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Philip Massinger

1583 - 1640

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Philip Massinger (1583 – 17 March 1640) was an English dramatist. His plays, including A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam, and The Roman Actor, are noted for their satire and realism, and their political and social themes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Massinger is the 6,335th most popular writer (down from 6,172nd in 2024), the 5,555th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,140th in 2019) and the 615th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Philip Massinger ranks 6,335 out of 7,302. Before him are Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Max Hastings, Thomas Lodge, Stephen Vincent Benét, J. G. Farrell, and Stephen R. Donaldson. After him are Andreas Eschbach, Adam Elliot, Marit Paulsen, Albert Maltz, China Miéville, and Lascelles Abercrombie.

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Among people born in 1583, Philip Massinger ranks 19. Before him are Jan Porcellis, Denis Pétau, Eleanor of Prussia, Iskandar Muda, Susanna Hall, and Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury.  Among people deceased in 1640, Philip Massinger ranks 22. Before him are Peter Fourier, Vittoria Aleotti, Mario Minniti, Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, Paul Fleming, and Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Massinger ranks 5,557 out of 8,785. Before him are Stevie Chalmers (1935), Tom Whittaker (1898), William Nicholson (1872), J. G. Farrell (1935), Sarah Lancashire (1964), and Julian Morris (1983). After him are Daniel Sturridge (1989), Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), China Miéville (1972), Tommy Lawton (1919), Bella Ramsey (2003), and Terry Paine (1939).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Philip Massinger ranks 615. Before him are Andrew Davies (1936), Barbara Pym (1913), Christopher Smart (1722), Max Hastings (1945), Thomas Lodge (1558), and J. G. Farrell (1935). After him are China Miéville (1972), Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), Alastair Reynolds (1966), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), Brian Jacques (1939), and Barry Unsworth (1930).

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