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Jane Taylor

1783 - 1824

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Jane Taylor (23 September 1783 – 13 April 1824) was an English poet and novelist best known for the lyrics of the widely known "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". The sisters Jane and Ann Taylor and their authorship of various works have often been confused, partly because their early ones were published together. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jane Taylor is the 6,701st most popular writer (up from 6,741st in 2024), the 6,247th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,210th in 2019) and the 691st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Jane Taylor ranks 6,701 out of 7,302. Before her are Daniel Handler, Tom Lanoye, Claudio Rodriguez Fer, Jeff Noon, Chris Hedges, and Kerry Kennedy. After her are Vanessa Springora, Sayaka Murata, Catherine Asaro, Eric Linklater, Wolf Blitzer, and Alexandre del Valle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, Jane Taylor ranks 46. Before her are Pedro Gual Escandón, Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, John Claudius Loudon, David Cox, Gabriele Rossetti, and Thomas Sully. After her is Thomas Bibb. Among people deceased in 1824, Jane Taylor ranks 40. Before her are André Thouin, Lachlan Macquarie, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, François Levaillant, Jonathan Dayton, and Mah Laqa Bai. After her is Charles Pinckney.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jane Taylor ranks 6,249 out of 8,785. Before her are Louise Brealey (1979), Suki Waterhouse (1992), Jeff Noon (1957), Graham Whitehead (1922), Lynne Ramsay (1969), and Craig Harrison (1974). After her are Lee Evans (1964), Damien Magee (1945), Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947), Sydney Camm (1893), Charles Ingram (1963), and David Kelly (1944).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Jane Taylor ranks 691. Before her are Conn Iggulden (1971), Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), Lady Gabriella Kingston (1981), Mary Russell Mitford (1787), Ronald Firbank (1886), and Jeff Noon (1957). After her are Eric Linklater (1899), James Kelman (1946), Sara Ahmed (1969), Irving Finkel (1951), John Suckling (1609), and Clemence Dane (1888).

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