MUSICIAN

John Dowland

1563 - 1626

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John Dowland (c. 1563 – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", "Come again", "Flow my tears", "I saw my Lady weepe", "Now o now I needs must part", and "In darkness let me dwell". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Dowland has received more than 756,520 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). John Dowland is the 120th most popular musician (up from 121st in 2019), the 486th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 511th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Musician.

John Dowland is most famous for his lute music.

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  • 64.90

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  • 39

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  • 7.11

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  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Dowland ranks 120 out of 3,175. Before him are Barry Gibb, Mariss Jansons, Lionel Richie, Sid Vicious, Thomas Bangalter, and Nick Mason. After him are Neil Young, Björk, Chris Isaak, Cyndi Lauper, Gary Moore, and Nat King Cole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1563, John Dowland ranks 2. Before him is Wanli Emperor. After him are Orazio Gentileschi, Johannes Althusius, Mavro Orbini, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, Guru Arjan, Andrew Báthory, Jodocus Hondius, Hosokawa Gracia, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, and Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst. Among people deceased in 1626, John Dowland ranks 4. Before him are Francis Bacon, Nurhaci, and Willebrord Snellius. After him are Ernst von Mansfeld, William V, Duke of Bavaria, Adriaen de Vries, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Isabella of Savoy, Wakisaka Yasuharu, Marino Ghetaldi, and Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Dowland ranks 486 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Robinson (1886), Diana Rigg (1938), Nick Mason (1944), Margot Fonteyn (1919), Joseph Lister (1827), and John Smith (1580). After him are John Cleese (1939), Martin Amis (1949), George Everest (1790), Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), James Callaghan (1912), and Thomas Carlyle (1795).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Dowland ranks 32. Before him are Richard Wright (1943), Angus Young (1955), Lemmy (1945), John Bonham (1948), Sid Vicious (1957), and Nick Mason (1944). After him are Gary Moore (1952), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Mike Oldfield (1953), Ronnie Wood (1947), Roger Glover (1945), and Malcolm Young (1953).

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