Writer
Richard Pococke
English-born churchman, travel writer and Church of Ireland bishop
1704 - 1765
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Richard Pococke
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Pococke is the 4,710th most popular writer (down from 4,258th in 2024), the 3,710th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,043rd in 2019) and the 399th most popular British Writer.
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#53,626
More than 2 centuries after death, Richard Pococke still holds rank #53,626 among all individuals in Pantheon.
Nov 19
Richard Pococke shares a November 19 birthday with Indira Gandhi, Charles I of England, and Calvin Klein.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Richard Pococke ranks 4,710 out of 7,302. Before him are Sergiusz Piasecki, Robert Thurman, Roy Jacobsen, Adikavi Pampa, Uğur Mumcu, and Ivar Lo-Johansson. After him are Elisaveta Bagriana, Li Ao, Saul Alinsky, Patrik Ouředník, Juan José Arreola, and Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim.
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HPI: 56.39
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Richard Pococke
1704 - 1765
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 4,710
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HPI: 56.38
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HPI: 56.38
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HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4,714
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1921 - 2001
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4,715
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim
1719 - 1803
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4,716
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1704, Richard Pococke ranks 17. Before him are Johann Andreas Segner, Louis de Jaucourt, Carlos Seixas, Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Charles Pinot Duclos, and Andrija Kačić Miošić. After him are John Byng, Ivan Betskoy, and Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1765, Richard Pococke ranks 19. Before him are Carl Alexander Clerck, Edward Young, Johan Agrell, Johann Melchior Molter, Mir Jafar, and William Stukeley. After him are Prince Frederick of Great Britain, and Prokop Diviš.
Others Born in 1704
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Johann Andreas Segner
PHYSICIST
1704 - 1777
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 11
Louis de Jaucourt
PHYSICIAN
1704 - 1779
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 12
Carlos Seixas
COMPOSER
1704 - 1742
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 13
Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1704 - 1763
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 14
Charles Pinot Duclos
WRITER
1704 - 1772
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 15
Andrija Kačić Miošić
WRITER
1704 - 1760
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 16
Richard Pococke
WRITER
1704 - 1765
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 17
John Byng
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1704 - 1757
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 18
Ivan Betskoy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1704 - 1795
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 19
Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1767
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1765
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Carl Alexander Clerck
BIOLOGIST
1710 - 1765
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 13
Edward Young
WRITER
1683 - 1765
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 14
Johan Agrell
COMPOSER
1701 - 1765
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 15
Johann Melchior Molter
COMPOSER
1696 - 1765
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 16
Mir Jafar
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1765
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 17
William Stukeley
PHYSICIAN
1687 - 1765
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 18
Richard Pococke
WRITER
1704 - 1765
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 19
Prince Frederick of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1765
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 20
Prokop Diviš
INVENTOR
1698 - 1765
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 21
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Pococke ranks 3,710 out of 8,785. Before him are Harry Melling (1989), Steve Bloomer (1874), Henry Macintosh (1892), Jason Bonham (1966), Joseph Morgan (1981), and Lambert Simnel (1477). After him are Paige (1992), Milo Yiannopoulos (1984), Reynold A. Nicholson (1868), John Walker (1781), Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374), and Patrick Steptoe (1913).
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Harry Melling
ACTOR
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Rank: 3,704
Steve Bloomer
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Rank: 3,705
Henry Macintosh
ATHLETE
1892 - 1918
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,706
Jason Bonham
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,707
Joseph Morgan
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,708
Lambert Simnel
POLITICIAN
1477 - 1525
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,709
Richard Pococke
WRITER
1704 - 1765
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,710
Paige
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,711
Milo Yiannopoulos
WRITER
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HPI: 56.38
Rank: 3,712
Reynold A. Nicholson
WRITER
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HPI: 56.38
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John Walker
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HPI: 56.37
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HPI: 56.36
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Patrick Steptoe
PHYSICIAN
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HPI: 56.36
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Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Richard Pococke ranks 399. Before him are Robert Bolt (1924), Thomas Nashe (1567), Elizabeth Goudge (1900), Isaac Watts (1674), George Crabbe (1754), and Amelia Edwards (1831). After him are Milo Yiannopoulos (1984), Reynold A. Nicholson (1868), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835), Joe Abercrombie (1974), and Thomas Middleton (1580).
Robert Bolt
1924 - 1995
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 393
Thomas Nashe
1567 - 1601
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 394
Elizabeth Goudge
1900 - 1984
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 395
Isaac Watts
1674 - 1748
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 396
George Crabbe
1754 - 1832
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 397
Amelia Edwards
1831 - 1892
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 398
Richard Pococke
1704 - 1765
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 399
Milo Yiannopoulos
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 400
Reynold A. Nicholson
1868 - 1945
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 401
Eleanor Farjeon
1881 - 1965
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 402
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
1835 - 1915
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 403
Joe Abercrombie
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 404
Thomas Middleton
1580 - 1627
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 405
