WRITER

Ted Hughes

1930 - 1998

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Edward James Hughes (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and held the office until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ted Hughes has received more than 4,411,731 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Ted Hughes is the 1,771st most popular writer (down from 1,625th in 2019), the 1,352nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,306th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular British Writer.

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  • 4.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ted Hughes ranks 1,771 out of 7,302. Before him are Bhanubhakta Acharya, Herbjørg Wassmo, Vasily Shukshin, Friedrich Rückert, Joseph Joubert, and Magnús Scheving. After him are Felice Orsini, Miguel Hernández, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Aryadeva, Vasyl Stus, and John Banville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Ted Hughes ranks 127. Before him are Vilma Espín, Omara Portuondo, Ornette Coleman, John Young, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Miljan Miljanić. After him are Oleg Popov, Georgiy Daneliya, Michel Rocard, Franzl Lang, Lina Kostenko, and Marshall Sahlins. Among people deceased in 1998, Ted Hughes ranks 73. Before him are Roddy McDowall, Georgy Sviridov, George Wallace, Frithjof Schuon, Lucio Battisti, and Momoko Kōchi. After him are Remo Giazotto, Vladimir Demikhov, Shotaro Ishinomori, Don Taylor, Zbigniew Herbert, and Efim Geller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ted Hughes ranks 1,352 out of 8,785. Before him are Edmund Kean (1787), George Atwood (1745), Edward Waring (1736), William Prout (1785), Peter Burke (1937), and Gideon Mantell (1790). After him are Lennox Lewis (1965), Jeremy Corbyn (1949), Joseph Paxton (1803), Alexander McQueen (1969), Eileen Essell (1922), and Gary Brooker (1945).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ted Hughes ranks 152. Before him are Edward Lear (1812), Barbara Cartland (1901), Branwell Brontë (1817), Lucinda Riley (1965), Arthur Machen (1863), and Anne Perry (1938). After him are Malcolm Lowry (1909), Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838), Brian Aldiss (1925), Colin Wilson (1931), Joseph Addison (1672), and Christopher Robin Milne (1920).

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