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John Masefield

1878 - 1967

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John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Masefield has received more than 805,443 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). John Masefield is the 5,810th most popular writer (down from 5,494th in 2019), the 4,572nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,548th in 2019) and the 515th most popular British Writer.

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  • 810k

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  • 52.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Masefield ranks 5,810 out of 7,302. Before him are Miron Białoszewski, Ma Jian, Walter de la Mare, Édouard Pailleron, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, and Caterina Davinio. After him are Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sarah Orne Jewett, Arantxa Urretabizkaia, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and Abdullah Yusuf Ali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, John Masefield ranks 217. Before him are Edwin Mills, Paul Weinstein, Spyridon Belokas, Karel van de Woestijne, Augustus John, and Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson. After him are Harold Hackett, Flora Drummond, Albert Corey, Peder Kolstad, Peter Kemp, and Herbert H. Lehman. Among people deceased in 1967, John Masefield ranks 246. Before him are Pinto Colvig, Jean Alexandre Barré, Joe Orton, Joseph Perotaux, Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, and Octacílio. After him are Sigurd Moen, Harald Julin, Vladimir Sukachev, Simo Puupponen, Nikolay Okhlopkov, and Richard Meinertzhagen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Masefield ranks 4,572 out of 8,785. Before him are Dave Hill (1946), Scott Carson (1985), Emlyn Hughes (1947), Alan Kennedy (1954), Cadwallon ap Cadfan (591), and Mischa Barton (1986). After him are Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965), David Robb (1947), Peter McParland (1934), Allan Warren (1948), Arthur Surridge Hunt (1871), and Ron Greenwood (1921).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Masefield ranks 515. Before him are Nigella Lawson (1960), Jhumpa Lahiri (1967), Robert Edmond Grant (1793), Richard K. Morgan (1965), James Herbert (1943), and Walter de la Mare (1873). After him are Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965), Thomas Linacre (1460), Thomas Campbell (1777), John of Worcester (1100), Arthur Symons (1865), and Charles Mackay (1814).

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