Writer

Thomas Gray

1716 - 1771

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Thomas Gray

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Thomas Gray is the 2,275th most popular writer (up from 2,755th in 2024), the 1,946th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,059th in 2019) and the 217th most popular British Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Thomas Gray ranks 2,275 out of 7,302. Before him are Matthew Arnold, Edward FitzGerald, Claudine Guérin de Tencin, Bo Carpelan, Paul the Silentiary, and Étienne Dolet. After him are Fujiwara no Teika, James Herbert Brennan, Dick Francis, Mkhitar Sebastatsi, Jurij Brězan, and Al-Busiri.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Matthew Arnold
1822 - 1888
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 2,269
Edward FitzGerald
1809 - 1883
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 2,270
Claudine Guérin de Tencin
1682 - 1749
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 2,271
Bo Carpelan
1926 - 2011
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 2,272
Paul the Silentiary
520 - 580
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 2,273
Étienne Dolet
1509 - 1546
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,274
Thomas Gray
1716 - 1771
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,275
Fujiwara no Teika
1162 - 1241
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,276
James Herbert Brennan
1940 - 2024
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,277
Dick Francis
1920 - 2010
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,278
Mkhitar Sebastatsi
1676 - 1749
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,279
Jurij Brězan
1916 - 2006
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 2,280
Al-Busiri
1213 - 1294
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 2,281

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1716, Thomas Gray ranks 12. Before him are James Lind, Gaspar de Portolá, Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, Joseph-Marie Vien, Yuan Mei, and Antonio de Ulloa. After him are Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Luis Egidio Meléndez, Eugenios Voulgaris, Pehr Kalm, Giovanni Battista Beccaria, and Jean François de Saint-Lambert. Among people deceased in 1771, Thomas Gray ranks 11. Before him are Louis-Michel van Loo, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Henri Pitot, John Bevis, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, and František Brixi. After him are Tobias Smollett, Dmitry Laptev, Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Alexei Razumovsky, Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal, and Johann Gottlieb Graun.

Others Born in 1716

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James Lind
PHYSICIAN
1716 - 1794
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 6
Gaspar de Portolá
EXPLORER
1716 - 1786
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 7
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
COMPOSER
1716 - 1801
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 8
Joseph-Marie Vien
PAINTER
1716 - 1809
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 9
Yuan Mei
WRITER
1716 - 1798
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 10
Antonio de Ulloa
ASTRONOMER
1716 - 1795
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 11
Thomas Gray
WRITER
1716 - 1771
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 12
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
WRITER
1716 - 1795
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 13
Luis Egidio Meléndez
PAINTER
1716 - 1780
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 14
Eugenios Voulgaris
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1716 - 1806
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 15
Pehr Kalm
BIOLOGIST
1716 - 1779
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 16
Giovanni Battista Beccaria
PHYSICIST
1716 - 1781
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 17
Jean François de Saint-Lambert
PHILOSOPHER
1716 - 1803
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 18

Others Deceased in 1771

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Louis-Michel van Loo
PAINTER
1707 - 1771
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 5
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
PHYSICIAN
1682 - 1771
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 6
Henri Pitot
PHYSICIST
1695 - 1771
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 7
John Bevis
ASTRONOMER
1695 - 1771
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens
WRITER
1704 - 1771
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 9
František Brixi
COMPOSER
1732 - 1771
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 10
Thomas Gray
WRITER
1716 - 1771
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 11
Tobias Smollett
WRITER
1721 - 1771
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 12
Dmitry Laptev
EXPLORER
1701 - 1771
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 13
Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
NOBLEMAN
1700 - 1771
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 14
Alexei Razumovsky
COMPANION
1709 - 1771
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 15
Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1771
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 16
Johann Gottlieb Graun
COMPOSER
1703 - 1771
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 17