1631 - 1700
John Dryden (; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12 May [O.S. 1 May] 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Dryden has received more than 1,876,585 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia. John Dryden is the 1,381st most popular writer (down from 1,125th in 2019), the 1,094th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 876th in 2019) and the 119th most popular British Writer.
John Dryden is most famous for being a poet, critic, and dramatist. He is also well known for his translation of Virgil's Aeneid.
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Among writers, John Dryden ranks 1,381 out of 5,755. Before him are Salawat Yulayev, Kenji Miyazawa, Tomi Ungerer, Henry de Montherlant, Wilhelm Müller, and Thornton Wilder. After him are Eva Schloss, Don Juan Manuel, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Rafael Alberti, Ihara Saikaku, and Hartmann Schedel.
1754 - 1800
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,375
1896 - 1933
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,376
1931 - 2019
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,377
1895 - 1972
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,378
1794 - 1827
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,379
1897 - 1975
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,380
1631 - 1700
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,381
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,382
1282 - 1348
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,383
1812 - 1885
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,384
1902 - 1999
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,385
1642 - 1693
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,386
1440 - 1514
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,387
Among people born in 1631, John Dryden ranks 5. Before him are Isaac Barrow, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, François Vatel, and Al-Rashid of Morocco. After him are Pierre Beauchamp, Selim I Giray, Abraham Brueghel, Anne Conway, Stanislaus Papczyński, and Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp. Among people deceased in 1700, John Dryden ranks 4. Before him are Charles II of Spain, Pope Innocent XII, and André Le Nôtre. After him are Do-Aklin, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Lagâri Hasan Çelebi, Rajaram I, Silvestro Valier, and Louis Jolliet.
1631 - 1677
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 1
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2
1631 - 1671
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 3
1631 - 1672
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 4
1631 - 1700
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 5
1631 - 1705
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6
1631 - 1704
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 7
1631 - 1690
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 8
1631 - 1679
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 9
1631 - 1701
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 10
1631 - 1719
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 11
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 1
1615 - 1700
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 2
1613 - 1700
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 3
1631 - 1700
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 4
1550 - 1700
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 5
1689 - 1700
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 6
1640 - 1700
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 7
1600 - 1700
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 8
1670 - 1700
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 9
1630 - 1700
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 10
1645 - 1700
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 11
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Dryden ranks 1,094 out of 7,765. Before him are W. T. Stead (1849), David Bradley (1942), Thomas Cole (1801), John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389), Isabella Bird (1831), and Matilda of Scotland (1080). After him are Henry (1100), Woodes Rogers (1679), Eunice Gayson (1928), Sacha Baron Cohen (1971), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), and Samantha Fox (1966).
1849 - 1912
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,088
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,089
1801 - 1848
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,090
1389 - 1435
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,091
1831 - 1904
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,092
1080 - 1118
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,093
1631 - 1700
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,094
1100 - 1156
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,095
1679 - 1732
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,096
1928 - 2018
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,097
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,098
1158 - 1186
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 1,099
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 1,100
Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Dryden ranks 119. Before him are John Berger (1926), James Anderson (1680), P. G. Wodehouse (1881), Winifred Wagner (1897), Samuel Butler (1612), and Neil Gaiman (1960). After him are Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), Colin Dexter (1930), Matthew Lewis (1775), Robert Faurisson (1929), Robert Browning (1812), and Joseph Needham (1900).
1926 - 2017
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 113
1680 - 1739
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 114
1881 - 1975
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 115
1897 - 1980
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 116
1612 - 1680
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 117
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 118
1631 - 1700
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 119
1870 - 1945
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 120
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 121
1775 - 1818
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 122
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 123
1812 - 1889
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 124
1900 - 1995
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 125