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Robert Herrick
1591 - 1674
Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674) was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Herrick has received more than 27,139 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Robert Herrick is the 5,007th most popular writer (down from 3,817th in 2019), the 3,872nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,826th in 2019) and the 434th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
27k
Page Views (PV)
45.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.00
Effective Languages (L*)
3.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Robert Herrick ranks 5,007 out of 5,755. Before him are Ravindra Kelekar, Virgilio Piñera, Alfhild Agrell, Peter Englund, Joseph Roumanille, and Eyvindr skáldaspillir. After him are Marilyn Ferguson, William Davenant, Henri Béraud, Jakub Arbes, Ariel Durant, and David S. Goyer.
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HPI: 45.18
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HPI: 45.17
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Joseph Roumanille
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HPI: 45.17
Rank: 5,005
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HPI: 45.17
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Robert Herrick
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HPI: 45.15
Rank: 5,007
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HPI: 45.15
Rank: 5,008
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HPI: 45.15
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HPI: 45.15
Rank: 5,010
Jakub Arbes
1840 - 1914
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 5,011
Ariel Durant
1898 - 1981
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 5,012
David S. Goyer
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 5,013
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1591, Robert Herrick ranks 20. Before him are Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Olimpia Maidalchini, Dirck Hals, Johann von Werth, Anne Hutchinson, and Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. Among people deceased in 1674, Robert Herrick ranks 18. Before him are Leonaert Bramer, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, Hu Zhengyan, Kanō Tan'yū, and Karel Škréta. After him is Thomas Traherne.
Others Born in 1591
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Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1591 - 1634
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 14
Olimpia Maidalchini
1591 - 1657
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 15
Dirck Hals
1591 - 1656
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 16
Johann von Werth
1591 - 1652
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 17
Anne Hutchinson
1591 - 1643
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 18
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
1591 - 1646
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 19
Robert Herrick
1591 - 1674
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1674
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Leonaert Bramer
1596 - 1674
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 12
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
1621 - 1674
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 13
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
1609 - 1674
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 14
Hu Zhengyan
1584 - 1674
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 15
Kanō Tan'yū
1602 - 1674
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 16
Karel Škréta
1610 - 1674
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 17
Robert Herrick
1591 - 1674
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 18
Thomas Traherne
1636 - 1674
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 19
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Herrick ranks 3,872 out of 7,765. Before him are Thomas Thomson (1817), Steve Hogarth (1956), Celia Imrie (1952), Jonathan Sacks (1948), John Gray (1948), and Agnes Arber (1879). After him are William Davenant (1606), Anna Lee (1913), Heather Angel (1909), Calvin Harris (1984), Richard Anthony Salisbury (1761), and Paul Nash (1889).
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Thomas Thomson
1817 - 1878
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 3,866
Steve Hogarth
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 3,867
Celia Imrie
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 3,868
Jonathan Sacks
1948 - 2020
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 3,869
John Gray
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 3,870
Agnes Arber
1879 - 1960
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 3,871
Robert Herrick
1591 - 1674
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 3,872
William Davenant
1606 - 1668
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 3,873
Anna Lee
1913 - 2004
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 3,874
Heather Angel
1909 - 1986
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 3,875
Calvin Harris
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 3,876
Richard Anthony Salisbury
1761 - 1829
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 3,877
Paul Nash
1889 - 1946
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 3,878
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Robert Herrick ranks 434. Before him are Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Steven Moffat (1961), George Holyoake (1817), Clara Reeve (1729), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), and Mark Haddon (1962). After him are William Davenant (1606), Graham Swift (1949), Paula Yates (1959), Jonathan Stroud (1970), Alan Ayckbourn (1939), and James Hogg (1770).
Henry Home, Lord Kames
1696 - 1782
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 428
Steven Moffat
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 429
George Holyoake
1817 - 1906
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 430
Clara Reeve
1729 - 1807
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 431
Charles Montagu Doughty
1843 - 1926
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 432
Mark Haddon
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 433
Robert Herrick
1591 - 1674
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 434
William Davenant
1606 - 1668
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 435
Graham Swift
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 436
Paula Yates
1959 - 2000
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 437
Jonathan Stroud
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 438
Alan Ayckbourn
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 439
James Hogg
1770 - 1835
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 440
