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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 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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  • 360k

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  • 46.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Gower ranks 4,539 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1330, John Gower ranks 17Before 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 6Before 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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Gower ranks 3,391 out of 7,765Before 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).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Gower ranks 389Before 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).