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William Caxton

1422 - 1491

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William Caxton (c. 1422 – c. 1491) was an English merchant, diplomat and writer. He is thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England in 1476, and as a printer to be the first English retailer of printed books. His parentage and date of birth are not known for certain, but he may have been born between 1415 and 1424, perhaps in the Weald or wood land of Kent, perhaps in Hadlow or Tenterden. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Caxton has received more than 934,085 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). William Caxton is the 2,134th most popular writer (down from 1,786th in 2019), the 1,604th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,404th in 2019) and the 175th most popular British Writer.

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  • 930k

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  • 55.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Caxton ranks 2,134 out of 7,302. Before him are Guðbergur Bergsson, Daqiqi, Aphra Behn, Luís Fróis, Almeida Garrett, and Kenneth Grahame. After him are Salvador de Madariaga, Jean Bolland, Rachel Bluwstein, Sven Nordqvist, Judith Kerr, and Lothar-Günther Buchheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1422, William Caxton ranks 5. Before him are Agnès Sorel, Federico da Montefeltro, Mircea II of Wallachia, and Gaston IV, Count of Foix. After him are Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, and Francesco Pesellino. Among people deceased in 1491, William Caxton ranks 3. Before him are Martin Schongauer, and Afonso, Prince of Portugal. After him are Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg, and John II, Count of Nevers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Caxton ranks 1,604 out of 8,785. Before him are David Moyes (1963), George Stubbs (1724), James Boswell (1740), Thomas Arne (1710), Aphra Behn (1640), and Kenneth Grahame (1859). After him are Sidney Paget (1860), Havelock Ellis (1859), William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738), Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693), John Canton (1718), and John Nelson Darby (1800).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Caxton ranks 175. Before him are Patrick O'Brian (1914), James Herbert Brennan (1940), Orderic Vitalis (1075), James Boswell (1740), Aphra Behn (1640), and Kenneth Grahame (1859). After him are Matthew Arnold (1822), Rebecca West (1892), David Ogilvy (1911), Eric Knight (1897), Christina Rossetti (1830), and Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868).

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