WRITER

Wace

1100 - 1174

Wace

Wace (c. 1110 – after 1174), sometimes referred to as Robert Wace, was a Medieval Norman poet, who was born in Jersey and brought up in mainland Normandy (he tells us in the Roman de Rou that he was taken as a child to Caen), ending his career as Canon of Bayeux. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wace is the 1,393rd most popular writer (down from 1,358th in 2019), the most popular biography from Jersey and the most popular Jerseymen Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wace ranks 1,393 out of 7,302. Before him are Péter Nádas, Erskine Caldwell, Clive Cussler, Béla Balázs, Antoine-Henri Jomini, and Adamantios Korais. After him are Semonides of Amorgos, Wilhelm Weitling, P. D. James, E. L. James, Mavro Orbini, and Bulat Okudzhava.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Péter Nádas
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1,387
Erskine Caldwell
1903 - 1987
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1,388
Clive Cussler
1931 - 2020
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1,389
Béla Balázs
1884 - 1949
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 1,390
Antoine-Henri Jomini
1779 - 1869
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 1,391
Adamantios Korais
1748 - 1833
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 1,392
Wace
1100 - 1174
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 1,393
Semonides of Amorgos
650 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 1,394
Wilhelm Weitling
1808 - 1871
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 1,395
P. D. James
1920 - 2014
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 1,396
E. L. James
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 1,397
Mavro Orbini
1563 - 1614
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 1,398
Bulat Okudzhava
1924 - 1997
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 1,399

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Wace ranks 32. Before him are Niklot, Khabul Khan, Barisan of Ibelin, Eric III of Denmark, Inge the Younger, and Abu Sa'id Gardezi. After him are Jabir ibn Aflah, Henry, Anushtegin Gharchai, William V, Marquess of Montferrat, Bernard de Tremelay, and Ragnvald Knaphövde. Among people deceased in 1174, Wace ranks 5. Before him are Amalric of Jerusalem, Nur ad-Din, Andrey Bogolyubsky, and Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia. After him are Everard des Barres, and Judith of Thuringia.

Others Born in 1100

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Niklot
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1160
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 26
Khabul Khan
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1147
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 27
Barisan of Ibelin
NOBLEMAN
1100 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 28
Eric III of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1146
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 29
Inge the Younger
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1125
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 30
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
GEOGRAPHER
1100 - 1061
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 31
Wace
WRITER
1100 - 1174
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 32
Jabir ibn Aflah
MATHEMATICIAN
1100 - 1150
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 33
Henry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1156
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 34
Anushtegin Gharchai
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1097
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 35
William V, Marquess of Montferrat
COMPANION
1100 - 1191
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 36
Bernard de Tremelay
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1153
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 37
Ragnvald Knaphövde
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1126
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 38

Others Deceased in 1174

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Amalric of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1136 - 1174
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 1
Nur ad-Din
POLITICIAN
1116 - 1174
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 2
Andrey Bogolyubsky
POLITICIAN
1111 - 1174
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 3
Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1174
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 4
Wace
WRITER
1100 - 1174
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 5
Everard des Barres
POLITICIAN
1113 - 1174
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 6
Judith of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1135 - 1174
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 7