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William Langland

Fourteenth century English poet

1332 - 1386

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William Langland

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). William Langland is the 3,180th most popular writer (up from 4,182nd in 2024), the 2,595th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,002nd in 2019) and the 287th most popular British Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, William Langland ranks 3,180 out of 7,302. Before him are Aemilius Macer, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Andre Norton, Robert Penn Warren, Irena Veisaitė, and Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma. After him are Léon Daudet, Tomas Venclova, Alfred Andersch, Robert Anderson, Marianne Fredriksson, and Vicente Huidobro.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Aemilius Macer
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 3,174
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
1914 - 2024
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 3,175
Andre Norton
1912 - 2005
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,176
Robert Penn Warren
1905 - 1989
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,177
Irena Veisaitė
1928 - 2020
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,178
Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma
520 - 607
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,179
William Langland
1332 - 1386
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,180
Léon Daudet
1867 - 1942
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,181
Tomas Venclova
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,182
Alfred Andersch
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,183
Robert Anderson
1917 - 2009
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,184
Marianne Fredriksson
1927 - 2007
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,185
Vicente Huidobro
1893 - 1948
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,186

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1332, William Langland ranks 9. Before him are Charles II of Navarre, Xu Da, Theodora Kantakouzene, Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, and Muhammad VI of Granada. After him are Vladislaus II of Opole, Franco Sacchetti, and Pero López de Ayala. Among people deceased in 1386, William Langland ranks 6. Before him are Charles III of Naples, Leopold III, Duke of Austria, Joanna of Bavaria, Dan I of Wallachia, and Leonor Teles. After him are Jacopo da Bologna, and Euphemia de Ross.

Others Born in 1332

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Charles II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1387
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 3
Xu Da
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1332 - 1385
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 4
Theodora Kantakouzene
COMPANION
1332 - 1396
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 5
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1381
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1398
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 7
Muhammad VI of Granada
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1362
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
William Langland
WRITER
1332 - 1386
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 9
Vladislaus II of Opole
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1401
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 10
Franco Sacchetti
WRITER
1332 - 1400
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 11
Pero López de Ayala
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1407
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 12