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George Etherege

1635 - 1692

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Sir George Etherege (c. 1636 – c. 10 May 1692) was an English dramatist. He wrote the plays The Comical Revenge or, Love in a Tub in 1664, She Would If She Could in 1668, and The Man of Mode or, Sir Fopling Flutter in 1676. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Etherege is the 6,755th most popular writer (up from 6,760th in 2024), the 6,350th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,236th in 2019) and the 700th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, George Etherege ranks 6,755 out of 7,302. Before him are Steven S. DeKnight, Zoran Stefanović, Sharon Olds, Paolo Giordano, Cecily von Ziegesar, and Countee Cullen. After him are Audrey Niffenegger, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Alexandre Jardin, Rubén Gallego, Miro Gavran, and Edward Thomas.

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Among people born in 1635, George Etherege ranks 18. Before him are Philippe Quinault, Frans van Mieris the Elder, Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma, Patrick Gordon, and Francis Willughby.  Among people deceased in 1692, George Etherege ranks 13. Before him are Giovanni Battista Vitali, Heinrich Bach, Christian Louis I, Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken, Cornelis Bloemaert, and Thomas Shadwell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Etherege ranks 6,353 out of 8,785. Before him are Sandy Turnbull (1884), Nigel Havers (1951), Sylvia Cheeseman (1929), Marsha Thomason (1976), Stuart J. Russell (1962), Frank Hornby (1863), and Anya Chalotra (1996). After him are Finola Hughes (1959), Tom Tugendhat (1973), John Leckie (1949), Phil Brown (1962), and Charles Holden (1875).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Etherege ranks 700. Before him are Sara Ahmed (1969), Irving Finkel (1951), John Suckling (1609), Clemence Dane (1888), Victoria Hislop (1959), and Sophie Hannah (1971). After him are Edward Thomas (1878), Nicholas Monsarrat (1910), Alison Weir (1951), Benjamin Jowett (1817), Jasper Fforde (1961), and Grant Morrison (1960).

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