1501 - 1536
Garcilaso de la Vega, KOS (c. 1501 – 14 October 1536) was a Spanish soldier and poet. Although not the first or the only one to do so, he was the most influential poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques, and themes to Spain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Garcilaso de la Vega has received more than 31,969 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Garcilaso de la Vega is the 959th most popular writer (up from 1,219th in 2019), the 299th most popular biography from Spain (up from 387th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Spanish Writer.
Garcilaso de la Vega was a Spanish poet who is most famous for his book "Comentarios Reales" which is an account of the conquest of Peru.
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Among writers, Garcilaso de la Vega ranks 959 out of 5,755. Before him are Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Eleanor H. Porter, Khaled Hosseini, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Juan Antonio Villacañas, and E. M. Forster. After him are Ernst Hanfstaengl, Sugawara no Michizane, Richard Matheson, Jean-Claude Carrière, Edogawa Ranpo, and Gnaeus Naevius.
1737 - 1814
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 953
1868 - 1920
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 954
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 955
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 956
1922 - 2001
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 957
1879 - 1970
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 958
1501 - 1536
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 959
1887 - 1975
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 960
845 - 903
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 961
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 962
1931 - 2021
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 963
1894 - 1965
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 964
275 BC - 201 BC
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 965
Among people born in 1501, Garcilaso de la Vega ranks 5. Before him are Anne Boleyn, Pope Marcellus II, Gerolamo Cardano, and Isabella of Austria. After him are Queen Munjeong, Yi Hwang, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Sahib I Giray, Leonhart Fuchs, Bairam Khan, and Ivan Susanin. Among people deceased in 1536, Garcilaso de la Vega ranks 10. Before him are Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, William Tyndale, Germaine of Foix, Baldassare Peruzzi, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset. After him are Cecilia Gallerani, John of Leiden, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Gil Vicente, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Felice della Rovere.
1501 - 1536
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 1
1501 - 1555
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 2
1501 - 1576
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 3
1501 - 1526
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 4
1501 - 1536
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 5
1501 - 1565
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 6
1501 - 1570
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 7
1501 - 1578
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 8
1501 - 1551
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 9
1501 - 1566
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 10
1501 - 1561
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 11
1501 - 1613
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 12
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 4
1494 - 1536
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 5
1488 - 1536
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 6
1481 - 1536
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
1518 - 1536
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 9
1501 - 1536
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 10
1473 - 1536
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 11
1509 - 1536
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 12
1504 - 1536
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 13
1465 - 1536
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 14
1460 - 1536
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 15
1483 - 1536
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 16
Among people born in Spain, Garcilaso de la Vega ranks 299 out of 2,932. Before him are Carmen Maura (1945), Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), Sigeric (370), Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926), Hisham I of Córdoba (757), and Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922). After him are Yolande of Aragon (1384), Francisco Álvarez Martínez (1925), Wittiza (687), Eusebi Güell (1846), Hisham II (965), and Prudentius (348).
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 293
1843 - 1920
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 294
370 - 415
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 295
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 296
757 - 796
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 297
1922 - 2001
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 298
1501 - 1536
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 299
1384 - 1442
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 300
1925 - 2022
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 301
687 - 710
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 302
1846 - 1918
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 303
965 - 1013
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 304
348 - 413
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 305
Among writers born in Spain, Garcilaso de la Vega ranks 31. Before him are Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Abraham Abulafia (1240), Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), and Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922). After him are Prudentius (348), Jorge Semprún (1923), Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), Mercè Rodoreda (1908), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), and Joan Fuster (1922).
1836 - 1870
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 25
1964 - 2020
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 26
1898 - 1984
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 27
1240 - 1292
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 28
1843 - 1920
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 29
1922 - 2001
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 30
1501 - 1536
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 31
348 - 413
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 32
1923 - 2011
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 33
1499 - 1590
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 34
1908 - 1983
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 35
1867 - 1928
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 36
1922 - 1992
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 37