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Thomas Hood

1799 - 1845

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Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for The London Magazine, Athenaeum, and Punch. He later published a magazine largely consisting of his own works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Hood has received more than 279,449 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Hood is the 6,416th most popular writer (down from 5,538th in 2019), the 5,609th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,626th in 2019) and the 641st most popular British Writer.

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  • 280k

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  • 41.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thomas Hood ranks 6,416 out of 7,302. Before him are James Branch Cabell, Michael McClure, Andrew Sarris, Jáchym Topol, Frances Wright, and Michal Šanda. After him are Klas Östergren, Tana French, Jenny Erpenbeck, Barbara Kingsolver, Rick Yancey, and Anna Löwenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, Thomas Hood ranks 62. Before him are Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, Jean Baptiste Boisduval, Avdotia Istomina, David Douglas, Samuel George Morton, and Titian Peale. After him is Simon Cameron. Among people deceased in 1845, Thomas Hood ranks 44. Before him are Francisco Manuel Blanco, Friedrich Ludwig Persius, Zaman Shah Durrani, Thomas Phillips, Johann Wilhelm Meigen, and János Batsányi. After him are Gabriel Moore, and Joseph Story.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Hood ranks 5,609 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1983), Hughie Gallacher (1903), John McEnery (1943), Herbert Baker (1862), Frances Wright (1795), and William Orbit (1956). After him are Perry McCarthy (1961), Ben Wallace (1970), Rupert Evans (1976), Emily Bergl (1975), Eddie Baily (1925), and Roger C. Field (1945).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Hood ranks 641. Before him are Alfred Austin (1835), George Peele (1556), Barry Unsworth (1930), Mary Berry (1935), Thomas Percy (1729), and Frances Wright (1795). After him are Anna Löwenstein (1951), Samuel Daniel (1562), Kate Mosse (1961), James Bowen (1979), Ann Oakley (1944), and Susan Bassnett (1945).

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