Writer

Torquato Tasso

1544 - 1595

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Torquato Tasso

His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia. Torquato Tasso is the 220th most popular writer (up from 224th in 2024), the 314th most popular biography from Italy (down from 308th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Italian Writer.

Torquato Tasso is most famous for his epic poem "The Gerusalemme Liberata" which tells the story of the First Crusade.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Torquato Tasso ranks 220 out of 7,302. Before him are Pearl S. Buck, George Sand, Roger Martin du Gard, Janusz Korczak, Constantine VII, and Louis-Ferdinand Céline. After him are Chinghiz Aitmatov, Lu Xun, Stanisław Lem, Anacreon, Annie Ernaux, and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Pearl S. Buck
1892 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 214
George Sand
1804 - 1876
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 215
Roger Martin du Gard
1881 - 1958
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 216
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 217
Constantine VII
905 - 959
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 218
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
1894 - 1961
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 219
Torquato Tasso
1544 - 1595
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 220
Chinghiz Aitmatov
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 221
Lu Xun
1881 - 1936
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 222
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 223
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 224
Annie Ernaux
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 225
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
1729 - 1781
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 226

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1544, Torquato Tasso ranks 3. Before him are William Gilbert, and Francis II of France. After him are Ismihan Sultan, Gevherhan Sultan, Anna of Saxony, Şah Sultan, Renata of Lorraine, Maria Temryukovna, Maddalena Casulana, Gillis van Coninxloo, and Giovanni Botero. Among people deceased in 1595, Torquato Tasso ranks 2. Before him is Murad III. After him are Philip Neri, John Hawkins, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Archduke Ernest of Austria, Mohammad Khodabanda, António, Prior of Crato, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, and Thoinot Arbeau.

Others Born in 1544

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William Gilbert
PHYSICIST
1544 - 1603
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 1
Francis II of France
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1560
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 2
Torquato Tasso
WRITER
1544 - 1595
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 3
Ismihan Sultan
NOBLEMAN
1544 - 1585
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 4
Gevherhan Sultan
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1624
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 5
Anna of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1577
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 6
Şah Sultan
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1577
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 7
Renata of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1602
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 8
Maria Temryukovna
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1569
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 9
Maddalena Casulana
COMPOSER
1544 - 1590
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 10
Gillis van Coninxloo
PAINTER
1544 - 1607
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 11
Giovanni Botero
WRITER
1544 - 1617
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1595

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Murad III
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 1
Torquato Tasso
WRITER
1544 - 1595
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 2
Philip Neri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1515 - 1595
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 3
John Hawkins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1532 - 1595
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 4
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1529 - 1595
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 5
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
EXPLORER
1542 - 1595
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 6
Archduke Ernest of Austria
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1595
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 7
Mohammad Khodabanda
POLITICIAN
1531 - 1595
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 8
António, Prior of Crato
POLITICIAN
1531 - 1595
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 9
Jeremias II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1536 - 1595
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 10
Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1595
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 11
Thoinot Arbeau
WRITER
1520 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 12