WRITER
Thomas Middleton
1580 - 1627
Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton (baptised 18 April 1580 – July 1627; also spelt Midleton) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. He, with John Fletcher and Ben Jonson, was among the most successful and prolific of playwrights at work in the Jacobean period, and among the few to gain equal success in comedy and tragedy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Middleton has received more than 365,608 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Thomas Middleton is the 4,649th most popular writer (down from 4,283rd in 2019), the 3,335th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,175th in 2019) and the 376th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
55.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.60
Effective Languages (L*)
3.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Thomas Middleton ranks 4,649 out of 7,302. Before him are Virginie Ancelot, Levon Shant, Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Sarah Kane, Grace Aguilar, and Margarita Aliger. After him are Mieke Bal, Hans Jæger, Miljenko Jergović, Koji Suzuki, Nicholas Meyer, and Constantin Negruzzi.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVirginie Ancelot
1792 - 1875
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4,643
Levon Shant
1869 - 1951
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4,644
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
1940 - 1979
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4,645
Sarah Kane
1971 - 1999
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4,646
Grace Aguilar
1816 - 1847
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,647
Margarita Aliger
1915 - 1992
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,648
Thomas Middleton
1580 - 1627
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,649
Mieke Bal
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,650
Hans Jæger
1854 - 1910
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,651
Miljenko Jergović
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,652
Koji Suzuki
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,653
Nicholas Meyer
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,654
Constantin Negruzzi
1808 - 1868
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,655
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1580, Thomas Middleton ranks 23. Before him are Gaspar de Borja y Velasco, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, António de Andrade, Matei Basarab, Carlo Contarini, and Julius Schiller. After him are Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania, Johann Faulhaber, Dirk Hartog, and Massasoit. Among people deceased in 1627, Thomas Middleton ranks 20. Before him are Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Christina of Salm, Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Jan Gruter, Guðbrandur Þorláksson, and Julius Schiller.
Others Born in 1580
Go to all RankingsGaspar de Borja y Velasco
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1645
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 17
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger
COMPOSER
1580 - 1651
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 18
António de Andrade
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1580 - 1634
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 19
Matei Basarab
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1654
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 20
Carlo Contarini
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1656
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 21
Julius Schiller
ASTRONOMER
1580 - 1627
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 22
Thomas Middleton
WRITER
1580 - 1627
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 23
Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1580 - 1649
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 24
Johann Faulhaber
MATHEMATICIAN
1580 - 1635
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 25
Dirk Hartog
EXPLORER
1580 - 1621
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 26
Massasoit
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1662
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1627
Go to all RankingsAlexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
POLITICIAN
1573 - 1627
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 14
Christina of Salm
NOBLEMAN
1575 - 1627
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 15
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana
COMPOSER
1560 - 1627
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 16
Jan Gruter
WRITER
1560 - 1627
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 17
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
MATHEMATICIAN
1542 - 1627
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 18
Julius Schiller
ASTRONOMER
1580 - 1627
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 19
Thomas Middleton
WRITER
1580 - 1627
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 20
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Middleton ranks 3,335 out of 8,785. Before him are Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374), Neil Aspinall (1941), Sarah Kane (1971), Peter Gethin (1940), Grace Aguilar (1816), and May Whitty (1865). After him are Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer (1897), Peter Bonetti (1941), William Lawes (1602), Henry Scott Tuke (1858), Richard de Bury (1287), and Michael Wilding (1912).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRoger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
POLITICIAN
1374 - 1398
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 3,329
Neil Aspinall
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - 2008
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,330
Sarah Kane
WRITER
1971 - 1999
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,331
Peter Gethin
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 3,332
Grace Aguilar
WRITER
1816 - 1847
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 3,333
May Whitty
ACTOR
1865 - 1948
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 3,334
Thomas Middleton
WRITER
1580 - 1627
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 3,335
Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer
NOBLEMAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 3,336
Peter Bonetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 3,337
William Lawes
COMPOSER
1602 - 1645
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 3,338
Henry Scott Tuke
PAINTER
1858 - 1929
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 3,339
Richard de Bury
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1287 - 1345
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 3,340
Michael Wilding
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 3,341
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Middleton ranks 376. Before him are Lydia Becker (1827), Gilbert Adair (1944), Ronald Knox (1888), W. S. Gilbert (1836), Sarah Kane (1971), and Grace Aguilar (1816). After him are Taylor Caldwell (1900), Stephen Baxter (1957), Peter Ackroyd (1949), Gillian Rubinstein (1942), Edward Thomas (1878), and John Mawe (1764).
Lydia Becker
1827 - 1890
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 370
Gilbert Adair
1944 - 2011
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 371
Ronald Knox
1888 - 1957
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 372
W. S. Gilbert
1836 - 1911
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 373
Sarah Kane
1971 - 1999
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 374
Grace Aguilar
1816 - 1847
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 375
Thomas Middleton
1580 - 1627
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 376
Taylor Caldwell
1900 - 1985
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 377
Stephen Baxter
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 378
Peter Ackroyd
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 379
Gillian Rubinstein
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 380
Edward Thomas
1878 - 1917
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 381
John Mawe
1764 - 1829
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 382