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John Mandeville

1300 - 1372

John Mandeville

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, commonly known as Mandeville's Travels, is a book written between 1357 and 1371 that purports to be the travel memoir of an Englishman named Sir John Mandeville across the Islamic world as far as India and China. The earliest-surviving text is in French, followed by translations into many other languages; the work acquired extraordinary popularity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Mandeville has received more than 347,300 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John Mandeville is the 2,127th most popular writer (up from 2,379th in 2019), the 1,646th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,805th in 2019) and the 179th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

350k
Page Views (PV)
54.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.34
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Mandeville ranks 2,127 out of 5,755. Before him are Archibald Gracie IV, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Quadratus of Athens, Elena Poniatowska, Jaggi Vasudev, and Heinrich Glarean. After him are Bálint Balassi, Shakuntala Devi, Abraham ibn Daud, Thorbjørn Egner, Vera Brittain, and Giovanni Battista Guarini.

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Archibald Gracie IV
1858 - 1912
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2,121
Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani
1125 - 1201
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,122
Quadratus of Athens
100 - 129
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,123
Elena Poniatowska
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,124
Jaggi Vasudev
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,125
Heinrich Glarean
1488 - 1563
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,126
John Mandeville
1300 - 1372
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,127
Bálint Balassi
1554 - 1594
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,128
Shakuntala Devi
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 2,129
Abraham ibn Daud
1110 - 1180
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 2,130
Thorbjørn Egner
1912 - 1990
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 2,131
Vera Brittain
1893 - 1970
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 2,132
Giovanni Battista Guarini
1538 - 1612
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 2,133

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1300, John Mandeville ranks 30. Before him are Sati Beg, Talabuga, Thomas Bérard, Joanna of Pfirt, George I of Bulgaria, and Maria Palaiologina. After him are Arpa Ke'un, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Giovanni Dandolo, Andrea Contarini, George II of Bulgaria, and Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Among people deceased in 1372, John Mandeville ranks 3. Before him are Shi Nai'an and Isabella, Countess of Vertus.

Others Born in 1300

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Sati Beg
1300 - 1345
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 24
Talabuga
1300 - 1291
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 25
Thomas Bérard
1300 - 1273
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 26
Joanna of Pfirt
1300 - 1351
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 27
George I of Bulgaria
1300 - 1308
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 28
Maria Palaiologina
1300 - 1300
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 29
John Mandeville
1300 - 1372
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 30
Arpa Ke'un
1300 - 1336
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 31
Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa
1300 - 1400
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 32
Giovanni Dandolo
1300 - 1289
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 33
Andrea Contarini
1300 - 1382
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 34
George II of Bulgaria
1300 - 1323
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 35
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine
1300 - 1327
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 36