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John Skelton

1460 - 1529

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John Skelton, also known as John Shelton (c. 1463 – 21 June 1529) was an English poet and tutor to King Henry VIII of England. Writing in a period of linguistic transition between Middle English and Early Modern English, Skelton is one of the most important poets of the early Tudor period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Skelton has received more than 185,991 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Skelton is the 6,351st most popular writer (down from 5,599th in 2019), the 5,494th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,754th in 2019) and the 627th most popular British Writer.

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  • 190k

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  • 49.46

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Skelton ranks 6,351 out of 7,302. Before him are Oscar Hijuelos, Frances Power Cobbe, Susan Hill, Ann Coulter, Compton Mackenzie, and Kim Leine. After him are Mark Boal, Chris Hedges, Shin Kyung-sook, Damon Runyon, James Truslow Adams, and John Scalzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, John Skelton ranks 31. Before him are Antoine Brumel, Boccaccio Boccaccino, João da Nova, Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale, Eric Trolle, and Thomas Linacre. After him is William Dunbar. Among people deceased in 1529, John Skelton ranks 8. Before him are La Malinche, Wang Yangming, Andrea Sansovino, Jan Provoost, Juan del Encina, and Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Skelton ranks 5,494 out of 8,785. Before him are Des'ree (1968), Miles Mander (1888), Compton Mackenzie (1883), David Thompson (1770), Dick Gibson (1918), and John Crome (1768). After him are Kevin Warwick (1954), Ronald Stretton (1930), David Hobbs (1939), William Moseley (1987), Martin Whitmarsh (1958), and Ian Mosley (1953).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Skelton ranks 627. Before him are Stella Gibbons (1902), Kathleen Raine (1908), Brian Friel (1929), Angie Sage (1952), Susan Hill (1942), and Compton Mackenzie (1883). After him are P. H. Newby (1918), Charles Lock Eastlake (1793), Michael Rosen (1946), Henry Green (1905), Christopher Fry (1907), and Thomas Lodge (1558).

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