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Luís de Camões

1524 - 1580

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Luís Vaz de Camões (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʒ ˈvaʒ ðɨ kaˈmõjʃ]; c. 1524 or 1525 – 10 June 1580), sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns ( KAM-oh-ənz), 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. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luís de Camões has received more than 590,611 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2019). Luís de Camões is the 220th most popular writer (up from 305th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 15th 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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  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 83

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Luís de Camões ranks 220 out of 5,755. Before him are Arthur C. Clarke, Anna Komnene, Geoffrey Chaucer, Nizami Ganjavi, Terry Pratchett, and Peter Handke. After him are Ray Bradbury, Luigi Pirandello, John Milton, Peter Drucker, Johanna Spyri, and Nikos Kazantzakis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1524, Luís de Camões ranks 2. Before him is Selim II. After him are Pierre de Ronsard, Diego de Landa, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Joseph Nasi, Louise Labé, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, Rani Durgavati, François Hotman, and Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg. 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 Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Luís de Camões ranks 13 out of 555. Before him are José Saramago (1922), Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), António Guterres (1949), Fernando Pessoa (1888), Manuel I of Portugal (1469), and Pope Damasus I (305). After him are Afonso I of Portugal (1109), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Cristiano Ronaldo (1985), Isabella of Portugal (1503), Pope John XXI (1215), and Sebastian of Portugal (1554).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

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), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), Gil Vicente (1465), João de Barros (1496), Tomé Pires (1468), Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), Almeida Garrett (1799), and Luís Fróis (1532).

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