WRITER
Thomas Dekker
1572 - 1632
Thomas Dekker
Thomas Dekker (c. 1572 – 25 August 1632) was an English Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer, whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of the period's most famous dramatists. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Dekker has received more than 46,880 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Thomas Dekker is the 4,696th most popular writer (down from 4,232nd in 2019), the 3,560th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,200th in 2019) and the 403rd most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
47k
Page Views (PV)
46.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.66
Effective Languages (L*)
3.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Thomas Dekker ranks 4,696 out of 5,755. Before him are Linn Ullmann, Leslie Charteris, Ioannis Chrysafis, Jacques Dupin, Lygia Fagundes Telles, and Einar Már Guðmundsson. After him are Dany Laferrière, Alexander Vampilov, Ladislav Fuks, Hamo Sahyan, Hermann Kesten, and György Faludy.
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Linn Ullmann
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 4,690
Leslie Charteris
1907 - 1993
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 4,691
Ioannis Chrysafis
1873 - 1932
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 4,692
Jacques Dupin
1927 - 2012
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 4,693
Lygia Fagundes Telles
1923 - 2022
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 4,694
Einar Már Guðmundsson
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 4,695
Thomas Dekker
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 4,696
Dany Laferrière
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 4,697
Alexander Vampilov
1937 - 1972
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 4,698
Ladislav Fuks
1923 - 1994
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 4,699
Hamo Sahyan
1914 - 1993
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 4,700
Hermann Kesten
1900 - 1996
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 4,701
György Faludy
1910 - 2006
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 4,702
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1572, Thomas Dekker ranks 14. Before him are Cyril Lucaris, Izumo no Okuni, Francis II, Duke of Lorraine, Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Marie Elisabeth of France, and Fakhr al-Din II. After him are Susenyos I, Thomas Tomkins, and Bartholomew Gosnold. Among people deceased in 1632, Thomas Dekker ranks 24. Before him are Jan Porcellis, Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari, Albert Girard, Abraham Janssens, Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, and Philippe van Lansberge. After him is Susenyos I.
Others Born in 1572
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Cyril Lucaris
1572 - 1638
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 8
Izumo no Okuni
1572 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 9
Francis II, Duke of Lorraine
1572 - 1632
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 10
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1572 - 1632
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 11
Marie Elisabeth of France
1572 - 1578
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 12
Fakhr al-Din II
1572 - 1635
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 13
Thomas Dekker
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 14
Susenyos I
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 15
Thomas Tomkins
1572 - 1656
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 16
Bartholomew Gosnold
1572 - 1607
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1632
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Jan Porcellis
1583 - 1632
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 18
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
1578 - 1632
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 19
Albert Girard
1595 - 1632
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 20
Abraham Janssens
1570 - 1632
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 21
Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
1582 - 1632
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 22
Philippe van Lansberge
1561 - 1632
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 23
Thomas Dekker
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 24
Susenyos I
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 25
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Dekker ranks 3,560 out of 7,765. Before him are William Thomas Blanford (1832), John Rimmer (1878), Donald Sumpter (1943), Prince George of Cambridge (2013), Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800), and Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (1628). After him are Jane Ellen Harrison (1850), Wilfred Baddeley (1872), Thomas Morley (1557), Harry Stafford (1869), Chris Craft (1939), and Jay Kay (1969).
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William Thomas Blanford
1832 - 1905
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 3,554
John Rimmer
1878 - 1962
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 3,555
Donald Sumpter
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 3,556
Prince George of Cambridge
2013 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 3,557
Brian Houghton Hodgson
1800 - 1894
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 3,558
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
1628 - 1699
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 3,559
Thomas Dekker
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 3,560
Jane Ellen Harrison
1850 - 1928
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 3,561
Wilfred Baddeley
1872 - 1929
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 3,562
Thomas Morley
1557 - 1602
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 3,563
Harry Stafford
1869 - 1940
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 3,564
Chris Craft
1939 - 2021
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 3,565
Jay Kay
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 3,566
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Dekker ranks 403. Before him are Edith Sitwell (1887), Cynewulf (900), Margery Allingham (1904), John Lyly (1554), Helen Fielding (1958), and M. R. James (1862). After him are Lucy Hawking (1969), Aneirin (525), Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Richard Pococke (1704), Jonathan Coe (1961), and Hanif Kureishi (1954).
Edith Sitwell
1887 - 1964
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 397
Cynewulf
900 - 900
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 398
Margery Allingham
1904 - 1966
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 399
John Lyly
1554 - 1606
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 400
Helen Fielding
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 401
M. R. James
1862 - 1936
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 402
Thomas Dekker
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 403
Lucy Hawking
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 404
Aneirin
525 - 600
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 405
Ælfric of Eynsham
955 - 1020
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 406
Richard Pococke
1704 - 1765
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 407
Jonathan Coe
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 408
Hanif Kureishi
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 409
