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John Barbour

1316 - 1395

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Barbour has received more than 11,198 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Barbour is the 5,592nd most popular writer, the 4,709th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 531st most popular British Writer.

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  • 11k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Barbour ranks 5,592 out of 5,755. Before him are Tom Brokaw, Mikhail Gurevich, Sida Košutić, Su Tong, Gunnel Vallquist, and Ernest Dowson. After him are Ransom Riggs, Algis Budrys, Daniel Kehlmann, Ruskin Bond, Izzat Ghazzawi, and Daína Chaviano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1316, John Barbour ranks 11. Before him are Choe Yeong, Simeon of Moscow, Blanche of Valois, Fa Ngum, Albert of Saxony, and John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall.  Among people deceased in 1395, John Barbour ranks 10. Before him are Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria, Acamapichtli, Konstantin Dejanović, Catherine of Bohemia, Dabiša of Bosnia, and Ramesuan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Barbour ranks 4,709 out of 7,765. Before him are George Reid (1845), Billy Fury (1940), Ernest Dowson (1867), Dorothy Holman (1883), Andrea Riseborough (1981), and Kenneth Connor (1918). After him are Roger C. Field (1945), Mackenzie Bowell (1823), Joe Spence (1898), Davey Boy Smith (1962), Ronald Drever (1931), and Lancelot Hogben (1895).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Barbour ranks 531. Before him are Margaret Oliphant (1828), Brian Moore (1921), Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Roma Ryan (1950), Edmund Gosse (1849), and Ernest Dowson (1867). After him are Dick King-Smith (1922), John Skelton (1460), John Betjeman (1906), Anna Löwenstein (1951), Owen Barfield (1898), and Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965).

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