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William Langland
1332 - 1386
William Langland
William Langland (; Latin: Willielmus de Langland; c. 1332 – c. 1386) is the presumed author of a work of Middle English alliterative verse generally known as Piers Plowman, an allegory with a complex variety of religious themes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Langland has received more than 370,904 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). William Langland is the 3,291st most popular writer (down from 3,272nd in 2019), the 2,433rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,447th in 2019) and the 280th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
50.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.05
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, William Langland ranks 3,291 out of 5,755. Before him are Gulbadan Begum, Rutebeuf, John Mauropous, Teofilo Folengo, Salvador Espriu, and Peter Cheyney. After him are Marcin Kromer, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, Luciano De Crescenzo, Nancy Mitford, William Cowper, and Gunnar Staalesen.
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Gulbadan Begum
1523 - 1603
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 3,285
Rutebeuf
1300 - 1285
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 3,286
John Mauropous
990 - 1070
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 3,287
Teofilo Folengo
1491 - 1544
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 3,288
Salvador Espriu
1913 - 1985
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 3,289
Peter Cheyney
1896 - 1951
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 3,290
William Langland
1332 - 1386
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 3,291
Marcin Kromer
1512 - 1589
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 3,292
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
1822 - 1847
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 3,293
Luciano De Crescenzo
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 3,294
Nancy Mitford
1904 - 1973
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 3,295
William Cowper
1731 - 1800
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 3,296
Gunnar Staalesen
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 3,297
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1332, William Langland ranks 9. Before him are Charles II of Navarre, Xu Da, Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Theodora Kantakouzene, Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, and Vladislaus II of Opole. Among people deceased in 1386, William Langland ranks 5. Before him are Charles III of Naples, Leopold III, Duke of Austria, Leonor Teles, and Dan I of Wallachia. After him are Jacopo da Bologna and Euphemia de Ross.
Others Born in 1332
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Charles II of Navarre
1332 - 1387
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 3
Xu Da
1332 - 1385
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 4
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
1332 - 1381
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 5
Theodora Kantakouzene
1332 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 6
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
1332 - 1398
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 7
Vladislaus II of Opole
1332 - 1401
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 8
William Langland
1332 - 1386
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 9
Others Deceased in 1386
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Charles III of Naples
1345 - 1386
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1
Leopold III, Duke of Austria
1351 - 1386
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 2
Leonor Teles
1350 - 1386
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 3
Dan I of Wallachia
1354 - 1386
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 4
William Langland
1332 - 1386
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 5
Jacopo da Bologna
1340 - 1386
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6
Euphemia de Ross
1333 - 1386
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 7
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Langland ranks 2,433 out of 7,765. Before him are William Kingdon Clifford (1845), John Alcott (1930), Samantha Bond (1961), Edmund Crouchback (1245), Henry Cole (1808), and Peter Cheyney (1896). After him are L. S. Lowry (1887), Peter J. Ratcliffe (1954), Nancy Mitford (1904), Ronald Neame (1911), William Cowper (1731), and Ceol of Wessex (600).
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William Kingdon Clifford
1845 - 1879
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 2,427
John Alcott
1930 - 1986
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 2,428
Samantha Bond
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 2,429
Edmund Crouchback
1245 - 1296
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 2,430
Henry Cole
1808 - 1882
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 2,431
Peter Cheyney
1896 - 1951
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 2,432
William Langland
1332 - 1386
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 2,433
L. S. Lowry
1887 - 1976
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 2,434
Peter J. Ratcliffe
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,435
Nancy Mitford
1904 - 1973
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,436
Ronald Neame
1911 - 2010
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,437
William Cowper
1731 - 1800
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,438
Ceol of Wessex
600 - 597
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,439
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Langland ranks 280. Before him are Walter Map (1140), Nevil Shute (1899), Rupert Brooke (1887), Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805), Josephine Tey (1896), and Peter Cheyney (1896). After him are Nancy Mitford (1904), William Cowper (1731), Alexander Neckam (1157), William Hope Hodgson (1877), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), and Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925).
Walter Map
1140 - 1210
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 274
Nevil Shute
1899 - 1960
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 275
Rupert Brooke
1887 - 1915
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 276
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams
1805 - 1848
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 277
Josephine Tey
1896 - 1952
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 278
Peter Cheyney
1896 - 1951
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 279
William Langland
1332 - 1386
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 280
Nancy Mitford
1904 - 1973
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 281
William Cowper
1731 - 1800
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 282
Alexander Neckam
1157 - 1217
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 283
William Hope Hodgson
1877 - 1918
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 284
Eleanor Hibbert
1906 - 1993
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 285
Thor Vilhjálmsson
1925 - 2011
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 286
