WRITER
Jan Luyken
1649 - 1712

Jan Luyken
Johannes or Jan Luyken (16 April 1649 – 5 April 1712) was a Dutch poet, illustrator, and engraver. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Luyken is the 3,202nd most popular writer (down from 2,746th in 2019), the 520th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 453rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Dutch Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jan Luyken ranks 3,202 out of 7,302. Before him are Géza Gárdonyi, Vincent Voiture, Henry Darger, René Huyghe, Janosch, and Macropedius. After him are Maria Wirtemberska, António Ferreira, Ama Ata Aidoo, Galaktion Tabidze, Herman J. Mankiewicz, and Ybyrai Altynsarin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGéza Gárdonyi
1863 - 1922
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,196
Vincent Voiture
1597 - 1648
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,197
Henry Darger
1892 - 1973
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3,198
René Huyghe
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3,199
Janosch
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3,200
Macropedius
1487 - 1558
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3,201
Jan Luyken
1649 - 1712
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3,202
Maria Wirtemberska
1768 - 1854
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 3,203
António Ferreira
1528 - 1569
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 3,204
Ama Ata Aidoo
1942 - 2023
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 3,205
Galaktion Tabidze
1891 - 1959
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 3,206
Herman J. Mankiewicz
1897 - 1953
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 3,207
Ybyrai Altynsarin
1841 - 1889
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 3,208
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1649, Jan Luyken ranks 14. Before him are Thomas Tew, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Giuseppe Maria Tomasi, Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp, and Elihu Yale. After him are Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, and Titus Oates. Among people deceased in 1712, Jan Luyken ranks 19. Before him are Nehemiah Grew, Bahadur Shah I, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, Richard Simon, Juan Bautista Cabanilles, and Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. After him are Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt, Rabia Sultan, Baltacı Mehmet Pasha, Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin.
Others Born in 1649
Go to all RankingsThomas Tew
PIRATE
1649 - 1695
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 8
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1664
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 9
Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1706
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 10
Giuseppe Maria Tomasi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1713
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 11
Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1728
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 12
Elihu Yale
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1721
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 13
Jan Luyken
WRITER
1649 - 1712
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 14
Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
NOBLEMAN
1649 - 1697
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 15
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
NOBLEMAN
1649 - 1709
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 16
Titus Oates
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1705
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1712
Go to all RankingsNehemiah Grew
BIOLOGIST
1641 - 1712
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 13
Bahadur Shah I
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1712
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 14
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow
COMPOSER
1663 - 1712
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 15
Richard Simon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1638 - 1712
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 16
Juan Bautista Cabanilles
COMPOSER
1644 - 1712
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 17
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
NOBLEMAN
1644 - 1712
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 18
Jan Luyken
WRITER
1649 - 1712
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 19
Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1652 - 1712
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 20
Rabia Sultan
NOBLEMAN
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 21
Baltacı Mehmet Pasha
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1712
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 22
Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1712
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 23
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
POLITICIAN
1645 - 1712
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 24
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Luyken ranks 520 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem van de Velde the Elder (1611), Louis Beel (1902), Corine Rottschäfer (1938), Floor Jansen (1981), Victor Marijnen (1917), and Macropedius (1487). After him are Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831), Hendrikus Colijn (1869), Nina Foch (1924), Adri van der Poel (1959), Louis Andriessen (1939), and Netti Witziers-Timmer (1923).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsWillem van de Velde the Elder
PAINTER
1611 - 1693
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 514
Louis Beel
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1977
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 515
Corine Rottschäfer
MODEL
1938 - 2020
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 516
Floor Jansen
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 517
Victor Marijnen
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1975
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 518
Macropedius
WRITER
1487 - 1558
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 519
Jan Luyken
WRITER
1649 - 1712
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 520
Hendrik Willem Mesdag
PAINTER
1831 - 1915
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 521
Hendrikus Colijn
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1944
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 522
Nina Foch
ACTOR
1924 - 2008
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 523
Adri van der Poel
CYCLIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 524
Louis Andriessen
COMPOSER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 525
Netti Witziers-Timmer
ATHLETE
1923 - 2005
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 526
Among WRITERS In Netherlands
Among writers born in Netherlands, Jan Luyken ranks 25. Before him are Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581), Jacob Israël de Haan (1881), Gerard Reve (1923), Tim Krabbé (1943), Gysbert Japiks (1603), and Macropedius (1487). After him are Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), Bertus Aafjes (1914), and Jan Wolkers (1925).
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
1581 - 1647
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 19
Jacob Israël de Haan
1881 - 1924
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 20
Gerard Reve
1923 - 2006
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 21
Tim Krabbé
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 22
Gysbert Japiks
1603 - 1666
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 23
Macropedius
1487 - 1558
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 24
Jan Luyken
1649 - 1712
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 25
Hendrik Willem van Loon
1882 - 1944
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 26
Abraham Jacob van der Aa
1792 - 1857
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 27
Annie M. G. Schmidt
1911 - 1995
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 28
Willem Frederik Hermans
1921 - 1995
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 29
Bertus Aafjes
1914 - 1993
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 30
Jan Wolkers
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 31