1558 - 1594
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 448,561 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Thomas Kyd is the 2,836th most popular writer (down from 1,984th in 2019), the 2,132nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,539th in 2019) and the 244th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Thomas Kyd ranks 2,836 out of 5,755. Before him are Johann Ernst Glück, Ephraim Chambers, James A. Michener, Asadi Tusi, Yuli Daniel, and Bernhard Grzimek. After him are Mihály Vörösmarty, Joan Brossa, Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dracontius, Valery Larbaud, and Stanko Vraz.
1652 - 1705
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,830
1680 - 1740
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,831
1907 - 1997
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,832
999 - 1072
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,833
1925 - 1988
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,834
1909 - 1987
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,835
1558 - 1594
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,836
1800 - 1855
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,837
1919 - 1998
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,838
1882 - 1944
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,839
455 - 505
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,840
1881 - 1957
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,841
1810 - 1851
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,842
Among people born in 1558, Thomas Kyd ranks 8. Before him are Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Hendrik Goltzius, Ishikawa Goemon, Oda Nobutaka, Olivier van Noort, and François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti. After him are Robert Greene and Thomas Lodge. Among people deceased in 1594, Thomas Kyd ranks 10. Before him are Orlande de Lassus, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Ishikawa Goemon, Martin Frobisher, Bálint Balassi, and Alonso de Ercilla. After him is Girolamo Mei.
1558 - 1618
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2
1558 - 1617
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3
1558 - 1594
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4
1558 - 1583
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 5
1558 - 1627
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 6
1558 - 1614
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 7
1558 - 1594
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 8
1558 - 1592
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 9
1558 - 1625
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10
1534 - 1594
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 4
1534 - 1594
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 5
1558 - 1594
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 6
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 7
1554 - 1594
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8
1533 - 1594
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 9
1558 - 1594
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 10
1519 - 1594
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 11
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Kyd ranks 2,132 out of 7,765. Before him are Edwin Arnold (1832), George Arliss (1868), Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Ephraim Chambers (1680), Joseph Whitworth (1803), and Stephen Dillane (1957). After him are John Vanbrugh (1664), Lottie Dod (1871), Maurice Evans (1901), John Bull (1562), Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182), and William of Malmesbury (1080).
1832 - 1904
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 2,126
1868 - 1946
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 2,127
1287 - 1326
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,128
1680 - 1740
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,129
1803 - 1887
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,130
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,131
1558 - 1594
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,132
1664 - 1726
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,133
1871 - 1960
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,134
1901 - 1989
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,135
1562 - 1628
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,136
1182 - 1241
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,137
1080 - 1140
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,138
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Kyd ranks 244. Before him are David Gemmell (1948), Walter Pater (1839), Ouida (1839), Prince Henri of Orléans (1867), Edwin Arnold (1832), and Ephraim Chambers (1680). After him are Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915), John Ford (1586), Robert Harris (1957), Peter James (1948), Richard Baxter (1615), and Marjorie Boulton (1924).
1948 - 2006
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 238
1839 - 1894
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 239
1839 - 1908
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 240
1867 - 1901
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 241
1832 - 1904
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 242
1680 - 1740
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 243
1558 - 1594
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 244
1915 - 2011
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 245
1586 - 1639
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 246
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 247
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 248
1615 - 1691
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 249
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 250