POLITICIAN
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
1550 - 1604
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (; 12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604), was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era. Oxford was heir to the second oldest earldom in the kingdom, a court favourite for a time, a sought-after patron of the arts, and noted by his contemporaries as a lyric poet and court playwright, but his volatile temperament precluded him from attaining any courtly or governmental responsibility and contributed to the dissipation of his estate. Edward de Vere was the only son of John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford, and Margery Golding. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford has received more than 1,102,246 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford is the 3,320th most popular politician (down from 2,104th in 2019), the 708th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 483rd in 2019) and the 122nd most popular British Politician.
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford is most famous for being the true author of Shakespeare's plays.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
62.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
8.24
Effective Languages (L*)
1.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford ranks 3,320 out of 19,576. Before him are John Hyrcanus, Charles III, Prince of Monaco, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Oskar Potiorek, Hissène Habré, and Ernst Gideon von Laudon. After him are Istakhri, Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, Drypetis, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, and Boris Tadić.
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HPI: 62.36
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HPI: 62.36
Rank: 3,321
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HPI: 62.36
Rank: 3,322
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HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,323
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HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,324
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1942 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 3,325
Boris Tadić
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 3,326
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1550, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford ranks 10. Before him are Willem Barentsz, Charles IX of Sweden, Henry I, Duke of Guise, Camillus de Lellis, Jang-geum, and John Davis. After him are Stanislaus Kostka, Karin Månsdotter, Giorgio Basta, Do-Aklin, Jacobus Gallus, and Damat Ibrahim Pasha. Among people deceased in 1604, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford ranks 1. After him are Catherine de Bourbon, Fausto Sozzini, Claudio Merulo, Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Christine of Hesse, Hamida Banu Begum, Ercole, Lord of Monaco, Isabella Andreini, Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, and Francesco Barozzi.
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EXPLORER
1550 - 1597
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 4
Charles IX of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1611
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 5
Henry I, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1588
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 6
Camillus de Lellis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1550 - 1614
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 7
Jang-geum
PHYSICIAN
1550 - 1550
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 8
John Davis
EXPLORER
1550 - 1605
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 9
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1604
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 10
Stanislaus Kostka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1550 - 1568
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 11
Karin Månsdotter
COMPANION
1550 - 1612
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 12
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
1550 - 1607
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 13
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POLITICIAN
1550 - 1700
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 14
Jacobus Gallus
COMPOSER
1550 - 1591
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 15
Damat Ibrahim Pasha
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1601
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1604
Go to all RankingsEdward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1604
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 1
Catherine de Bourbon
WRITER
1559 - 1604
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 2
Fausto Sozzini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1539 - 1604
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3
Claudio Merulo
COMPOSER
1533 - 1604
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 4
Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1604
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 5
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
NOBLEMAN
1550 - 1604
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 6
Christine of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1543 - 1604
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 7
Hamida Banu Begum
COMPANION
1527 - 1604
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 8
Ercole, Lord of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1562 - 1604
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 9
Isabella Andreini
ACTOR
1562 - 1604
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 10
Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1604
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 11
Francesco Barozzi
MATHEMATICIAN
1537 - 1604
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford ranks 708 out of 8,785. Before him are William Webb Ellis (1806), Julian Huxley (1887), Chris Rea (1951), Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Surtees (1934), and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964). After him are Oliver Reed (1938), John Gurdon (1933), Offa of Mercia (800), John Franklin (1786), John Cale (1942), and James Macpherson (1736).
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INVENTOR
1806 - 1872
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 702
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BIOLOGIST
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HPI: 62.37
Rank: 703
Chris Rea
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 704
Ann Radcliffe
WRITER
1764 - 1823
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 705
John Surtees
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 706
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
NOBLEMAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 707
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1604
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 708
Oliver Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1999
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 709
John Gurdon
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 710
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POLITICIAN
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HPI: 62.30
Rank: 711
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
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HPI: 62.29
Rank: 712
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MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 713
James Macpherson
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1796
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 714
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford ranks 122. Before him are Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902), John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592). After him are Offa of Mercia (800), James Macpherson (1736), H. H. Asquith (1852), Margaret of York (1446), Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473), and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853).
Prince George, Duke of Kent
1902 - 1942
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 116
John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
1924 - 1992
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 117
Gladwyn Jebb
1900 - 1996
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 118
James Francis Edward Stuart
1688 - 1766
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 119
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
1930 - 2017
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 120
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
1592 - 1628
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 121
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
1550 - 1604
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 122
Offa of Mercia
800 - 796
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 123
James Macpherson
1736 - 1796
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 124
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HPI: 62.09
Rank: 125
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HPI: 61.67
Rank: 128