlexander the Great6
en.wikipedia.orgConfucius5
en.wikipedia.orgMuhammad5
ranker.comNapoleon Bonaparte4
en.wikipedia.orgJohann Gutenberg4
ranker.comAlexander the Great4
ranker.comGenghis Khan4
en.wikipedia.orgNapoleon Bonaparte4
weareteachers.comNapoleon Bonaparte3
weareteachers.comAlexander the Great3
weareteachers.comGenghis Khan3
history.howstuffworks.comGenghis Khan3
history.howstuffworks.comAlexander the Great3
history.howstuffworks.comNapoleon Bonaparte3
historysnob.comGenghis Khan3
historysnob.comNapoleon Bonaparte3
historysnob.comAlexander the Great3
imdb.comGenghis Khan3
imdb.comAlexander the Great3
youtube.comNapoleon Bonaparte3
imdb.comNapoleon Bonaparte3
imdb.comMuhammad3
youtube.comAlexander the Great3
youtube.comGenghis Khan3
en.wikipedia.orgAristotle3
youtube.comMuhammad2
guinnessworldrecords.comGenghis Khan2
guinnessworldrecords.comAlexander the Great2
guinnessworldrecords.comMuhammad2
history.howstuffworks.comGeorge Washington (person)2
history.howstuffworks.comMuhammad2
historysnob.comGeorge Washington (person)2
imdb.comConfucius2
imdb.comJohann Gutenberg2
ranker.comGeorge Washington (person)2
ranker.comAristotle2
ranker.comConfucius2
ranker.comMuhammad2
weareteachers.comConfucius2
weareteachers.comJohann Gutenberg2
weareteachers.comMuhammad2
youtube.comGeorge Washington (person)2
weareteachers.comGeorge Washington (person)1
weareteachers.comAristotle1
guinnessworldrecords.comAristotle1
history.howstuffworks.comConfucius1
guinnessworldrecords.comNapoleon Bonaparte1
youtube.comJohann Gutenberg1
guinnessworldrecords.comJohann Gutenberg1
guinnessworldrecords.comGeorge Washington (person)1
en.wikipedia.orgGeorge Washington (person)1
youtube.comConfucius1
imdb.comAristotle1
imdb.comGeorge Washington (person)1
ranker.comJohann Gutenberg1
historysnob.comAristotle1
guinnessworldrecords.comConfucius1

Citations by source type

How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.

  1. social9
  2. reference8
  3. community5
  4. media3
  5. portal3
  6. review and listing sites3
  7. public3
  8. Other91

Other indexes in People

The other indexes under the same parent, each with its top five brands.