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Robert Greene
1558 - 1592
Robert Greene
Robert Greene (1558–1592) was an English author popular in his day, and now best known for a posthumous pamphlet attributed to him, Greene's Groats-Worth of Witte, bought with a million of Repentance, widely believed to contain an attack on William Shakespeare. Greene was a popular Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer known for his negative critiques of his colleagues. He is said to have been born in Norwich. He attended Cambridge where he received a BA in 1580, and an M.A. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Greene has received more than 67,129 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Greene is the 4,526th most popular writer (down from 3,896th in 2019), the 3,381st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,881st in 2019) and the 387th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
67k
Page Views (PV)
46.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Robert Greene ranks 4,526 out of 5,755. Before him are Gabriela Adameșteanu, Sofia Yablonska, M. Ageyev, Helen Thomas, Virginie Despentes, and Birgitta Trotzig. After him are Ferreira de Castro, Alan Dean Foster, Francis Davis Millet, Aisha Taymur, Zofia Posmysz, and Sylvia Browne.
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Sofia Yablonska
1907 - 1971
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1898 - 1973
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Helen Thomas
1920 - 2013
HPI: 46.93
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Virginie Despentes
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Birgitta Trotzig
1929 - 2011
HPI: 46.93
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Robert Greene
1558 - 1592
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 4,526
Ferreira de Castro
1898 - 1974
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 4,527
Alan Dean Foster
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 4,528
Francis Davis Millet
1848 - 1912
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 4,529
Aisha Taymur
1840 - 1902
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 4,530
Zofia Posmysz
1923 - 2022
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 4,531
Sylvia Browne
1936 - 2013
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 4,532
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1558, Robert Greene ranks 9. Before him are Hendrik Goltzius, Ishikawa Goemon, Oda Nobutaka, Olivier van Noort, François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, and Thomas Kyd. After him is Thomas Lodge. Among people deceased in 1592, Robert Greene ranks 21. Before him are Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Moderata Fonte, Alessandro Striggio, and Girolamo Cassar.
Others Born in 1558
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Hendrik Goltzius
1558 - 1617
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3
Ishikawa Goemon
1558 - 1594
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4
Oda Nobutaka
1558 - 1583
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 5
Olivier van Noort
1558 - 1627
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 6
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
1558 - 1614
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 7
Thomas Kyd
1558 - 1594
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 8
Robert Greene
1558 - 1592
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 9
Thomas Lodge
1558 - 1625
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 1592
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Marc'Antonio Ingegneri
1535 - 1592
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 15
John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern
1543 - 1592
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 16
Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
1532 - 1592
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 17
Moderata Fonte
1555 - 1592
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 18
Alessandro Striggio
1540 - 1592
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 19
Girolamo Cassar
1520 - 1592
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 20
Robert Greene
1558 - 1592
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 21
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Greene ranks 3,381 out of 7,765. Before him are Gavin Bryars (1943), Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919), Fred Pentland (1883), Mike Figgis (1948), Anthony Head (1954), and Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827). After him are John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1431), Jon Hiseman (1944), Isaac Pitman (1813), Harry Patch (1898), Andrew Smith (1797), and Edward Newton (1832).
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Gavin Bryars
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 3,375
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
1919 - 2018
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 3,376
Fred Pentland
1883 - 1962
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 3,377
Mike Figgis
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 3,378
Anthony Head
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 3,379
Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
1827 - 1905
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 3,380
Robert Greene
1558 - 1592
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 3,381
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu
1431 - 1471
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 3,382
Jon Hiseman
1944 - 2018
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 3,383
Isaac Pitman
1813 - 1897
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 3,384
Harry Patch
1898 - 2009
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 3,385
Andrew Smith
1797 - 1872
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 3,386
Edward Newton
1832 - 1897
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 3,387
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Robert Greene ranks 387. Before him are George Chapman (1559), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835), John Farey Sr. (1766), Grace Aguilar (1816), Donald Rayfield (1942), and W. W. Jacobs (1863). After him are Peter F. Hamilton (1960), John Gower (1330), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Richard Bentley (1662), Brian Lumley (1937), and Eleanor Farjeon (1881).
George Chapman
1559 - 1634
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 381
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
1835 - 1915
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 382
John Farey Sr.
1766 - 1826
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 383
Grace Aguilar
1816 - 1847
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 384
Donald Rayfield
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 385
W. W. Jacobs
1863 - 1943
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 386
Robert Greene
1558 - 1592
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 387
Peter F. Hamilton
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 388
John Gower
1330 - 1408
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 389
Henry of Huntingdon
1080 - 1160
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 390
Richard Bentley
1662 - 1742
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 391
Brian Lumley
1937 - 2024
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 392
Eleanor Farjeon
1881 - 1965
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 393
