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John Dryden

1631 - 1700

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John Dryden (; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12 May [O.S. 1 May] 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Romantic writer Sir Walter Scott called him "Glorious John". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dryden is the 1,047th most popular writer (up from 1,242nd in 2019), the 971st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 927th in 2019) and the 107th most popular British Writer.

John Dryden is most famous for being a poet, critic, and dramatist. He is also well known for his translation of Virgil's Aeneid.

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Among writers, John Dryden ranks 1,047 out of 7,302. Before him are Edmund Spenser, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Persius, Bertran de Born, Mary Higgins Clark, and James Hadley Chase. After him are Jacques Clément, Alfred de Vigny, Marko Marulić, Johannes Tauler, Charles Nodier, and Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre.

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Among people born in 1631, John Dryden ranks 5. Before him are Isaac Barrow, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, François Vatel, and Anne Conway. After him are Abraham Brueghel, Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp, Al-Rashid of Morocco, Pierre Beauchamp, Marco d'Aviano, Selim I Giray, and Flavio Chigi. Among people deceased in 1700, John Dryden ranks 5. Before him are Pope Innocent XII, Charles II of Spain, André Le Nôtre, and Do-Aklin. After him are Rajaram I, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, Lagâri Hasan Çelebi, Louis Jolliet, Marguerite Bourgeoys, and Silvestro Valier.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Dryden ranks 971 out of 8,785. Before him are Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817), Robert FitzRoy (1805), John Ray (1627), Leonora Carrington (1917), James Hadley Chase (1906), and Kim Cattrall (1956). After him are Richard Stone (1913), Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848), David James (1970), Pat Hitchcock (1928), and Major Ritchie (1870).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Dryden ranks 107. Before him are E. M. Forster (1879), Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Fowles (1926), Thomas Malory (1405), Edmund Spenser (1552), and James Hadley Chase (1906). After him are Robert Graves (1895), Brian O'Nolan (1911), Leigh Hunt (1784), James Thomson (1700), Tony Buzan (1942), and Oliver Sacks (1933).

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