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William Caxton

1422 - 1491

William Caxton

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 878,148 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). William Caxton is the 1,790th most popular writer (down from 1,640th in 2019), the 1,409th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,286th in 2019) and the 154th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

880k
Page Views (PV)
56.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
3.50
Effective Languages (L*)
4.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Caxton ranks 1,790 out of 5,755. Before him are Ion of Chios, Robert Silverberg, Anne Perry, Telesilla, Hugh Lofting, and John of Ephesus. After him are Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Jorge Manrique, Margarete Buber-Neumann, I. L. Peretz, Donald E. Westlake, and Konstantin Paustovsky.

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I. L. Peretz
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HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,795
Konstantin Paustovsky
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HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,796

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 and Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza. Among people deceased in 1491, William Caxton ranks 3. Before him are Martin Schongauer and Afonso, Prince of Portugal.

Others Born in 1422

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Agnès Sorel
1422 - 1450
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1
Federico da Montefeltro
1422 - 1482
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 2
Mircea II of Wallachia
1422 - 1447
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3
Gaston IV, Count of Foix
1422 - 1472
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 4
William Caxton
1422 - 1491
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 5
Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua
1422 - 1481
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 6
Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza
1422 - 1457
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 7