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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

1647 - 1680

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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1 April 1647 (O.S.) – 26 July 1680 (O.S.)) was an English poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court, who reacted against the "spiritual authoritarianism" of the Puritan era. Rochester embodied this new era, and he became as well known for his rakish lifestyle as for his poetry, although the two were often interlinked. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester has received more than 1,008,159 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester is the 3,976th most popular writer (down from 2,247th in 2019), the 2,852nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,742nd in 2019) and the 321st most popular British Writer.

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  • 57.08

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ranks 3,976 out of 7,302. Before him are Joan Aiken, Lino Aldani, Philipp Nicolai, Claribel Alegría, Palaephatus, and Elena Văcărescu. After him are Shinichi Hoshi, Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Irena Veisaitė, Simonas Daukantas, Emmy Hennings, and Titus Calpurnius Siculus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1647, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ranks 16. Before him are Elisabeth Hevelius, Constantine Phaulkon, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, John de Britto, Petter Dass, and Giovanni II Cornaro.  Among people deceased in 1680, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ranks 34. Before him are Frans Post, Symeon of Polotsk, Pierre-Paul Riquet, Marco Uccellini, Yun Hyu, and Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp. After him is Wang Shimin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ranks 2,852 out of 8,785. Before him are Colin Clark (1905), Angus Ogilvy (1928), James Allen (1864), Patsy Kensit (1968), Joan Aiken (1924), and Demetrios Petrokokkinos (1878). After him are Ian Paisley (1926), R. M. Hare (1919), Charli XCX (1992), Cenwalh of Wessex (601), Nicky Hopkins (1944), and Edwin of Northumbria (586).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ranks 321. Before him are Arthur Waley (1889), William Congreve (1670), Christiane Amanpour (1958), Nevil Shute (1899), James Allen (1864), and Joan Aiken (1924). After him are Alexander Neckam (1157), Mary Norton (1903), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Michael Morpurgo (1943), Anita Brookner (1928), and Fay Weldon (1931).

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