WRITER
Thomas Wyatt
1503 - 1542
Thomas Wyatt
Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 – 11 October 1542) was a 16th-century English politician, ambassador, and lyric poet credited with introducing the sonnet to English literature. He was born at Allington Castle near Maidstone in Kent, though the family was originally from Yorkshire. His family adopted the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Wyatt has received more than 16,972 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Thomas Wyatt is the 1,919th most popular writer (down from 1,753rd in 2019), the 1,466th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,383rd in 2019) and the 159th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
17k
Page Views (PV)
56.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
3.32
Effective Languages (L*)
4.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Thomas Wyatt ranks 1,919 out of 7,302. Before him are Surdas, Gitta Sereny, Watchman Nee, Juhani Aho, Nicanor Parra, and Miklós Nyiszli. After him are Michel de Ghelderode, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Edward Young, Josef Lada, Isaac Alfasi, and Philippe Quinault.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSurdas
1478 - 1583
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,913
Gitta Sereny
1921 - 2012
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,914
Watchman Nee
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,915
Juhani Aho
1861 - 1921
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,916
Nicanor Parra
1914 - 2018
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,917
Miklós Nyiszli
1901 - 1956
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,918
Thomas Wyatt
1503 - 1542
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,919
Michel de Ghelderode
1898 - 1962
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,920
Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani
1125 - 1201
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,921
Edward Young
1683 - 1765
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1,922
Josef Lada
1887 - 1957
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,923
Isaac Alfasi
1013 - 1103
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,924
Philippe Quinault
1635 - 1688
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,925
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1503, Thomas Wyatt ranks 13. Before him are Henry II of Navarre, Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Gerolama Orsini, and Robert Estienne. After him are Bartolomé Carranza, Giovanni della Casa, Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, and Augustin Hirschvogel. Among people deceased in 1542, Thomas Wyatt ranks 11. Before him are Lapu-Lapu, Hernando de Soto, Dosso Dossi, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Sayyida al Hurra, and Peter Henlein. After him are Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Cristóvão da Gama, Diego de Almagro II, Nikolaus Federmann, Girolamo Aleandro, and Ludwig Senfl.
Others Born in 1503
Go to all RankingsHenry II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1555
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 7
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
COMPANION
1503 - 1547
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 8
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1554
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 9
Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1547
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 10
Gerolama Orsini
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1569
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 11
Robert Estienne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1503 - 1559
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 12
Thomas Wyatt
WRITER
1503 - 1542
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 13
Bartolomé Carranza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1503 - 1576
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 14
Giovanni della Casa
WRITER
1503 - 1556
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 15
Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1548
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 16
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski
PHILOSOPHER
1503 - 1572
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 17
Augustin Hirschvogel
PAINTER
1503 - 1553
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1542
Go to all RankingsLapu-Lapu
POLITICIAN
1491 - 1542
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 5
Hernando de Soto
EXPLORER
1500 - 1542
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 6
Dosso Dossi
PAINTER
1480 - 1542
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 7
Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford
COMPANION
1505 - 1542
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 8
Sayyida al Hurra
POLITICIAN
1485 - 1542
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 9
Peter Henlein
INVENTOR
1479 - 1542
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 10
Thomas Wyatt
WRITER
1503 - 1542
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 11
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
WRITER
1477 - 1542
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 12
Cristóvão da Gama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1516 - 1542
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 13
Diego de Almagro II
EXPLORER
1520 - 1542
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 14
Nikolaus Federmann
EXPLORER
1505 - 1542
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 15
Girolamo Aleandro
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1542
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 16
Ludwig Senfl
COMPOSER
1486 - 1542
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 17
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Wyatt ranks 1,466 out of 8,785. Before him are Claire Bloom (1931), Simon Stock (1164), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Sean Harris (1966), Elihu Thomson (1853), and Robert Stephenson (1803). After him are J. Lee Thompson (1914), David Garrick (1717), Edward Young (1683), John Graunt (1620), Roland Joffé (1945), and Janick Gers (1957).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsClaire Bloom
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,460
Simon Stock
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1164 - 1265
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,461
David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,462
Sean Harris
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,463
Elihu Thomson
INVENTOR
1853 - 1937
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,464
Robert Stephenson
ENGINEER
1803 - 1859
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,465
Thomas Wyatt
WRITER
1503 - 1542
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,466
J. Lee Thompson
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1,467
David Garrick
ACTOR
1717 - 1779
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1,468
Edward Young
WRITER
1683 - 1765
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1,469
John Graunt
MATHEMATICIAN
1620 - 1674
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,470
Roland Joffé
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,471
Janick Gers
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,472
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Wyatt ranks 159. Before him are Malcolm Lowry (1909), Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838), Brian Aldiss (1925), Colin Wilson (1931), Joseph Addison (1672), and Christopher Robin Milne (1920). After him are Edward Young (1683), Anthony Trollope (1815), Robert Southey (1774), Christopher Isherwood (1904), Karen Armstrong (1944), and Philip Kerr (1956).
Malcolm Lowry
1909 - 1957
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 153
Edwin Abbott Abbott
1838 - 1926
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 154
Brian Aldiss
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 155
Colin Wilson
1931 - 2013
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 156
Joseph Addison
1672 - 1719
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 157
Christopher Robin Milne
1920 - 1996
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 158
Thomas Wyatt
1503 - 1542
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 159
Edward Young
1683 - 1765
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 160
Anthony Trollope
1815 - 1882
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 161
Robert Southey
1774 - 1843
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 162
Christopher Isherwood
1904 - 1986
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 163
Karen Armstrong
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 164
Philip Kerr
1956 - 2018
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 165