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Thomas Middleton

1580 - 1627

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Thomas Middleton (baptised 18 April 1580 – July 1627; also spelt Midleton) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. He, with John Fletcher and Ben Jonson, was among the most successful and prolific of playwrights at work in the Jacobean period, and among the few to gain equal success in comedy and tragedy. He was also a prolific writer of masques and pageants. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Middleton is the 4,761st most popular writer (down from 4,648th in 2019), the 3,741st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,335th in 2019) and the 404th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Thomas Middleton ranks 4,761 out of 7,302. Before him are Elaine May, Juan José Millás, John Boyne, Philippe Djian, Jean Tardieu, and Marek Hłasko. After him are Quentin Crisp, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Pencho Slaveykov, Yuri Vizbor, and Henri Alleg.

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Among people born in 1580, Thomas Middleton ranks 24. Before him are Pierre Vernier, Matei Basarab, Julius Schiller, Daniël Heinsius, Carlo Contarini, and Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania. After him are Johann Faulhaber, Dirk Hartog, and Massasoit. Among people deceased in 1627, Thomas Middleton ranks 20. Before him are Guðbrandur Þorláksson, Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Julius Schiller, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Christina of Salm, and Jan Gruter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Middleton ranks 3,742 out of 8,785. Before him are Lucy Walter (1630), Don Revie (1927), Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341), Derek Bell (1941), Jennifer Saunders (1958), and Jonny Greenwood (1971). After him are Arthur Bliss (1891), Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800), Quentin Crisp (1908), Mary Toft (1703), Peter McParland (1934), and John Gerard (1545).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Middleton ranks 404. Before him are Richard Pococke (1704), Milo Yiannopoulos (1984), Reynold A. Nicholson (1868), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835), and Joe Abercrombie (1974). After him are Quentin Crisp (1908), Henri Alleg (1921), John Mawe (1764), Michael Hirst (1952), Max Beerbohm (1872), and Taylor Caldwell (1900).

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