1330 - 1408
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 358,230 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). John Gower is the 4,539th most popular writer (down from 3,980th in 2019), the 3,391st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,953rd in 2019) and the 389th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, John Gower ranks 4,539 out of 5,755. Before him are Andrejs Upīts, Peter F. Hamilton, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Enric Valor i Vives, Igor Newerly, and Damon Knight. After him are Tomás Eloy Martínez, Robert Richardson, Melissa Mathison, Henry of Huntingdon, Jacques Roubaud, and Peter Carey.
1877 - 1970
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 4,533
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 4,534
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 4,535
1911 - 2000
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 4,536
1903 - 1987
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 4,537
1922 - 2002
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 4,538
1330 - 1408
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 4,539
1934 - 2010
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 4,540
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 4,541
1950 - 2015
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 4,542
1080 - 1160
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 4,543
1932 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 4,544
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 4,545
Among people born in 1330, John Gower ranks 17. Before him are Radu I of Wallachia, Francesc Eiximenis, André Beauneveu, Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Antonio Venier, and Bartolo di Fredi. Among people deceased in 1408, John Gower ranks 6. Before him are Taejo of Joseon, John VII Palaiologos, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and Miran Shah. After him is Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.
1330 - 1383
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 11
1330 - 1409
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 12
1330 - 1400
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 13
1330 - 1367
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 14
1330 - 1400
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 15
1330 - 1410
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 16
1330 - 1408
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 17
1335 - 1408
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 1
1370 - 1408
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 2
1371 - 1408
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3
1358 - 1408
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 4
1366 - 1408
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 5
1330 - 1408
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 6
1341 - 1408
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 7
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Gower ranks 3,391 out of 7,765. Before him are Harry Patch (1898), Andrew Smith (1797), Edward Newton (1832), Peter F. Hamilton (1960), John Richardson (1934), and Leslie Bricusse (1931). After him are Natascha McElhone (1969), Jony Ive (1967), Roy Ward Baker (1916), Richard Wilson (1936), R. M. Hare (1919), and William Huskisson (1770).
1898 - 2009
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 3,385
1797 - 1872
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 3,386
1832 - 1897
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 3,387
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 3,388
1934 - 2021
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 3,389
1931 - 2021
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 3,390
1330 - 1408
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 3,391
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 3,392
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 3,393
1916 - 2010
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 3,394
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 3,395
1919 - 2002
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 3,396
1770 - 1830
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 3,397
Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Gower ranks 389. Before him are John Farey Sr. (1766), Grace Aguilar (1816), Donald Rayfield (1942), W. W. Jacobs (1863), Robert Greene (1558), and Peter F. Hamilton (1960). After him are Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Richard Bentley (1662), Brian Lumley (1937), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), W. S. Gilbert (1836), and Elizabeth Goudge (1900).
1766 - 1826
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 383
1816 - 1847
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 384
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 385
1863 - 1943
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 386
1558 - 1592
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 387
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 388
1330 - 1408
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 389
1080 - 1160
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 390
1662 - 1742
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 391
1937 - 2024
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 392
1881 - 1965
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 393
1836 - 1911
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 394
1900 - 1984
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 395