Writer

John Winthrop

Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and Author of "City upon a Hill"

1588 - 1649

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John Winthrop

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). John Winthrop is the 3,516th most popular writer (up from 4,194th in 2024), the 2,810th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,007th in 2019) and the 318th most popular British Writer.

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110k

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59.13

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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John Winthrop's biography spans 25 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 59.13.

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Among Writers

Among writers, John Winthrop ranks 3,516 out of 7,707. Before him are Enrique Vila-Matas, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Susan Brownmiller, Kir Bulychev, Corippus, and Immanuel Velikovsky. After him are Richard Hakluyt, Liza Marklund, Jakob Hurt, Anthony Horowitz, Kálmán Mikszáth, and Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Enrique Vila-Matas
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,510
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo
1901 - 1937
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,511
Susan Brownmiller
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,512
Kir Bulychev
1934 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,513
Corippus
501 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,514
Immanuel Velikovsky
1895 - 1979
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,515
John Winthrop
1588 - 1649
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,516
Richard Hakluyt
1552 - 1616
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,517
Liza Marklund
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,518
Jakob Hurt
1839 - 1907
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,519
Anthony Horowitz
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,520
Kálmán Mikszáth
1847 - 1910
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,521
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
1856 - 1912
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,522

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1588, John Winthrop ranks 17. Before him are Pierre Séguier, Jan Janssonius, Johann von Aldringen, Johann Heinrich Alsted, Margherita Aldobrandini, and Ole Worm. After him are Claudius Salmasius, François de La Mothe Le Vayer, and Julius Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen. Among people deceased in 1649, John Winthrop ranks 14. Before him are Vittoria Farnese, David Teniers the Elder, Gerardus Vossius, Isaac van Ostade, Susanna Hall, and Vincenzo Carafa. After him are Giulio Alenio, Jean de Brébeuf, Juan Martínez Montañés, Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania, and Richard Crashaw.

Others Born in 1588

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Pierre Séguier
POLITICIAN
1588 - 1672
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 11
Jan Janssonius
GEOGRAPHER
1588 - 1664
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 12
Johann von Aldringen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1588 - 1634
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 13
Johann Heinrich Alsted
PHILOSOPHER
1588 - 1638
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 14
Margherita Aldobrandini
POLITICIAN
1588 - 1646
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 15
Ole Worm
PHYSICIST
1588 - 1654
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 16
John Winthrop
WRITER
1588 - 1649
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 17
Claudius Salmasius
WRITER
1588 - 1653
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 18
François de La Mothe Le Vayer
WRITER
1588 - 1672
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 19
Julius Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen
NOBLEMAN
1588 - 1635
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 20

Others Deceased in 1649

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Vittoria Farnese
NOBLEMAN
1618 - 1649
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 8
David Teniers the Elder
PAINTER
1582 - 1649
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 9
Gerardus Vossius
HISTORIAN
1577 - 1649
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 10
Isaac van Ostade
PAINTER
1621 - 1649
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 11
Susanna Hall
WRITER
1583 - 1649
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 12
Vincenzo Carafa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1594 - 1649
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 13
John Winthrop
WRITER
1588 - 1649
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 14
Giulio Alenio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1582 - 1649
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 15
Jean de Brébeuf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1593 - 1649
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 16
Juan Martínez Montañés
SCULPTOR
1568 - 1649
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 17
Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1580 - 1649
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 18
Richard Crashaw
PHILOSOPHER
1612 - 1649
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 19