Writer
Thomas Kyd
1558 - 1594
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Thomas Kyd
His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Thomas Kyd is the 1,959th most popular writer (up from 2,760th in 2024), the 1,742nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,063rd in 2019) and the 188th most popular British Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Thomas Kyd ranks 1,959 out of 7,302. Before him are James Murray, José Zorrilla, Felice Orsini, Charles de Brosses, Leopoldo Alas, and Fred Vargas. After him are Theophylact of Ohrid, Basil Valentine, James Herriot, Agnes Smedley, Marin Držić, and Clark Ashton Smith.
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James Murray
1837 - 1915
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 1,953
José Zorrilla
1817 - 1893
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 1,954
Felice Orsini
1819 - 1858
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 1,955
Charles de Brosses
1709 - 1777
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 1,956
Leopoldo Alas
1852 - 1901
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 1,957
Fred Vargas
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 1,958
Thomas Kyd
1558 - 1594
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 1,959
Theophylact of Ohrid
1055 - 1107
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 1,960
Basil Valentine
1394 - 1450
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,961
James Herriot
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,962
Agnes Smedley
1892 - 1950
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,963
Marin Držić
1508 - 1567
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,964
Clark Ashton Smith
1893 - 1961
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,965
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1558, Thomas Kyd ranks 7. Before him are Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Michael the Brave, Hendrik Goltzius, Ishikawa Goemon, Ligdan Khan, and Oda Nobutaka. After him are Margrave Andrew of Burgau, John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Olivier van Noort, François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Chen Jiru, and Robert Greene. Among people deceased in 1594, Thomas Kyd ranks 9. Before him are Gerardus Mercator, Orlande de Lassus, Ishikawa Goemon, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Martin Frobisher, and Alonso de Ercilla. After him are Bálint Balassi, William Allen, and Girolamo Mei.
Others Born in 1558
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Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1618
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 1
Michael the Brave
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1601
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 2
Hendrik Goltzius
PAINTER
1558 - 1617
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 3
Ishikawa Goemon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1558 - 1594
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 4
Ligdan Khan
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1634
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 5
Oda Nobutaka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1558 - 1583
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 6
Thomas Kyd
WRITER
1558 - 1594
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 7
Margrave Andrew of Burgau
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1600
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 8
John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1558 - 1592
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 9
Olivier van Noort
EXPLORER
1558 - 1627
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 10
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
NOBLEMAN
1558 - 1614
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 11
Chen Jiru
PAINTER
1558 - 1639
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 12
Robert Greene
WRITER
1558 - 1592
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1594
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Gerardus Mercator
GEOGRAPHER
1512 - 1594
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 3
Orlande de Lassus
COMPOSER
1534 - 1594
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 4
Ishikawa Goemon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1558 - 1594
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 5
Archduchess Eleanor of Austria
POLITICIAN
1534 - 1594
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 6
Martin Frobisher
EXPLORER
1535 - 1594
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 7
Alonso de Ercilla
WRITER
1533 - 1594
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 8
Thomas Kyd
WRITER
1558 - 1594
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 9
Bálint Balassi
WRITER
1554 - 1594
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 10
William Allen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1532 - 1594
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 11
Girolamo Mei
HISTORIAN
1519 - 1594
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Kyd ranks 1,742 out of NaN. Before him are Ben Cross (1947), Greg Lake (1947), Henry Sidgwick (1838), Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766), Dave Hill (1946), and Sandford Fleming (1827). After him are William Prout (1785), James Herriot (1916), Neil Tennant (1954), Colin Davis (1927), Paul Scholes (1974), and Ken Russell (1927).
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Ben Cross
ACTOR
1947 - 2020
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 1,736
Greg Lake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 1,737
Henry Sidgwick
ECONOMIST
1838 - 1900
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 1,738
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1841
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 1,739
Dave Hill
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 1,740
Sandford Fleming
INVENTOR
1827 - 1915
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 1,741
Thomas Kyd
WRITER
1558 - 1594
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 1,742
William Prout
CHEMIST
1785 - 1850
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,743
James Herriot
WRITER
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,744
Neil Tennant
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,745
Colin Davis
CONDUCTOR
1927 - 2013
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 1,746
Paul Scholes
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 1,747
Ken Russell
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 1,748
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Kyd ranks 188. Before him are Renée Vivien (1877), Robert Faurisson (1929), A. S. Byatt (1936), Mary Norton (1903), Dorothy L. Sayers (1893), and James Murray (1837). After him are James Herriot (1916), Robert Southey (1774), George Meredith (1828), Robert Chambers (1802), Philip Sidney (1554), and Anne Perry (1938).
Renée Vivien
1877 - 1909
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 182
Robert Faurisson
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 183
A. S. Byatt
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 184
Mary Norton
1903 - 1992
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 185
Dorothy L. Sayers
1893 - 1957
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 186
James Murray
1837 - 1915
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 187
Thomas Kyd
1558 - 1594
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 188
James Herriot
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 189
Robert Southey
1774 - 1843
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 190
George Meredith
1828 - 1909
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 191
Robert Chambers
1802 - 1871
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 192
Philip Sidney
1554 - 1586
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 193
Anne Perry
1938 - 2023
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 194
