1524 - 1580
Luís Vaz de Camões (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʒ ˈvaʒ dɨ kaˈmõj̃ʃ]; sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns, ; c. 1524 or 1525 – 10 June 1580) is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare, Milton, Vondel, Homer, Virgil and Dante. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luís de Camões has received more than 443,464 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Luís de Camões is the 305th most popular writer (down from 243rd in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 14th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Portuguese Writer.
Luís de Camões is most famous for his epic poem, The Lusiads.
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Among writers, Luís de Camões ranks 305 out of 5,794. Before him are Gao Xingjian, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Alberto Moravia, Gerhart Hauptmann, Carl Spitteler, and Appian. After him are Italo Calvino, J. M. Coetzee, Romain Gary, Alfonso X of Castile, Nâzım Hikmet, and Ezra Pound.
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 299
1600 - 1681
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 300
1907 - 1990
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 301
1862 - 1946
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 302
1845 - 1924
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 303
95 - 165
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 304
1524 - 1580
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 305
1923 - 1985
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 306
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 307
1914 - 1980
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 308
1221 - 1284
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 309
1902 - 1963
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 310
1885 - 1972
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 311
Among people born in 1524, Luís de Camões ranks 2. Before him is Selim II. After him are Pierre de Ronsard, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Joseph Nasi, Diego de Landa, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Louise Labé, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, François Hotman, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, and Thomas Erastus. Among people deceased in 1580, Luís de Camões ranks 2. Before him is Andrea Palladio. After him are Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Henry, King of Portugal, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, Ruy López de Segura, Hieronymus Wolf, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Inés Suárez, and Alonso Mudarra.
1524 - 1574
HPI: 86.45
Rank: 1
1524 - 1580
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 2
1524 - 1585
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 3
1524 - 1586
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 4
1524 - 1579
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 5
1524 - 1579
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 6
1524 - 1574
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 7
1524 - 1566
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 8
1524 - 1568
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 9
1524 - 1590
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 10
1524 - 1586
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 11
1524 - 1583
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 12
1508 - 1580
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 1
1524 - 1580
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 2
1549 - 1580
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 3
1500 - 1580
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 4
1512 - 1580
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 5
1528 - 1580
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 6
1530 - 1580
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 7
1516 - 1580
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 8
1526 - 1580
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 9
1508 - 1580
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 10
1507 - 1580
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 11
1510 - 1580
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 12
Among people born in Portugal, Luís de Camões ranks 15 out of 479. Before him are Fernando Pessoa (1888), António Guterres (1949), Manuel I of Portugal (1469), Afonso I of Portugal (1109), Pope Damasus I (305), and Pope John XXI (1215). After him are Isabella of Portugal (1503), John II of Portugal (1455), Afonso de Albuquerque (1453), John I of Portugal (1358), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), and Cristiano Ronaldo (1985).
1888 - 1935
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 9
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 10
1469 - 1521
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 11
1109 - 1185
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 12
305 - 384
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 13
1215 - 1277
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 14
1524 - 1580
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 15
1503 - 1539
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 16
1455 - 1495
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 17
1453 - 1515
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 18
1358 - 1433
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 19
1554 - 1578
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 20
1985 - Present
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 21
Among writers born in Portugal, Luís de Camões ranks 3. Before him are José Saramago (1922) and Fernando Pessoa (1888). After him are Denis of Portugal (1261), José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), Gil Vicente (1465), João de Barros (1496), António Vieira (1608), Luís Fróis (1532), Tomé Pires (1468), and Almeida Garrett (1799).
1922 - 2010
HPI: 82.83
Rank: 1
1888 - 1935
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 2
1524 - 1580
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 3
1261 - 1325
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 4
1845 - 1900
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 5
1460 - 1530
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 6
1465 - 1536
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 7
1496 - 1570
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 8
1608 - 1697
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 9
1532 - 1597
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 10
1468 - 1540
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 11
1799 - 1854
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 12