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John Ford

1586 - 1639

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John Ford (1586 – c. 1639) was an English playwright and poet of the Jacobean and Caroline eras born in Ilsington in Devon, England. His plays deal mainly with the conflict between passion and conscience. Although remembered primarily as a playwright, he also wrote a number of poems on themes of love and morality. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Ford is the 3,773rd most popular writer (down from 3,349th in 2019), the 2,980th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,406th in 2019) and the 341st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Ford ranks 3,773 out of 7,302. Before him are Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg, Gloria Vanderbilt, Spencer Johnson, Peter Rosegger, Edmond Privat, and Dennis Lehane. After him are Gideon Levy, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Meir Shalev, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Dorothee Sölle, and V. C. Andrews.

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Among people born in 1586, John Ford ranks 13. Before him are Johann Schein, Pau Claris i Casademunt, Jan Wildens, Niccolò Zucchi, Théophraste Renaudot, and Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard. After him are Alessandro Grandi, Leo Allatius, Juan Gómez de Mora, Georg Calixtus, and Luke Foxe. Among people deceased in 1639, John Ford ranks 12. Before him are Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, Roelant Savery, Martin Opitz, Stefano Landi, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, and Augusta of Denmark. After him are Johannes Meursius, and Chen Jiru.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Ford ranks 2,981 out of 8,785. Before him are Limahl (1958), William Hunter (1718), George Shearing (1919), Peter Cheyney (1896), Jane Morris (1839), and Delroy Lindo (1952). After him are Matthew Garber (1956), Basil Bernstein (1924), Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850), Alexander Bain (1810), Richard Armitage (1971), and Arthur Owen (1915).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Ford ranks 341. Before him are Leslie Stephen (1832), Georgette Heyer (1902), Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893), Anthony Hope (1863), Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (1914), and Peter Cheyney (1896). After him are Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915), Peter Mayle (1939), Nancy Mitford (1904), Hilary Mantel (1952), Paul Johnson (1928), and Graham Hancock (1950).

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