WRITER
Thomas Heywood
1574 - 1641
Thomas Heywood
Thomas Heywood (early 1570s – 16 August 1641) was an English playwright, actor, and author. His main contributions were to late Elizabethan and early Jacobean theatre. He is best known for his masterpiece A Woman Killed with Kindness, a domestic tragedy, which was first performed in 1603 at the Rose Theatre by the Worcester's Men company. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Heywood has received more than 161,404 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Thomas Heywood is the 6,245th most popular writer (down from 5,778th in 2019), the 5,280th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,107th in 2019) and the 599th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
42.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.16
Effective Languages (L*)
3.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Thomas Heywood ranks 6,245 out of 7,302. Before him are Dan Abnett, William Empson, Barbara Pym, Stig Claesson, Helen Bannerman, and Alfred Domett. After him are Swami Rama, Andrew Vachss, Ferenc Juhász, Donald A. Wollheim, Mikael Niemi, and Cheryl Strayed.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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1965 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 6,239
William Empson
1906 - 1984
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 6,240
Barbara Pym
1913 - 1980
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 6,241
Stig Claesson
1928 - 2008
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 6,242
Helen Bannerman
1862 - 1946
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 6,243
Alfred Domett
1811 - 1887
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 6,244
Thomas Heywood
1574 - 1641
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 6,245
Swami Rama
1925 - 1996
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 6,246
Andrew Vachss
1942 - 2021
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 6,247
Ferenc Juhász
1928 - 2015
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 6,248
Donald A. Wollheim
1914 - 1990
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 6,249
Mikael Niemi
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 6,250
Cheryl Strayed
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 6,251
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1574, Thomas Heywood ranks 17. Before him are Feng Menglong, Elisabeth of Lorraine, Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, İbrahim Peçevi, and John Wilbye. Among people deceased in 1641, Thomas Heywood ranks 19. Before him are Franciscus Gomarus, Pau Claris i Casademunt, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Adam van Noort, Pedro Teixeira, and Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford. After him is John Suckling.
Others Born in 1574
Go to all RankingsFeng Menglong
WRITER
1574 - 1645
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 11
Elisabeth of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1635
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 12
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1574 - 1617
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 13
Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1648
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 14
İbrahim Peçevi
HISTORIAN
1574 - 1650
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 15
John Wilbye
COMPOSER
1574 - 1638
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 16
Thomas Heywood
WRITER
1574 - 1641
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1641
Go to all RankingsFranciscus Gomarus
PHILOSOPHER
1563 - 1641
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 13
Pau Claris i Casademunt
POLITICIAN
1586 - 1641
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 14
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
PAINTER
1566 - 1641
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 15
Adam van Noort
PAINTER
1562 - 1641
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 16
Pedro Teixeira
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1585 - 1641
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 17
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
POLITICIAN
1593 - 1641
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 18
Thomas Heywood
WRITER
1574 - 1641
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 19
John Suckling
WRITER
1609 - 1641
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 20
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Heywood ranks 5,280 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993), Nigel Short (1965), Helen Bannerman (1862), Fiona May (1969), Alfred Domett (1811), and Nicholas Galitzine (1994). After him are Jo Cox (1974), Jonny Wilkinson (1979), John Byrne (1950), Bill Hoskyns (1931), John Le Mesurier (1912), and Trevor Brooking (1948).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 5,274
Nigel Short
CHESS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 5,275
Helen Bannerman
WRITER
1862 - 1946
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 5,276
Fiona May
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 5,277
Alfred Domett
WRITER
1811 - 1887
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 5,278
Nicholas Galitzine
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 5,279
Thomas Heywood
WRITER
1574 - 1641
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 5,280
Jo Cox
POLITICIAN
1974 - 2016
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 5,281
Jonny Wilkinson
RUGBY PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 5,282
John Byrne
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 5,283
Bill Hoskyns
FENCER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 5,284
John Le Mesurier
ACTOR
1912 - 1983
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 5,285
Trevor Brooking
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 5,286
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Heywood ranks 599. Before him are Ronald Firbank (1886), Dan Abnett (1965), William Empson (1906), Barbara Pym (1913), Helen Bannerman (1862), and Alfred Domett (1811). After him are R. C. Sherriff (1896), Dorothy Richardson (1873), Derek Taylor (1932), George Farquhar (1677), Howard Jacobson (1942), and Dorothy Wordsworth (1771).
Ronald Firbank
1886 - 1926
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 593
Dan Abnett
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 594
William Empson
1906 - 1984
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 595
Barbara Pym
1913 - 1980
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 596
Helen Bannerman
1862 - 1946
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 597
Alfred Domett
1811 - 1887
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 598
Thomas Heywood
1574 - 1641
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 599
R. C. Sherriff
1896 - 1975
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 600
Dorothy Richardson
1873 - 1957
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 601
Derek Taylor
1932 - 1997
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 602
George Farquhar
1677 - 1707
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 603
Howard Jacobson
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 604
Dorothy Wordsworth
1771 - 1855
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 605