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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 728,099 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). John Dowland is the 121st most popular musician (down from 93rd in 2019), the 511th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 434th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Musician.

John Dowland is most famous for his lute music.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Dowland ranks 121 out of 2,662. Before him are Benny Goodman, John Bonham, Ronnie Wood, Jascha Heifetz, Chick Corea, and Neil Young. After him are Sid Vicious, Bill Wyman, Joe Hisaishi, Stuart Sutcliffe, Alice Cooper, and Jacqueline du Pré.

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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, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, Mavro Orbini, Guru Arjan, Jodocus Hondius, Andrew Báthory, Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, and Hosokawa Gracia. Among people deceased in 1626, John Dowland ranks 4. Before him are Francis Bacon, Nurhaci, and Willebrord Snellius. After him are William V, Duke of Bavaria, Ernst von Mansfeld, Isabella of Savoy, Adriaen de Vries, Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Pietro Cataldi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Dowland ranks 511 out of 7,765. Before him are George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), Annie Besant (1847), Erasmus Darwin (1731), William McMaster Murdoch (1873), and Thomas Cranmer (1489). After him are Sid Vicious (1957), David Hockney (1937), Henry Hudson (1570), Nigel Mansell (1953), A. S. Neill (1883), and James Bradley (1693).

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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), Gary Moore (1952), Mike Oldfield (1953), John Bonham (1948), and Ronnie Wood (1947). After him are Sid Vicious (1957), Bill Wyman (1936), Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Roger Glover (1945), and Ian Stewart (1938).

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