WRITER

George Chapman

1559 - 1634

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George Chapman (Hitchin, Hertfordshire, c. 1559 – London, 12 May 1634) was an English dramatist, translator and poet. He was a classical scholar whose work shows the influence of Stoicism. William Minto speculated that Chapman is the unnamed Rival Poet of Shakespeare's sonnets. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Chapman has received more than 341,120 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). George Chapman is the 4,578th most popular writer (down from 4,453rd in 2019), the 3,285th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,322nd in 2019) and the 369th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Legends
Short stories
Tales from some of the most celebrated writers of modern fantasy fiction. Each story is set in the unique universe that brought its author success and acclaim.
1998
Bussy D'Ambois
Drama, Early works to 1800, English drama (Tragedy)
1607
Poems
1941
The gentleman usher
Drama
1606
The works of George Chapman
Accessible book
1874
Eastward hoe
Drama, Fathers and daughters, Goldsmiths
1605

Page views of George Chapmen by language

Over the past year George Chapman has had the most page views in the with 38,060 views, followed by Russian (2,705), and Spanish (2,450). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Albanian (88.52%), Basque (83.66%), and Southern Azerbaijani (60.89%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Chapman ranks 4,578 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Greene, Félicien Marceau, Dimitrija Demeter, Robert Richardson, Aleksei Arbuzov, and Marcel Boulenger. After him are Alexander Tairov, Bohuslav Balbín, Alexander Serafimovich, Rachel de Queiroz, Lydia Becker, and Gleb Uspensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1559, George Chapman ranks 11. Before him are Lawrence of Brindisi, Catherine de Bourbon, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Cigoli, Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Isaac Casaubon.  Among people deceased in 1634, George Chapman ranks 18. Before him are Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst, Johann von Aldringen, Johann Carolus, Edward Coke, Taranatha, and Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp. After him are John Marston, and Thomas Button.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Chapman ranks 3,285 out of 8,785. Before him are Carey Mulligan (1985), Noah Taylor (1969), Reg Parnell (1911), Reginald Owen (1887), Edmund Purdom (1926), and Tony Christie (1943). After him are John Marshall (1876), Graham Gouldman (1946), Carole Pateman (1940), Lydia Becker (1827), Henry Wood (1869), and Jon Pertwee (1919).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Chapman ranks 369. Before him are Robert Greene (1558), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), Walter Savage Landor (1775), Francis de Laporte de Castelnau (1810), Alan Bennett (1934), and Isaac Watts (1674). After him are Lydia Becker (1827), Gilbert Adair (1944), Ronald Knox (1888), W. S. Gilbert (1836), Sarah Kane (1971), and Grace Aguilar (1816).

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