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John Donne

1572 - 1631

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John Donne ( DUN; 1571 or 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under Royal Patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621–1631). He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His poetical works are noted for their metaphorical and sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs and satires. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Donne is the 581st most popular writer (up from 595th in 2019), the 523rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 56th most popular British Writer.

John Donne is most famous for his metaphysical poetry.

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Among writers, John Donne ranks 581 out of 7,302. Before him are Maya Angelou, Ivan Krylov, Imadaddin Nasimi, Washington Irving, Dimitrie Cantemir, and Walther von der Vogelweide. After him are Ulrich von Hutten, Bai Juyi, Adam de la Halle, Gaston Leroux, Patrick Süskind, and Khaled al-Asaad.

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Among people born in 1572, John Donne ranks 3. Before him are Johann Bayer, and John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Ben Jonson, Sigismund Báthory, Jane Frances de Chantal, Susenyos I, Izumo no Okuni, Cornelis Drebbel, Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Francis II, Duke of Lorraine, and Marie Elisabeth of France. Among people deceased in 1631, John Donne ranks 2. Before him is Mumtaz Mahal. After him are John Smith, Constance of Austria, Willem Janszoon, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Federico Borromeo, Michael Maestlin, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, and Guillén de Castro y Bellvis.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, John Donne ranks 523 out of 8,785. Before him are John Michell (1724), Colin Firth (1960), Alan Parker (1944), Frederick Forsyth (1938), Richard Hughes (1975), and Richard Owen (1804). After him are Thomas Gainsborough (1727), Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (1984), Kenny Baker (1934), Ian Holm (1931), Theresa May (1956), and David Brewster (1781).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Donne ranks 56. Before him are Enid Blyton (1897), Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849), Anthony Burgess (1917), James Hilton (1900), Beatrix Potter (1866), and Frederick Forsyth (1938). After him are George Eliot (1819), Robert Burns (1759), Harold Pinter (1930), Samuel Johnson (1709), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), and A. J. Cronin (1896).

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