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John Ford

17th-century English poet and playwright

1586 - 1639

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His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). John Ford is the 3,780th most popular writer (down from 3,347th in 2024), the 2,988th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,405th in 2019) and the 342nd most popular British Writer.

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John Ford's biography spans 23 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 58.58.

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Among Writers

Among writers, John Ford ranks 3,780 out of 7,707. Before him are Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg, Gloria Vanderbilt, Spencer Johnson, Peter Rosegger, Edmond Privat, and Dennis Lehane. After him are Gideon Levy, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Meir Shalev, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Dorothee Sölle, and V. C. Andrews.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1586, John Ford ranks 13. Before him are Johann Schein, Pau Claris i Casademunt, Jan Wildens, Niccolò Zucchi, Théophraste Renaudot, and Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard. After him are Alessandro Grandi, Leo Allatius, Juan Gómez de Mora, Georg Calixtus, and Luke Foxe. Among people deceased in 1639, John Ford ranks 12. Before him are Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, Roelant Savery, Martin Opitz, Stefano Landi, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, and Augusta of Denmark. After him are Johannes Meursius, and Chen Jiru.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Ford ranks 2,988 out of 9,870. Before him are Limahl (1958), William Hunter (1718), George Shearing (1919), Peter Cheyney (1896), Jane Morris (1839), and Delroy Lindo (1952). After him are Matthew Garber (1956), Basil Bernstein (1924), Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850), Alexander Bain (1810), Richard Armitage (1971), and Arthur Owen (1915).

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Among Writers In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Ford ranks 342. Before him are Leslie Stephen (1832), Georgette Heyer (1902), Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893), Anthony Hope (1863), Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (1914), and Peter Cheyney (1896). After him are Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915), Peter Mayle (1939), Nancy Mitford (1904), Hilary Mantel (1952), Paul Johnson (1928), and Graham Hancock (1950).

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