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John Gower

1330 - 1408

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John Gower (; c. 1330 – October 1408) was an English poet, a contemporary of William Langland and the Pearl Poet, and a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Gower has received more than 383,917 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. John Gower is the 5,026th most popular writer (down from 4,525th in 2019), the 3,703rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,383rd in 2019) and the 424th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Poems
1901
Tales of the seven deadly sins
1889
The complete works of John Gower
Latin poetry
1899
Confessio amantis
Accessible book, Christian ethics, Christian poetry, English (Middle)
1532
The English works of John Gower
English language, Texts
1900

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Gower ranks 5,026 out of 7,302. Before him are Nicolaas Beets, Rosa Liksom, Aemilius Macer, Peer Hultberg, Joyce Mansour, and Victoire Léodile Béra. After him are Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Jacques Roubaud, Ioannis Chrysafis, René Bazin, Natália Correia, and Scholastique Mukasonga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1330, John Gower ranks 19. Before him are Antonio Venier, André Beauneveu, Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio, Bartolo di Fredi, and Giusto de' Menabuoi.  Among people deceased in 1408, John Gower ranks 8. Before him are John VII Palaiologos, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Miran Shah, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, William II of Berg, and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. After him is Muhammad VII of Granada.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Gower ranks 3,703 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Hirst (1952), Joseph Bramah (1748), Howard Donald (1968), Joyce Mansour (1928), Mark Fisher (1968), and Frances Yates (1899). After him are Freddie Francis (1917), Jason Bonham (1966), Eric Stewart (1945), Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (1741), Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905), and Tommy Douglas (1904).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Gower ranks 424. Before him are Peter F. Hamilton (1960), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), Margery Kempe (1373), Margery Allingham (1904), Michael Hirst (1952), and Joyce Mansour (1928). After him are Eliza Acton (1799), Edwin Atherstone (1788), Cynewulf (900), Tanith Lee (1947), Max Beerbohm (1872), and William Davenant (1606).

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