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 152,027 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Thomas Heywood is the 5,800th most popular writer (down from 5,207th in 2019), the 5,119th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,650th in 2019) and the 573rd most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
40.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.06
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Thomas Heywood ranks 5,800 out of 5,755. Before him are Cheryl Strayed, Ben Okri, Bill Prady, Bob Black, Marcus Furius Bibaculus, and Joel Osteen. After him are Pia Tafdrup, Thomas Percy, Richard Henry Dana Jr., Lauren Weisberger, Susan Glaspell, and Patrick Kavanagh.
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Cheryl Strayed
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 5,794
Ben Okri
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 5,795
Bill Prady
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 5,796
Bob Black
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 5,797
Marcus Furius Bibaculus
103 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 5,798
Joel Osteen
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 5,799
Thomas Heywood
1574 - 1641
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 5,800
Pia Tafdrup
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 5,801
Thomas Percy
1729 - 1811
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 5,802
Richard Henry Dana Jr.
1815 - 1882
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 5,803
Lauren Weisberger
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 5,804
Susan Glaspell
1876 - 1948
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 5,805
Patrick Kavanagh
1904 - 1967
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 5,806
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1574, Thomas Heywood ranks 15. Before him are Wilhelm Kettler, Feng Menglong, Elisabeth of Lorraine, Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, İbrahim Peçevi, and John Wilbye. Among people deceased in 1641, Thomas Heywood ranks 18. Before him are Hedwig of Denmark, Pau Claris i Casademunt, Franciscus Gomarus, Pedro Teixeira, Adam van Noort, and Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford.
Others Born in 1574
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Wilhelm Kettler
1574 - 1640
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 9
Feng Menglong
1574 - 1645
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 10
Elisabeth of Lorraine
1574 - 1635
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 11
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
1574 - 1617
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 12
İbrahim Peçevi
1574 - 1650
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 13
John Wilbye
1574 - 1638
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 14
Thomas Heywood
1574 - 1641
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1641
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Hedwig of Denmark
1581 - 1641
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 12
Pau Claris i Casademunt
1586 - 1641
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 13
Franciscus Gomarus
1563 - 1641
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 14
Pedro Teixeira
1585 - 1641
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 15
Adam van Noort
1562 - 1641
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 16
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
1593 - 1641
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 17
Thomas Heywood
1574 - 1641
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 18
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Heywood ranks 5,119 out of 7,765. Before him are Sophia Myles (1980), John Opie (1761), Judd Trump (1989), Gwilym Lee (1983), Tomm Moore (1977), and Neil Marshall (1970). After him are Ian Mosley (1953), Billy Liddell (1922), Graham Parker (1950), Simon Webbe (1978), Ray Noble (1903), and Kirsty MacColl (1959).
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Sophia Myles
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 5,113
John Opie
1761 - 1807
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 5,114
Judd Trump
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 5,115
Gwilym Lee
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 5,116
Tomm Moore
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 5,117
Neil Marshall
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 5,118
Thomas Heywood
1574 - 1641
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 5,119
Ian Mosley
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 5,120
Billy Liddell
1922 - 2001
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 5,121
Graham Parker
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 5,122
Simon Webbe
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 5,123
Ray Noble
1903 - 1978
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 5,124
Kirsty MacColl
1959 - 2000
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 5,125
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Heywood ranks 573. Before him are Dan Houser (1974), Michael Drayton (1563), Mo Hayder (1962), Christopher Fry (1907), Polly Samson (1962), and J. G. Farrell (1935). After him are Thomas Percy (1729), Angus Wilson (1913), Henry Vaughan (1621), Max Hastings (1945), William Wycherley (1640), and John Arden (1930).
Dan Houser
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 567
Michael Drayton
1563 - 1631
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 568
Mo Hayder
1962 - 2021
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 569
Christopher Fry
1907 - 2005
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 570
Polly Samson
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 571
J. G. Farrell
1935 - 1979
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 572
Thomas Heywood
1574 - 1641
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 573
Thomas Percy
1729 - 1811
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 574
Angus Wilson
1913 - 1991
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 575
Henry Vaughan
1621 - 1695
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 576
Max Hastings
1945 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 577
William Wycherley
1640 - 1716
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 578
John Arden
1930 - 2012
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 579
