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Pietro Aretino

1492 - 1556

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Pietro Aretino (US: , Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro areˈtiːno]; 19 or 20 April 1492 – 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics. He was one of the most influential writers of his time and an outspoken critic of the powerful. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pietro Aretino has received more than 404,244 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Pietro Aretino is the 396th most popular writer (down from 391st in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from Italy (down from 480th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Italian Writer.

Pietro Aretino was a famous Italian poet, satirist, and author. He is most famous for his obscene poems and plays.

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  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pietro Aretino ranks 396 out of 5,755. Before him are Hector Malot, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Apollonius of Rhodes, J. M. G. Le Clézio, Sergei Yesenin, and Cornelius Nepos. After him are Sylvia Plath, Paula Hitler, Edward Said, Arion, Lysias, and Paul Auster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1492, Pietro Aretino ranks 3. Before him are Marguerite de Navarre and Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino. After him are Antonio Pigafetta, Juan Luis Vives, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Andrea Alciato, Elizabeth Tudor, John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, Martín de Azpilcueta, Adam Ries, and Jean du Bellay. Among people deceased in 1556, Pietro Aretino ranks 3. Before him are Ignatius of Loyola and Fuzûlî. After him are Humayun, Lorenzo Lotto, Thomas Cranmer, Frederick II, Elector Palatine, Martin Agricola, Maximus the Greek, Saitō Dōsan, Francesco Venier, and Richard Chancellor.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pietro Aretino ranks 512 out of 4,668. Before him are Pope-elect Stephen (700), Francesco Redi (1626), Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541), Totila (500), and Cornelius Nepos (-100). After him are Pope Boniface VI (800), Alberto Ascari (1918), Giovanni Falcone (1939), Pope Hilarius (415), Giulio Caccini (1551), and Ettore Bugatti (1881).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Pietro Aretino ranks 32. Before him are Alberto Moravia (1907), Lorenzo Valla (1407), Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Edmondo De Amicis (1846), and Cornelius Nepos (-100). After him are Propertius (-50), Tibullus (-50), Elena Ferrante (1943), Ennius (-239), Livius Andronicus (-280), and Grazia Deledda (1871).

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