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John of Worcester

1100 - 1200

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John of Worcester (died c. 1140) was an English monk and chronicler who worked at Worcester Priory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Worcester has received more than 77,518 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John of Worcester is the 5,268th most popular writer (down from 4,882nd in 2019), the 4,218th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,007th in 2019) and the 470th most popular British Writer.

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  • 78k

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  • 43.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John of Worcester ranks 5,268 out of 5,755Before him are John Marston, Delphine de Vigan, C. L. R. James, Lin Carter, Kevin Kelly, and Kjartan Fløgstad. After him are Heinrich Christian Boie, Damon Runyon, Miguel Mihura, José Carlos Somoza, Anton Donchev, and Giorgio Faletti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, John of Worcester ranks 87Before him are Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, Edmund of Scotland, Elias I, Count of Maine, Adalbero of Styria, Antipope Theodoric, and Ottokar I of Styria. After him is Owain Gwynedd. Among people deceased in 1200, John of Worcester ranks 17Before him are John Doukas, Robert of Chester, William of Apulia, Theodora Komnene, Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim, and Dharanindravarman II. After him is Hugh of Lincoln.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John of Worcester ranks 4,218 out of 7,765Before him are Trevor Francis (1954), Derek Bailey (1930), John Marston (1576), William T. Stearn (1911), Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford (1946), and Charles Townshend (1725). After him are Moira Shearer (1926), Robert Service (1947), Emily Ratajkowski (1991), Gia Scala (1934), Phil Neal (1951), and Ronald Rawson (1892).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John of Worcester ranks 470Before him are Daniel Tammet (1979), Joanne Harris (1964), Antonia Fraser (1932), Ian McDonald (1960), Charles Mackay (1814), and John Marston (1576). After him are Thomas Traherne (1636), George Borrow (1803), James Herbert (1943), Philippa Pearce (1920), Leigh Hunt (1784), and David Mitchell (1969).