Writer

Henry Vaughan

Welsh author, physician and metaphysical poet

1621 - 1695

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Henry Vaughan

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Henry Vaughan is the 6,355th most popular writer (down from 6,323rd in 2024), the 5,484th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,433rd in 2019) and the 599th most popular British Writer.

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22k

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51.33

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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#73,828

More than 3 centuries after death, Henry Vaughan still holds rank #73,828 among all individuals in Pantheon.

Apr 17

Henry Vaughan shares a April 17 birthday with Pope Evaristus, Karen Blixen, and Arkan.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Henry Vaughan ranks 6,355 out of 7,302. Before him are Sarah Winnemucca, Stephen Glass, Ágnes Nemes Nagy, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Brené Brown, and Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi. After him are Margaret Oliphant, Charlotte Link, Ruskin Bond, Ian McDonald, Charles Eastman, and Veikko Antero Koskenniemi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1621, Henry Vaughan ranks 22. Before him are Matthew Locke, Andrew Marvell, Bohuslav Balbín, John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jan Andrzej Morsztyn, and Wacław Potocki. Among people deceased in 1695, Henry Vaughan ranks 21. Before him are Pierre Nicole, Georg von Derfflinger, Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Christoph Arnold, Huang Zongxi, and Samuel Morland.

Others Born in 1621

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Matthew Locke
COMPOSER
1621 - 1677
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 16
Andrew Marvell
WRITER
1621 - 1678
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 17
Bohuslav Balbín
WRITER
1621 - 1688
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 18
John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
POLITICIAN
1621 - 1667
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 19
Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
WRITER
1621 - 1693
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 20
Wacław Potocki
WRITER
1621 - 1696
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 21
Henry Vaughan
WRITER
1621 - 1695
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 22

Others Deceased in 1695

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Pierre Nicole
PHILOSOPHER
1625 - 1695
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 15
Georg von Derfflinger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1606 - 1695
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 16
Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1695
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 17
Christoph Arnold
ASTRONOMER
1650 - 1695
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 18
Huang Zongxi
PHILOSOPHER
1610 - 1695
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 19
Samuel Morland
INVENTOR
1625 - 1695
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 20
Henry Vaughan
WRITER
1621 - 1695
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 21