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John Winthrop

1588 - 1649

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John Winthrop (January 12, 1588 – March 26, 1649) was an English Puritan lawyer and a leading figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony. Winthrop led the first large wave of colonists from England in 1630 and served as governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years. His writings and vision of the colony as a Puritan "city upon a hill" dominated New England colonial development, influencing the governments and religions of neighboring colonies in addition to those of Massachusetts. Winthrop was born into a wealthy land-owning and merchant family. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Winthrop is the 3,509th most popular writer (up from 4,196th in 2019), the 2,803rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,008th in 2019) and the 317th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Winthrop ranks 3,509 out of 7,302. Before him are Enrique Vila-Matas, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Susan Brownmiller, Kir Bulychev, Corippus, and Immanuel Velikovsky. After him are Richard Hakluyt, Liza Marklund, Jakob Hurt, Anthony Horowitz, Kálmán Mikszáth, and Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo.

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Among people born in 1588, John Winthrop ranks 17. Before him are Pierre Séguier, Jan Janssonius, Johann von Aldringen, Johann Heinrich Alsted, Margherita Aldobrandini, and Ole Worm. After him are Claudius Salmasius, François de La Mothe Le Vayer, and Julius Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen. Among people deceased in 1649, John Winthrop ranks 14. Before him are Vittoria Farnese, David Teniers the Elder, Gerardus Vossius, Isaac van Ostade, Susanna Hall, and Vincenzo Carafa. After him are Giulio Alenio, Jean de Brébeuf, Juan Martínez Montañés, Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania, and Richard Crashaw.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Winthrop ranks 2,804 out of 8,785. Before him are Frederick DuCane Godman (1834), Willie Watson (1920), Graeme Souness (1953), Adam Clayton (1960), Philip Henry Gosse (1810), and Joseph Larmor (1857). After him are Richard Hakluyt (1552), John Terry (1980), Anthony Horowitz (1955), Cuthred of Wessex (750), Harold Laski (1893), and Vanessa Angel (1966).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Winthrop ranks 317. Before him are Prince Henri of Orléans (1867), Edith Durham (1863), Iain Banks (1954), Marion Chesney (1936), Jojo Moyes (1969), and Peter James (1948). After him are Richard Hakluyt (1552), Anthony Horowitz (1955), Robert Holdstock (1948), William Ernest Henley (1849), John Osborne (1929), and William Cowper (1731).

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