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Jane Taylor

1783 - 1824

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Jane Taylor (23 September 1783 – 13 April 1824) was an English poet and novelist best known for the lyrics of the widely known "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jane Taylor has received more than 16,747 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jane Taylor is the 6,741st most popular writer, the 6,211th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 699th most popular British Writer.

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  • 17k

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  • 46.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jane Taylor ranks 6,741 out of 7,302Before her are Sherin Khankan, David Hare, Padraic Colum, Alison Weir, Khady Sylla, and Durs Grünbein. After her are Virginia Hamilton, Lorrie Moore, John Crowe Ransom, Ilija Trojanow, Jay McInerney, and Ihor Pavlyuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, Jane Taylor ranks 47Before her are Pedro Gual Escandón, David Cox, Thomas Sully, Gabriele Rossetti, John Claudius Loudon, and Thomas Bibb.  Among people deceased in 1824, Jane Taylor ranks 40Before her are François Levaillant, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, Lachlan Macquarie, Caesar Augustus Rodney, Mah Laqa Bai, and Jonathan Dayton. After her is Charles Pinckney.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jane Taylor ranks 6,211 out of 8,785Before her are Alison Weir (1951), Samuel West (1966), Nonso Anozie (1978), Arthur Wing Pinero (1855), Kevin Phillips (1973), and Scott Parker (1980). After her are Tommy Banks (1929), Ellen MacArthur (1976), Bruce Rioch (1947), Danny McGrain (1950), Toby Regbo (1991), and Diane Abbott (1953).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Jane Taylor ranks 699Before her are Thomas Shadwell (1642), Nicholas Monsarrat (1910), Elizabeth Carter (1717), Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), David Hare (1947), and Alison Weir (1951). After her are Maggie O'Farrell (1972), George Etherege (1635), Stanley Middleton (1919), Charley Boorman (1966), Nina Bawden (1925), and Carol Ann Duffy (1955).