Writer

William Wycherley

English dramatist of the Restoration period

1640 - 1716

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William Wycherley

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William Wycherley is the 6,683rd most popular writer (down from 6,558th in 2024), the 6,070th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,876th in 2019) and the 678th most popular British Writer.

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William Wycherley's biography spans 18 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 49.34.

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Among Writers

Among writers, William Wycherley ranks 6,683 out of 7,707. Before him are Alice Stone Blackwell, Cory Doctorow, Nina Bawden, Carlton Cuse, Tõnu Õnnepalu, and Veronica Roth. After him are Philip G. Epstein, Ornela Vorpsi, Brian Moore, Khosiyat Rustam, James Lipton, and Udo Ulfkotte.

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Alice Stone Blackwell
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HPI: 49.38
Rank: 6,677
Cory Doctorow
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HPI: 49.37
Rank: 6,678
Nina Bawden
1925 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 6,679
Carlton Cuse
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HPI: 49.35
Rank: 6,680
Tõnu Õnnepalu
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Veronica Roth
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HPI: 49.34
Rank: 6,682
William Wycherley
1640 - 1716
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 6,683
Philip G. Epstein
1909 - 1952
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 6,684
Ornela Vorpsi
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 6,685
Brian Moore
1921 - 1999
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 6,686
Khosiyat Rustam
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 6,687
James Lipton
1926 - 2020
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 6,688
Udo Ulfkotte
1960 - 2017
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 6,689

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, William Wycherley ranks 25. Before him are Georg Mohr, Gerard de Lairesse, Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, Claude Fleury, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and John Mayow. Among people deceased in 1716, William Wycherley ranks 16. Before him are Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha, Banda Singh Bahadur, Giovanni Battista Bassani, Charles de La Fosse, and Marfa Apraksina.

Others Born in 1640

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Georg Mohr
MATHEMATICIAN
1640 - 1697
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 19
Gerard de Lairesse
PAINTER
1640 - 1711
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 20
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1640 - 1660
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 21
Claude Fleury
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1640 - 1723
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 22
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1640 - 1709
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 23
John Mayow
CHEMIST
1640 - 1679
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 24
William Wycherley
WRITER
1640 - 1716
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 25