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John Suckling

1609 - 1641

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Sir John Suckling (10 February 1609 – after May 1641) was an English poet, prominent among those renowned for careless gaiety and wit – the accomplishments of a cavalier poet. He also invented the card game cribbage. He is best known for his poem "Ballade upon a Wedding". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Suckling is the 6,704th most popular writer (down from 6,470th in 2019), the 6,279th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,706th in 2019) and the 696th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Suckling ranks 6,704 out of 7,302Before him are Anthony Doerr, Lauren Weisberger, Judith Hermann, Irving Finkel, Russell Simmons, and Ogden Nash. After him are Lorrie Moore, José Luís Peixoto, Anthony E. Zuiker, Nikolay Abramov, Thomas MacDonagh, and Ellen Kushner.

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Among people born in 1609, John Suckling ranks 22Before him are Pierre-Paul Riquet, Paul Fleming, Jean Rotrou, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, Gerrard Winstanley, and Robert Moray.  Among people deceased in 1641, John Suckling ranks 20Before him are Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Hedwig of Denmark, Adam van Noort, Pedro Teixeira, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, and Thomas Heywood.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Suckling ranks 6,281 out of 8,785Before him are John Parr (1952), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (1987), Guy Henry (1960), Irving Finkel (1951), Andrew Ng (1976), and Lee Dixon (1964). After him are Richard Wiseman (1966), Chris Hughton (1958), John Laurie (1897), Paul Dummett (1991), James Forrest (1991), and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (2019).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Suckling ranks 696Before him are Jeff Noon (1957), Jane Taylor (1783), Eric Linklater (1899), James Kelman (1946), Sara Ahmed (1969), and Irving Finkel (1951). After him are Clemence Dane (1888), Victoria Hislop (1959), Sophie Hannah (1971), George Etherege (1635), Edward Thomas (1878), and Nicholas Monsarrat (1910).