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John Skelton

1460 - 1529

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John Skelton, also known as John Shelton (c. 1463 – 21 June 1529), possibly born in Diss, Norfolk, was an English poet and tutor to King Henry VIII of England. Skelton died in Westminster and was buried in St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Skelton has received more than 184,018 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Skelton is the 5,619th most popular writer, the 4,766th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 533rd most popular British Writer.

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  • 180k

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  • 41.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Skelton ranks 5,619 out of 5,755Before him are Henry Lawson, Paulina Chiziane, Ravindra Prabhat, Madeline Miller, Marina Lewycka, and Leszek Engelking. After him are Edward Everett Hale, John Betjeman, Sarah J. Maas, Anna Löwenstein, Kenneth Rexroth, and Owen Barfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, John Skelton ranks 28Before him are Johann Froben, Rodrigo de Bastidas, Georges d'Amboise, Antoine Brumel, Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale, and Eric Trolle. After him are William Dunbar and Thomas Linacre. Among people deceased in 1529, John Skelton ranks 9Before him are Wang Yangming, Krishnadevaraya, 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 4,766 out of 7,765Before him are Henry De la Beche (1796), Philip Selway (1967), Frederick Holman (1885), Lionel Tertis (1876), Imogen Poots (1989), and Titus Oates (1649). After him are John Betjeman (1906), Daniel Sharman (1986), Emile Heskey (1978), Mark Mazower (1958), Terry Paine (1939), and Anna Löwenstein (1951).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Skelton ranks 533Before him are Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Roma Ryan (1950), Edmund Gosse (1849), Ernest Dowson (1867), John Barbour (1316), and Dick King-Smith (1922). After him are John Betjeman (1906), Anna Löwenstein (1951), Owen Barfield (1898), Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965), Hammond Innes (1913), and George Grove (1820).