Writer
Edmund Spenser
1552 - 1599
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Edmund Spenser
His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2024). Edmund Spenser is the 1,040th most popular writer (up from 1,125th in 2024), the 962nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 850th in 2019) and the 105th most popular British Writer.
Edmund Spenser is most famous for his epic poem The Faerie Queene.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Edmund Spenser ranks 1,040 out of 7,302. Before him are Lafcadio Hearn, Thomas Malory, August von Kotzebue, John Malalas, Božena Němcová, and Charles De Coster. After him are Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Persius, Bertran de Born, Mary Higgins Clark, James Hadley Chase, and John Dryden.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Lafcadio Hearn
1850 - 1904
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 1,034
Thomas Malory
1405 - 1471
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 1,035
August von Kotzebue
1761 - 1819
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 1,036
John Malalas
491 - 578
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 1,037
Božena Němcová
1820 - 1862
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 1,038
Charles De Coster
1827 - 1879
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 1,039
Edmund Spenser
1552 - 1599
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 1,040
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
1836 - 1870
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 1,041
Persius
34 - 62
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 1,042
Bertran de Born
1140 - 1215
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 1,043
Mary Higgins Clark
1927 - 2020
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 1,044
James Hadley Chase
1906 - 1985
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1,045
John Dryden
1631 - 1700
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1,046
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1552, Edmund Spenser ranks 10. Before him are Matteo Ricci, Vasili IV of Russia, Lavinia Fontana, Seonjo of Joseon, Hans von Aachen, and Jost Bürgi. After him are Petrus Plancius, Agrippa d'Aubigné, Henri, Prince of Condé, Pietro Cataldi, Dom Justo Takayama, and Paolo Sarpi. Among people deceased in 1599, Edmund Spenser ranks 3. Before him are Beatrice Cenci, and Gabrielle d'Estrées. After him are Luca Marenzio, Maeda Toshiie, Andrew Báthory, Cornelis de Houtman, Chōsokabe Motochika, Chand Bibi, Menocchio, Eknath, and Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria.
Others Born in 1552
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Matteo Ricci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1552 - 1610
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 4
Vasili IV of Russia
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1612
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 5
Lavinia Fontana
PAINTER
1552 - 1614
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 6
Seonjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1608
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 7
Hans von Aachen
PAINTER
1552 - 1615
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 8
Jost Bürgi
MATHEMATICIAN
1552 - 1632
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 9
Edmund Spenser
WRITER
1552 - 1599
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 10
Petrus Plancius
ASTRONOMER
1552 - 1622
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 11
Agrippa d'Aubigné
WRITER
1552 - 1630
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 12
Henri, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1588
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 13
Pietro Cataldi
MATHEMATICIAN
1552 - 1626
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 14
Dom Justo Takayama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1552 - 1615
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 15
Paolo Sarpi
PHILOSOPHER
1552 - 1623
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1599
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Beatrice Cenci
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1577 - 1599
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 1
Gabrielle d'Estrées
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1573 - 1599
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 2
Edmund Spenser
WRITER
1552 - 1599
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 3
Luca Marenzio
COMPOSER
1553 - 1599
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 4
Maeda Toshiie
POLITICIAN
1538 - 1599
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 5
Andrew Báthory
POLITICIAN
1563 - 1599
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 6
Cornelis de Houtman
EXPLORER
1565 - 1599
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 7
Chōsokabe Motochika
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1599
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 8
Chand Bibi
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1599
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 9
Menocchio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1532 - 1599
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 10
Eknath
PHILOSOPHER
1533 - 1599
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 11
Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1576 - 1599
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund Spenser ranks 962 out of NaN. Before him are Richard Arkwright (1732), William Holman Hunt (1827), Naomi Campbell (1970), Thomas Malory (1405), Francis Hutcheson (1694), and Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891). After him are Jessica Tandy (1909), Brenda Blethyn (1946), Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817), Robert FitzRoy (1805), John Ray (1627), and Leonora Carrington (1917).
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Richard Arkwright
INVENTOR
1732 - 1792
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 956
William Holman Hunt
PAINTER
1827 - 1910
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 957
Naomi Campbell
MODEL
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 958
Thomas Malory
WRITER
1405 - 1471
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 959
Francis Hutcheson
PHILOSOPHER
1694 - 1746
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 960
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1969
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 961
Edmund Spenser
WRITER
1552 - 1599
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 962
Jessica Tandy
ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 963
Brenda Blethyn
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 964
Joseph Dalton Hooker
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1911
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 965
Robert FitzRoy
EXPLORER
1805 - 1865
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 966
John Ray
BIOLOGIST
1627 - 1705
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 967
Leonora Carrington
PAINTER
1917 - 2011
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 968
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edmund Spenser ranks 105. Before him are Philip Pullman (1946), George Gissing (1857), E. M. Forster (1879), Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Fowles (1926), and Thomas Malory (1405). After him are James Hadley Chase (1906), John Dryden (1631), Robert Graves (1895), Brian O'Nolan (1911), Leigh Hunt (1784), and James Thomson (1700).
Philip Pullman
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 99
George Gissing
1857 - 1903
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 100
E. M. Forster
1879 - 1970
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 101
Ann Radcliffe
1764 - 1823
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 102
John Fowles
1926 - 2005
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 103
Thomas Malory
1405 - 1471
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 104
Edmund Spenser
1552 - 1599
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 105
James Hadley Chase
1906 - 1985
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 106
John Dryden
1631 - 1700
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 107
Robert Graves
1895 - 1985
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 108
Brian O'Nolan
1911 - 1966
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 109
Leigh Hunt
1784 - 1859
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 110
James Thomson
1700 - 1748
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 111
