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Dafydd ap Gwilym

1320 - 1350

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Dafydd ap Gwilym (c. 1315/1320 – c. 1350/1370) is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and among the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages. Dafydd’s poetry also offers a unique window into the transcultural movement of cultural practices and preservation of culture in the face of occupation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dafydd ap Gwilym is the 5,814th most popular writer (up from 6,195th in 2019), the 4,791st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,184th in 2019) and the 519th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dafydd ap Gwilym ranks 5,814 out of 7,302Before him are Charles Williams, R. A. Lafferty, John Berryman, Brad Falchuk, Earl Derr Biggers, and Guido Gozzano. After him are Gardner Dozois, Joe Orton, José Amador de los Ríos, Ma Jian, Donald Richie, and John Clare.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1320, Dafydd ap Gwilym ranks 21Before him are Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine, Helvig of Schleswig, Michael Panaretos, Lalleshwari, and Ulrich IV, Count of Württemberg.  Among people deceased in 1350, Dafydd ap Gwilym ranks 11Before him are Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy, Cápac Yupanqui, Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, Yoshida Kenkō, Juan Ruiz, and Johannes de Muris.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dafydd ap Gwilym ranks 4,792 out of 8,785Before him are William of Newburgh (1130), Ian McLagan (1945), Wordsworth Donisthorpe (1847), James Prinsep (1799), Topper Headon (1955), and James Gibbs (1682). After him are Gordon Pirie (1931), Joe Orton (1933), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), Sebastian Cabot (1918), Benjamin White (1997), and Billy Bingham (1931).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Dafydd ap Gwilym ranks 519Before him are George Holyoake (1817), Alfred Domett (1811), Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884), Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Beryl Markham (1902), and Charles Williams (1886). After him are Joe Orton (1933), John Clare (1793), Arthur Symons (1865), Francis Chichester (1901), John Wain (1925), and Mark Haddon (1962).