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William Collins

1721 - 1759

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William Collins (25 December 1721 – 12 June 1759) was an English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Collins has received more than 27,672 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Collins is the 6,598th most popular writer (down from 5,815th in 2019), the 5,941st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,164th in 2019) and the 683rd most popular British Writer.

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  • 28k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Collins ranks 6,598 out of 7,302. Before him are Zlata Filipović, Al Alvarez, Bhisham Sahni, Hugh Howey, Joseph Wambaugh, and Carlton Cuse. After him are Fedor Samokhin, Steven S. DeKnight, Johanna Sinisalo, Robert Seethaler, Paul Dini, and Louis de Bernières.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1721, William Collins ranks 24. Before him are Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Roger Sherman, William Robertson, Benjamin Wilson, Peyton Randolph, and Mark Akenside.  Among people deceased in 1759, William Collins ranks 20. Before him are James Wolfe, Sedjefakare, Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Johann Gottfried Zinn, Jacob Theodor Klein, and Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Collins ranks 5,941 out of 8,785. Before him are Steven Waddington (1968), Richie Faulkner (1980), Al Alvarez (1929), Robin Widdows (1942), Ken Green (1924), and Georgie Henley (1995). After him are Philip May (1957), Tiff Needell (1951), Louis de Bernières (1954), Jemma Redgrave (1965), Atticus Ross (1968), and Rupert Penry-Jones (1970).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Collins ranks 683. Before him are Brian Stableford (1948), Grant Morrison (1960), Colley Cibber (1671), Sophie Hannah (1971), Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (1914), and Al Alvarez (1929). After him are Louis de Bernières (1954), Mary Russell Mitford (1787), Frederick Denison Maurice (1805), Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Victoria Hislop (1959), and Rose Tremain (1943).

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