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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 11,963 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). John Barbour is the 6,192nd most popular writer (down from 5,572nd in 2019), the 5,177th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,698th in 2019) and the 584th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Unique traditions chiefly of the west and south of Scotland
Legends, Folklore
1886
The Bruce
Biography, History, In literature
1780
Bruce
History
1907
The Bruce
History
1870
Bruce
1894
The Brus
2015

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Barbour ranks 6,192 out of 7,302. Before him are Lester Bangs, Beryl Bainbridge, Alan Hollinghurst, Amory Lovins, Alan Garner, and Dmitry Gordon. After him are Dejan Ajdačić, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Mike Godwin, Sylvain Tesson, and Birger Sjöberg.

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Contemporaries

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

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Barbour ranks 5,177 out of 8,785. Before him are Joe Cornish (1968), Brian Cox (1968), Stephen Merchant (1974), Alan Garner (1934), Judd Trump (1989), and Donald Campbell (1921). After him are Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705), Alan Pardew (1961), Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (1748), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (1996), Harry Lloyd (1983), and Dafydd ap Gwilym (1320).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Barbour ranks 584. Before him are Philip Massinger (1583), Paul Scott (1920), Michael Drayton (1563), Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Alan Hollinghurst (1954), and Alan Garner (1934). After him are Dafydd ap Gwilym (1320), Bernice Rubens (1923), Brian Jacques (1939), China Miéville (1972), R. D. Blackmore (1825), and Mary Lamb (1764).

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