WRITER

John Masefield

1878 - 1967

John Masefield

John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer. He was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967, during which time he lived at Burcot, Oxfordshire, near Abingdon-on-Thames. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever". Shortly after his death his house (Burcote Brook) burned down and was later replaced by a Cheshire Home named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Masefield is the 5,654th most popular writer (up from 5,809th in 2019), the 4,601st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,572nd in 2019) and the 499th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Masefield ranks 5,654 out of 7,302. Before him are Tony Kushner, Diane di Prima, Jonathan Coe, C. L. R. James, David Peoples, and Kate Wilhelm. After him are Fran Saleški Finžgar, Charles Montagu Doughty, Franz Xaver Kroetz, Walter de la Mare, Kazimierz Brandys, and Adolf Bartels.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Tony Kushner
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,648
Diane di Prima
1934 - 2020
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,649
Jonathan Coe
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,650
C. L. R. James
1901 - 1989
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,651
David Peoples
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,652
Kate Wilhelm
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,653
John Masefield
1878 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 5,654
Fran Saleški Finžgar
1871 - 1962
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 5,655
Charles Montagu Doughty
1843 - 1926
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 5,656
Franz Xaver Kroetz
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 5,657
Walter de la Mare
1873 - 1956
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 5,658
Kazimierz Brandys
1916 - 2000
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 5,659
Adolf Bartels
1862 - 1945
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 5,660

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, John Masefield ranks 219. Before him are Albert Corey, Maximos IV Sayegh, Wollmar Boström, George M. Cohan, Zofka Kveder, and William C. deMille. After him are Robert Warwick, Léon Thiébaut, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Harold Hackett, Frank Dixon, and Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson. Among people deceased in 1967, John Masefield ranks 238. Before him are Georges Vanier, Maximos IV Sayegh, Johan Falkberget, Billy Strayhorn, Pinto Colvig, and Hans Walter. After him are J. B. Lenoir, Tilly Edinger, Phyllis Johnson, Max Taut, Henry J. Kaiser, and Robert Daniel Carmichael.

Others Born in 1878

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Albert Corey
ATHLETE
1878 - 1926
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 213
Maximos IV Sayegh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1967
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 214
Wollmar Boström
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 215
George M. Cohan
ACTOR
1878 - 1942
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 216
Zofka Kveder
WRITER
1878 - 1926
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 217
William C. deMille
FILM DIRECTOR
1878 - 1955
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 218
John Masefield
WRITER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 219
Robert Warwick
ACTOR
1878 - 1964
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 220
Léon Thiébaut
FENCER
1878 - 1943
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 221
Elvia Carrillo Puerto
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 222
Harold Hackett
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1937
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 223
Frank Dixon
ATHLETE
1878 - 1932
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 224
Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson
PHYSICIAN
1878 - 1937
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 225