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Thomas Shadwell

1642 - 1692

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Thomas Shadwell (c. 1642 – 19 November 1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1689. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Shadwell has received more than 172,880 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Thomas Shadwell is the 6,687th most popular writer (down from 6,056th in 2019), the 6,103rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,652nd in 2019) and the 693rd most popular British Writer.

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  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thomas Shadwell ranks 6,687 out of 7,302. Before him are Al Jean, DBC Pierre, Helle Helle, Joseph Finder, Clemence Dane, and Mary Augusta Ward. After him are Aleš Debeljak, Jill Abramson, Anthony E. Zuiker, Nadav Lapid, Sara Stridsberg, and William Safire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1642, Thomas Shadwell ranks 19. Before him are Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins, Zheng Jing, Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Anne Hilarion de Tourville, Hâfiz Osman, and Claudio Coello.  Among people deceased in 1692, Thomas Shadwell ranks 12. Before him are Giovanni Battista Vitali, Elias Ashmole, Cornelis Bloemaert, Heinrich Bach, Christian Louis I, and Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken. After him is George Etherege.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Shadwell ranks 6,103 out of 8,785. Before him are Freya Allan (2001), Allan Clarke (1946), Rag'n'Bone Man (1985), Clemence Dane (1888), Yasmin Le Bon (1964), and Leslie Benzies (1971). After him are Peter Serafinowicz (1972), Wendy Richard (1943), Riz Ahmed (1982), Paolo Nutini (1987), Nicholas Parsons (1923), and Nick Fry (1956).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Shadwell ranks 693. Before him are Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Victoria Hislop (1959), Rose Tremain (1943), Catherine Cookson (1906), James Kelman (1946), and Clemence Dane (1888). After him are Nicholas Monsarrat (1910), Elizabeth Carter (1717), Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), David Hare (1947), Alison Weir (1951), and Jane Taylor (1783).

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