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Pedro Calderón de la Barca

1600 - 1681

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Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño (17 January 1600 – 25 May 1681) (UK: , US: ; Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo kaldeˈɾon de la ˈβaɾka]) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer. He is known as one of the most distinguished poets and writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for the many verse dramas he wrote for the theatre. Calderón has been termed "the Spanish Shakespeare", the national poet of Spain, and one of the greatest poets and playwrights in the history of world literature. Calderón de la Barca was born into the minor Spanish nobility in Madrid, where he lived for most of his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Calderón de la Barca is the 233rd most popular writer (up from 250th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Spain (up from 67th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Writer.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca is most famous for writing the play Life is a Dream.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pedro Calderón de la Barca ranks 233 out of 7,302. Before him are Tristan Tzara, Isaac Bashevis Singer, John the Evangelist, Pliny the Younger, Nelly Sachs, and Ray Bradbury. After him are J. D. Salinger, Paul Heyse, Shota Rustaveli, William Blake, Truman Capote, and Lucian.

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Among people born in 1600, Pedro Calderón de la Barca ranks 3. Before him are Charles I of England, and Pope Clement IX. After him are Claude Lorrain, Lorenzo Ruiz, Sawney Bean, Marie de Rohan, False Dmitry II, Nicolas Sanson, Simeon Bekbulatovich, Gabriel Naudé, and Cristóbal de Morales. Among people deceased in 1681, Pedro Calderón de la Barca ranks 1. After him are Jahanara Begum, Gerard ter Borch, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels, Justus Sustermans, Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Zheng Jing, Frans van Mieris the Elder, Hermann Conring, and Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro Calderón de la Barca ranks 59 out of 3,355. Before him are El Cid (1045), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), John of the Cross (1542), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), and Ramon Llull (1232). After him are Jusepe de Ribera (1591), Pep Guardiola (1971), Roland (736), Abd al-Rahman III (889), Felipe VI of Spain (1968), and Michael Servetus (1509).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Pedro Calderón de la Barca ranks 4. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes (1547), Federico García Lorca (1898), and Lope de Vega (1562). After him are Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Quintilian (35), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Martial (40), Seneca the Elder (-54), Camilo José Cela (1916), and Henry IV of Castile (1425).

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