1793 - 1864
John Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet. The son of a farm labourer, he became known for his celebrations of the English countryside and sorrows at its disruption. His work underwent major re-evaluation in the late 20th century; he is now often seen as a major 19th-century poet. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Clare has received more than 823,359 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). John Clare is the 5,196th most popular writer (down from 4,892nd in 2019), the 4,117th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,027th in 2019) and the 460th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, John Clare ranks 5,196 out of 5,755. Before him are J. Michael Straczynski, Elizabeth Hawley, Sapardi Djoko Damono, Benny Andersen, Marie NDiaye, and Leyla Erbil. After him are Guy Gavriel Kay, Snorri Hjartarson, Marieluise Fleißer, Julia Navarro, Viivi Luik, and Robert Christgau.
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 5,190
1923 - 2018
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 5,191
1940 - 2020
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 5,192
1929 - 2018
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 5,193
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 5,194
1931 - 2013
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 5,195
1793 - 1864
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 5,196
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 5,197
1906 - 1986
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 5,198
1901 - 1974
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 5,199
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 5,200
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 5,201
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 5,202
Among people born in 1793, John Clare ranks 48. Before him are Philip Barker-Webb, Felix de Muelenaere, Henry Charles Carey, Erik Johan Stagnelius, William Hopkins, and Jan Frans Willems. After him are Manuel Menéndez, Eliphalet Remington, Robert Edmond Grant, Thomas Doughty, Henry Schoolcraft, and John Slidell. Among people deceased in 1864, John Clare ranks 64. Before him are William T. Anderson, Alexander Vostokov, Roger B. Taney, Jacques Jasmin, José Justo Corro, and Juris Alunāns. After him are John Sedgwick, Adelaide Anne Procter, Leonidas Polk, William Smith O'Brien, and Henry Schoolcraft.
1793 - 1854
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 42
1793 - 1862
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 43
1793 - 1879
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 44
1793 - 1823
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 45
1793 - 1866
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 46
1793 - 1846
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 47
1793 - 1864
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 48
1793 - 1847
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 49
1793 - 1861
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 50
1793 - 1874
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 51
1793 - 1856
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 52
1793 - 1864
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 53
1793 - 1871
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 54
1839 - 1864
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 58
1781 - 1864
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 59
1777 - 1864
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 60
1798 - 1864
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 61
1794 - 1864
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 62
1832 - 1864
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 63
1793 - 1864
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 64
1813 - 1864
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 65
1825 - 1864
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 66
1806 - 1864
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 67
1803 - 1864
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 68
1793 - 1864
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 69
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Clare ranks 4,117 out of 7,765. Before him are Amos Burn (1848), Sam Heughan (1980), Robert Wight (1796), Mark Owen (1972), Clive Dunn (1920), and Dave Edmunds (1944). After him are Robert Morris (1734), Andy White (1930), Robert Morison (1620), Osbert Salvin (1835), Ellen Wilkinson (1891), and Peter Giles (1944).
1848 - 1925
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,111
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,112
1796 - 1872
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 4,113
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 4,114
1920 - 2012
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 4,115
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 4,116
1793 - 1864
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 4,117
1734 - 1806
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 4,118
1930 - 2015
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 4,119
1620 - 1683
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 4,120
1835 - 1898
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 4,121
1891 - 1947
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 4,122
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 4,123
Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Clare ranks 460. Before him are Izaak Walton (1593), Frederick Rolfe (1860), Bruno Heller (1960), Roger Ascham (1515), Gilbert Adair (1944), and Charles Allston Collins (1828). After him are Jacqueline Wilson (1945), Val McDermid (1955), William Michael Rossetti (1829), Daniel Tammet (1979), Joanne Harris (1964), and Antonia Fraser (1932).
1593 - 1683
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 454
1860 - 1913
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 455
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 456
1515 - 1568
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 457
1944 - 2011
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 458
1828 - 1873
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 459
1793 - 1864
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 460
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 461
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 462
1829 - 1919
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 463
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 464
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 465
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 466