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Thomas Hood

1799 - 1845

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Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for The London Magazine, Athenaeum, and Punch. He later published a magazine largely consisting of his own works. Hood, never robust, had lapsed into invalidism by the age of 41 and died at the age of 45. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Hood is the 6,470th most popular writer (down from 6,416th in 2024), the 5,822nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,610th in 2019) and the 647th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Thomas Hood ranks 6,470 out of 7,302. Before him are Alberto Angela, John Arden, Ludwig Bemelmans, Jaime Bayly, John Langalibalele Dube, and Frank Harris. After him are Cecelia Ahern, Chingiz Abdullayev, Arthur Laurents, Rachel Cusk, Claire Keegan, and Juan Gabriel Vásquez.

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Among people born in 1799, Thomas Hood ranks 62. Before him are Henry Monnier, William Rutter Dawes, Avdotia Istomina, James Prinsep, Titian Peale, and Samuel George Morton. After him is Simon Cameron. Among people deceased in 1845, Thomas Hood ranks 44. Before him are Josef Danhauser, Friedrich Ludwig Persius, Johann Wilhelm Meigen, János Batsányi, Cassandra Austen, and Thomas Phillips. After him are Joseph Story, and Gabriel Moore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Hood ranks 5,824 out of 8,785. Before him are Ronald Pope (1920), Damson Idris (1991), Annie Ross (1930), Sophie Monk (1979), Will Champion (1978), and Christien Anholt (1971). After him are Tara Fitzgerald (1967), Matthew Rhys (1974), John Crome (1768), John Waite (1952), Steven Isserlis (1958), and John Spencer (1935).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Hood ranks 647. Before him are John Gribbin (1946), Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), Helen Bannerman (1862), Dan Abnett (1965), Brian Friel (1929), and John Arden (1930). After him are George MacDonald Fraser (1925), Thomas Hughes (1822), Colley Cibber (1671), Louis de Bernières (1954), Mark Akenside (1721), and Compton Mackenzie (1883).

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