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John Barbour

1316 - 1395

John Barbour

John Barbour (c.1320 – 13 March 1395) was a Scottish poet and the first major named literary figure to write in Scots. His principal surviving work is the historical verse romance, The Brus (The Bruce), and his reputation from this poem is such that other long works in Scots which survive from the period are sometimes thought to be by him. He is known to have written a number of other works, but other titles definitely ascribed to his authorship, such as The Stewartis Oryginalle (Genealogy of the Stewarts) and The Brut (Brutus), are now lost. Barbour was latterly Archdeacon of the Diocese of Aberdeen in Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Barbour is the 6,160th most popular writer (up from 6,192nd in 2024), the 5,244th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,177th in 2019) and the 573rd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Barbour ranks 6,160 out of 7,302. Before him are Gyrðir Elíasson, Marie NDiaye, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Lev Rubinstein, Véronique Tadjo, and Giuseppe Berto. After him are Dick Cavett, Colum McCann, Edith Hamilton, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Philippa Pearce, and Lee Strobel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1316, John Barbour ranks 12. Before him are Blanche of Valois, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, Albert of Saxony, Choe Yeong, Süleyman Pasha, and Fa Ngum. Among people deceased in 1395, John Barbour ranks 11. Before him are Konstantin Dejanović, Dabiša of Bosnia, Acamapichtli, Catherine of Bohemia, Guillaume Tirel, and Ramesuan.

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Blanche of Valois
COMPANION
1316 - 1348
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 6
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
NOBLEMAN
1316 - 1336
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 7
Albert of Saxony
PHILOSOPHER
1316 - 1390
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 8
Choe Yeong
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1316 - 1388
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 9
Süleyman Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1316 - 1357
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 10
Fa Ngum
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1393
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 11
John Barbour
WRITER
1316 - 1395
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 12