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Philip Sidney

1554 - 1586

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Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Sidney has received more than 1,080,908 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Philip Sidney is the 2,020th most popular writer (down from 1,676th in 2019), the 1,597th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,307th in 2019) and the 170th most popular British Writer.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 55.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philip Sidney ranks 2,020 out of 5,755. Before him are Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Mustafa Balel, David Morrell, James Herriot, August Derleth, and Phylarchus. After him are Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, Nordahl Grieg, Jacques Amyot, Honoré d'Urfé, Ana María Matute, and Violette Leduc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1554, Philip Sidney ranks 8. Before him are Sebastian of Portugal, Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, Walter Raleigh, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Philip William, Prince of Orange, and Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia. After him are Bálint Balassi, Ernest of Bavaria, Bartolomeo Carducci, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, Girolamo Diruta, and Richard Hooker. Among people deceased in 1586, Philip Sidney ranks 10. Before him are Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Primož Trubar, and Luis de Morales. After him are Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, Birbal, Ignazio Danti, Martín de Azpilcueta, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, and Adam Lonicer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Sidney ranks 1,597 out of 7,765. Before him are Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1455), Joan of the Tower (1321), David Yates (1963), George Stubbs (1724), James Herriot (1916), and Rick Davies (1944). After him are Hannah Chaplin (1865), Paul Scholes (1974), Lionel Robbins (1898), Andy Gibb (1958), Paul Di'Anno (1958), and Sean Harris (1966).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Philip Sidney ranks 170. Before him are Karen Armstrong (1944), William Auld (1924), Eric Knight (1897), Walter Bagehot (1826), Gerald Gardner (1884), and James Herriot (1916). After him are Richard Adams (1920), Taliesin (518), Frederick Marryat (1792), Kingsley Amis (1922), Patrick O'Brian (1914), and Dick Francis (1920).

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