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Michael Drayton

1563 - 1631

Michael Drayton

Michael Drayton (1563 – 23 December 1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era, continuing to write through the reign of James I and into the reign of Charles I. Many of his works consisted of historical poetry. He was also the first English-language author to write odes in the style of Horace. He died in 1631 in London. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Michael Drayton is the 5,938th most popular writer (up from 6,176th in 2024), the 4,949th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,146th in 2019) and the 540th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Michael Drayton ranks 5,938 out of 7,302. Before him are Kristina Brenk, Conrad Aiken, Ismat Chughtai, Paulina Chiziane, Sarah Waters, and Archibald MacLeish. After him are Marc Connelly, Giorgio Faletti, Theodore Roethke, Jacques de Lacretelle, Raúl Rivero, and Pavao Pavličić.

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Kristina Brenk
1911 - 2009
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,932
Conrad Aiken
1889 - 1973
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,933
Ismat Chughtai
1915 - 1991
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,934
Paulina Chiziane
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,935
Sarah Waters
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 5,936
Archibald MacLeish
1892 - 1982
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 5,937
Michael Drayton
1563 - 1631
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 5,938
Marc Connelly
1890 - 1980
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 5,939
Giorgio Faletti
1950 - 2014
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 5,940
Theodore Roethke
1908 - 1963
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 5,941
Jacques de Lacretelle
1888 - 1985
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 5,942
Raúl Rivero
1945 - 2021
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 5,943
Pavao Pavličić
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 5,944

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1563, Michael Drayton ranks 19. Before him are Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Franciscus Gomarus, Katō Yoshiaki, Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, Enno III, Count of East Frisia, and Heo Nanseolheon. Among people deceased in 1631, Michael Drayton ranks 16. Before him are Michael Maestlin, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Katō Yoshiaki, Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard, and Nicolò Contarini.

Others Born in 1563

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Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
NOBLEMAN
1563 - 1607
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 13
Franciscus Gomarus
PHILOSOPHER
1563 - 1641
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 14
Katō Yoshiaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1563 - 1631
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 15
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
POLITICIAN
1563 - 1612
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 16
Enno III, Count of East Frisia
POLITICIAN
1563 - 1625
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 17
Heo Nanseolheon
WRITER
1563 - 1589
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 18
Michael Drayton
WRITER
1563 - 1631
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 19

Others Deceased in 1631

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Michael Maestlin
MATHEMATICIAN
1550 - 1631
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 10
Francesco Maria II della Rovere
NOBLEMAN
1549 - 1631
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 11
Guillén de Castro y Bellvis
WRITER
1569 - 1631
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 12
Katō Yoshiaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1563 - 1631
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 13
Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard
NOBLEMAN
1586 - 1631
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 14
Nicolò Contarini
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1631
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 15
Michael Drayton
WRITER
1563 - 1631
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 16