Writer

Michael Drayton

English poet

1563 - 1631

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Michael Drayton

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Michael Drayton is the 5,992nd most popular writer (up from 6,174th in 2024), the 4,973rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,146th in 2019) and the 542nd most popular British Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Michael Drayton ranks 5,992 out of 7,302. Before him are Kristina Brenk, Conrad Aiken, Ismat Chughtai, Paulina Chiziane, Sarah Waters, and Archibald MacLeish. After him are Marc Connelly, Giorgio Faletti, Theodore Roethke, Jacques de Lacretelle, Raúl Rivero, and Pavao Pavličić.

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Kristina Brenk
1911 - 2009
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,986
Conrad Aiken
1889 - 1973
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,987
Ismat Chughtai
1915 - 1991
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,988
Paulina Chiziane
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,989
Sarah Waters
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 5,990
Archibald MacLeish
1892 - 1982
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 5,991
Michael Drayton
1563 - 1631
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 5,992
Marc Connelly
1890 - 1980
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 5,993
Giorgio Faletti
1950 - 2014
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 5,994
Theodore Roethke
1908 - 1963
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 5,995
Jacques de Lacretelle
1888 - 1985
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 5,996
Raúl Rivero
1945 - 2021
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 5,997
Pavao Pavličić
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 5,998

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1563, Michael Drayton ranks 19. Before him are Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Franciscus Gomarus, Katō Yoshiaki, Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, Enno III, Count of East Frisia, and Heo Nanseolheon. Among people deceased in 1631, Michael Drayton ranks 16. Before him are Michael Maestlin, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Katō Yoshiaki, Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard, and Nicolò Contarini.

Others Born in 1563

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Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
NOBLEMAN
1563 - 1607
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 13
Franciscus Gomarus
PHILOSOPHER
1563 - 1641
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 14
Katō Yoshiaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1563 - 1631
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 15
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
POLITICIAN
1563 - 1612
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 16
Enno III, Count of East Frisia
POLITICIAN
1563 - 1625
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 17
Heo Nanseolheon
WRITER
1563 - 1589
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 18
Michael Drayton
WRITER
1563 - 1631
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 19

Others Deceased in 1631

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Michael Maestlin
MATHEMATICIAN
1550 - 1631
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 10
Francesco Maria II della Rovere
NOBLEMAN
1549 - 1631
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 11
Guillén de Castro y Bellvis
WRITER
1569 - 1631
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 12
Katō Yoshiaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1563 - 1631
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 13
Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard
NOBLEMAN
1586 - 1631
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 14
Nicolò Contarini
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1631
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 15
Michael Drayton
WRITER
1563 - 1631
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 16