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Thomas Kyd

1558 - 1594

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Thomas Kyd (baptised 6 November 1558; buried 15 August 1594) was an English playwright, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of Elizabethan drama. Although well known in his own time, Kyd fell into obscurity until 1773 when Thomas Hawkins, an early editor of The Spanish Tragedy, discovered that Thomas Heywood, in his Apologie for Actors (1612), attributed the play to Kyd. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Kyd has received more than 488,231 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Thomas Kyd is the 2,761st most popular writer (up from 2,825th in 2019), the 2,064th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,127th in 2019) and the 226th most popular British Writer.

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

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  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thomas Kyd ranks 2,761 out of 7,302. Before him are Israel Zolli, Thomas Gray, Harold Robbins, Carl Bernstein, Meir Shalev, and Antal Szerb. After him are Petter Dass, Samuel Smiles, Alice Schwarzer, John Zerzan, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and Petr Chelčický.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1558, Thomas Kyd ranks 10. Before him are Hendrik Goltzius, Ligdan Khan, Oda Nobutaka, Olivier van Noort, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, and François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti. After him are John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Chen Jiru, Robert Greene, and Thomas Lodge. Among people deceased in 1594, Thomas Kyd ranks 10. Before him are Orlande de Lassus, Ishikawa Goemon, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Martin Frobisher, Bálint Balassi, and Alonso de Ercilla. After him are Girolamo Mei, and William Allen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Kyd ranks 2,064 out of 8,785. Before him are Tim Hunt (1943), Rick Parfitt (1948), Thomas Gray (1716), Samuel Frederick Gray (1766), Arthur Sullivan (1842), and Ronald Speirs (1920). After him are Samuel Smiles (1812), Joseph Butler (1692), Tom Courtenay (1937), Edward Balliol (1283), Glenn Murcutt (1936), and Robert Holdstock (1948).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Kyd ranks 226. Before him are Herbert Read (1893), William Smith (1813), Peter James (1948), Marjorie Boulton (1924), Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310), and Thomas Gray (1716). After him are Samuel Smiles (1812), Robert Holdstock (1948), Josephine Tey (1896), Marion Chesney (1936), James Herriot (1916), and George Herbert (1593).

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