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Bayard Taylor

1825 - 1878

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Bayard Taylor (January 11, 1825 – December 19, 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record that stood for 85 years. His travelogues were popular in both the United States and Great Britain. He served in diplomatic posts in Russia and Prussia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Bayard Taylor is the 6,301st most popular writer (up from 6,679th in 2024), the 11,456th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,344th in 2019) and the 831st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Bayard Taylor ranks 6,301 out of 7,302. Before him are Georgi Vladimov, Anne-Marie Garat, Vittorio Arrigoni, Michal Šanda, Kathleen Raine, and Joan Carreras i Goicoechea. After him are John Toll, Chris Claremont, William H. Gass, Mah Laqa Bai, Gillian Flynn, and Richard K. Morgan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1825, Bayard Taylor ranks 92. Before him are Julius Kühn, William Spottiswoode, Benjamin Mountfort, James Skivring Smith, John Lawrence LeConte, and Francis James Child. After him are Henry Heth, R. D. Blackmore, and Newton Booth. Among people deceased in 1878, Bayard Taylor ranks 72. Before him are Palladius, George Back, William Cullen Bryant, José Amador de los Ríos, Francisco Linares Alcántara, and George Henry Lewes. After him are Charles Magill Conrad, Benjamin Bonneville, and Gideon Welles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bayard Taylor ranks 11,458 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Webb (1946), Jaime Pressly (1977), Rudy Vallée (1901), David Miscavige (1960), Aisha Tyler (1970), and Mose Allison (1927). After him are John Toll (1952), George Tobias (1901), Mitch Lucker (1984), Evelyn Hooker (1907), Paul Winter (1939), and Roy Harris (1898).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bayard Taylor ranks 831. Before him are John Seigenthaler (1927), Sarah Winnemucca (1844), Stephen Glass (1972), Brené Brown (1965), Charles Eastman (1858), and Jack McDevitt (1935). After him are John Toll (1952), William H. Gass (1924), Gillian Flynn (1971), Crane Wilbur (1886), Meg Cabot (1967), and N. Scott Momaday (1934).

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