WRITER
Don Juan Manuel
1282 - 1348
Don Juan Manuel
Don Juan Manuel (5 May 1282 – 13 June 1348) was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy. He inherited from his father the great Lordship of Villena, receiving the titles of Lord, Duke and lastly Prince of Villena. He married three times, choosing his wives for political and economic convenience, and worked to match his children with partners associated with royalty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Juan Manuel has received more than 61,446 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Don Juan Manuel is the 1,472nd most popular writer (down from 1,380th in 2019), the 514th most popular biography from Spain (down from 464th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Spanish Writer.
Memorability Metrics
61k
Page Views (PV)
58.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
2.99
Effective Languages (L*)
3.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Don Juan Manuel ranks 1,472 out of 7,302. Before him are James Oliver Curwood, Christian Friedrich Hebbel, Colin Dexter, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Elizabeth Siddal, and Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon. After him are Francis Jammes, Achilles Tatius, Vita Sackville-West, René Char, Samuel ibn Naghrillah, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Oliver Curwood
1878 - 1927
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 1,466
Christian Friedrich Hebbel
1813 - 1863
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 1,467
Colin Dexter
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 1,468
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
1798 - 1874
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,469
Elizabeth Siddal
1829 - 1862
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,470
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
1675 - 1755
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,471
Don Juan Manuel
1282 - 1348
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 1,472
Francis Jammes
1868 - 1938
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,473
Achilles Tatius
200 - 300
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 1,474
Vita Sackville-West
1892 - 1962
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,475
René Char
1907 - 1988
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,476
Samuel ibn Naghrillah
993 - 1055
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,477
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
1689 - 1762
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,478
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1282, Don Juan Manuel ranks 5. Before him are Pope Innocent VI, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Öz Beg Khan, and Margaret of France, Queen of England. After him are Tode Mongke, Eric Magnusson, Alexios II of Trebizond, Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine, John XIV of Constantinople, Duwa, and Stefan Konstantin. Among people deceased in 1348, Don Juan Manuel ranks 9. Before him are Pietro Lorenzetti, Laura de Noves, Al-Dhahabi, Bernardo Daddi, Giovanni Villani, and Blanche of Valois. After him are Emperor Hanazono, Barlaam of Seminara, Ferrer Bassa, Charles, Duke of Durazzo, Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon, and Maso di Banco.
Others Born in 1282
Go to all RankingsPope Innocent VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1282 - 1362
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 1
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1282 - 1347
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 2
Öz Beg Khan
POLITICIAN
1282 - 1341
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 3
Margaret of France, Queen of England
COMPANION
1282 - 1318
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 4
Don Juan Manuel
WRITER
1282 - 1348
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 5
Tode Mongke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1282 - 1287
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 6
Eric Magnusson
NOBLEMAN
1282 - 1318
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 7
Alexios II of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1282 - 1330
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 8
Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1282 - 1329
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 9
John XIV of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1282 - 1347
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 10
Duwa
POLITICIAN
1282 - 1307
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11
Stefan Konstantin
POLITICIAN
1282 - 1322
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1348
Go to all RankingsPietro Lorenzetti
PAINTER
1280 - 1348
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 3
Laura de Noves
WRITER
1310 - 1348
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 4
Al-Dhahabi
HISTORIAN
1274 - 1348
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 5
Bernardo Daddi
PAINTER
1290 - 1348
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 6
Giovanni Villani
DIPLOMAT
1276 - 1348
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 7
Blanche of Valois
COMPANION
1316 - 1348
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 8
Don Juan Manuel
WRITER
1282 - 1348
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 9
Emperor Hanazono
POLITICIAN
1297 - 1348
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 10
Barlaam of Seminara
PHILOSOPHER
1290 - 1348
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 11
Ferrer Bassa
PAINTER
1285 - 1348
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 12
Charles, Duke of Durazzo
POLITICIAN
1323 - 1348
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 13
Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon
COMPANION
1328 - 1348
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 14
Maso di Banco
PAINTER
1250 - 1348
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 15
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Don Juan Manuel ranks 514 out of 3,355. Before him are Athanagild (517), Ulpia Marciana (48), Unai Emery (1971), Luis Ramírez de Lucena (1475), Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada (1500), and Berengaria of Barcelona (1116). After him are Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (1892), Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993), Hosius of Corduba (256), Infante Carlos of Spain (1607), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), and José Villalonga (1919).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsAthanagild
POLITICIAN
517 - 567
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 508
Ulpia Marciana
POLITICIAN
48 - 112
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 509
Unai Emery
COACH
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 510
Luis Ramírez de Lucena
CHESS PLAYER
1475 - 1530
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 511
Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1485
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 512
Berengaria of Barcelona
COMPANION
1116 - 1149
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 513
Don Juan Manuel
WRITER
1282 - 1348
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 514
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1922
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 515
Samuel ibn Naghrillah
WRITER
993 - 1055
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 516
Hosius of Corduba
POLITICIAN
256 - 357
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 517
Infante Carlos of Spain
POLITICIAN
1607 - 1632
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 518
Ibn al-Khatib
WRITER
1313 - 1374
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 519
José Villalonga
COACH
1919 - 1973
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 520
Among WRITERS In Spain
Among writers born in Spain, Don Juan Manuel ranks 50. Before him are Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Javier Marías (1951), Ildefonsus (607), Joanot Martorell (1415), Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939), and Rafael Alberti (1902). After him are Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), Juan Goytisolo (1931), Ausiàs March (1400), José de Acosta (1540), and Pío Baroja (1872).
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 44
Javier Marías
1951 - 2022
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 45
Ildefonsus
607 - 667
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 46
Joanot Martorell
1415 - 1465
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 47
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
1939 - 2003
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 48
Rafael Alberti
1902 - 1999
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 49
Don Juan Manuel
1282 - 1348
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 50
Samuel ibn Naghrillah
993 - 1055
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 51
Ibn al-Khatib
1313 - 1374
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 52
Juan Goytisolo
1931 - 2017
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 53
Ausiàs March
1400 - 1459
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 54
José de Acosta
1540 - 1600
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 55
Pío Baroja
1872 - 1956
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 56