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Thomas Shadwell

1642 - 1692

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Thomas Shadwell (c. 1642 – 19 November 1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1689. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Shadwell is the 6,585th most popular writer (up from 6,687th in 2019), the 6,057th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,103rd in 2019) and the 677th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Thomas Shadwell ranks 6,585 out of 7,302. Before him are Sabina Berman, Anna Burns, Frederica Sagor Maas, Ann Oakley, Melissa Rosenberg, and Oliver La Farge. After him are Abdellah Taïa, Sarah J. Maas, Lionel Trilling, Catherine Cookson, Scott Westerfeld, and Kaifi Azmi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1642, Thomas Shadwell ranks 19. Before him are Zheng Jing, Hâfiz Osman, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Anne Hilarion de Tourville, and Claudio Coello.  Among people deceased in 1692, Thomas Shadwell ranks 12. Before him are Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons, Giovanni Battista Vitali, Heinrich Bach, Christian Louis I, Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken, and Cornelis Bloemaert. After him is George Etherege.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Shadwell ranks 6,059 out of 8,785. Before him are Jack Draper (2001), Ann Oakley (1944), Benjamin Whitrow (1937), Mick Mills (1949), Myles Coverdale (1488), and Gloria Holden (1903). After him are Janet Munro (1934), Rosemarie Frankland (1943), Philippe Sands (1960), Stephen Merchant (1974), Callum Turner (1990), and Frank Bruno (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Shadwell ranks 677. Before him are George Farquhar (1677), Nina Bawden (1925), William Wycherley (1640), Brian Moore (1921), Anna Burns (1962), and Ann Oakley (1944). After him are Catherine Cookson (1906), William Collins (1721), Derek Taylor (1932), Alfred Austin (1835), Dinah Craik (1826), and Charles Stross (1964).

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