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John Marston

1576 - 1634

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John Marston (baptised 7 October 1576 – 25 June 1634) was an English playwright, poet and satirist during the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean periods. His career as a writer lasted only a decade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Marston has received more than 79,800 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Marston is the 5,463rd most popular writer (down from 5,243rd in 2019), the 4,151st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,206th in 2019) and the 468th most popular British Writer.

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  • 80k

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  • 53.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Marston ranks 5,463 out of 7,302. Before him are Jeffrey Eugenides, Per Wästberg, Petras Cvirka, Algis Budrys, Théodore Aubanel, and Uladzimir Nyaklyayew. After him are Eugenio Montejo, Jakub Arbes, Patricia Wrightson, Emilia Lanier, Gonzalo Rojas, and Martin Cruz Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1576, John Marston ranks 13. Before him are Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria, Jan Sarkander, Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, David Vinckboons, Gregorio Fernández, and Johann Schreck. After him are Thomas Weelkes, and William Ames. Among people deceased in 1634, John Marston ranks 19. Before him are Johann von Aldringen, Johann Carolus, Edward Coke, Taranatha, Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp, and George Chapman. After him is Thomas Button.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Marston ranks 4,151 out of 8,785. Before him are Roger Hargreaves (1935), Herbert Baddeley (1872), Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707), Mike Summerbee (1942), Thomas Phillips (1770), and Daphne Oram (1925). After him are John Milne (1850), Steve Bruce (1960), William John Swainson (1789), Roger of Wendover (1200), George Clausen (1852), and Samuel Palmer (1805).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Marston ranks 468. Before him are John Clare (1793), Dan Houser (1974), Richard Hoggart (1918), Kate Atkinson (1951), William Muir (1819), and Roger Hargreaves (1935). After him are Emilia Lanier (1569), Elizabeth Montagu (1718), Edward Rutherfurd (1948), Bruno Heller (1960), Thomas Nashe (1567), and Steven Moffat (1961).

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