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William Wycherley

1640 - 1716

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William Wycherley (baptised 8 April 1641 – 1 January 1716) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for the plays The Country Wife and The Plain Dealer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Wycherley has received more than 188,984 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Wycherley is the 5,816th most popular writer, the 5,145th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 578th most popular British Writer.

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  • 190k

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  • 39.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Wycherley ranks 5,816 out of 5,755. Before him are Angus Wilson, George Saunders, Tillie Olsen, Henry Vaughan, Tana French, and Max Hastings. After him are Carlton Cuse, Hanan al-Shaykh, David McCullough, John Arden, John Burroughs, and H. R. F. Keating.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, William Wycherley ranks 25. Before him are Claude Fleury, Gerard de Lairesse, Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, John Mayow, and Yohannes I.  Among people deceased in 1716, William Wycherley ranks 14. Before him are Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha, Anthim the Iberian, Roger Cotes, Charles de La Fosse, Giovanni Battista Bassani, and Dorothe Engelbretsdatter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Wycherley ranks 5,145 out of 7,765. Before him are Angus Wilson (1913), Bunny Austin (1906), Ann Jones (1938), Henry Vaughan (1621), Hannah John-Kamen (1989), and Max Hastings (1945). After him are Daley Thompson (1958), Skandar Keynes (1991), Holmes Herbert (1882), David Robb (1947), Ronald Searle (1920), and Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock (1924).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Wycherley ranks 578. Before him are J. G. Farrell (1935), Thomas Heywood (1574), Thomas Percy (1729), Angus Wilson (1913), Henry Vaughan (1621), and Max Hastings (1945). After him are John Arden (1930), H. R. F. Keating (1926), Dan Abnett (1965), Brian Friel (1929), Bernice Rubens (1923), and Denise Levertov (1923).

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