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William Langland

1332 - 1386

William Langland

William Langland (; Latin: Willielmus de Langland; c. 1330 – c. 1386) is the presumed author of a work of Middle English alliterative verse generally known as Piers Plowman, an allegory with a complex variety of religious themes. The poem translated the language and concepts of the cloister into symbols and images that could be understood by a layman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Langland is the 3,177th most popular writer (up from 4,184th in 2019), the 2,589th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,003rd in 2019) and the 286th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, William Langland ranks 3,177 out of 7,302. Before him are Aemilius Macer, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Andre Norton, Robert Penn Warren, Irena Veisaitė, and Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma. After him are Léon Daudet, Tomas Venclova, Alfred Andersch, Robert Anderson, Marianne Fredriksson, and Vicente Huidobro.

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Aemilius Macer
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 3,171
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
1914 - 2024
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 3,172
Andre Norton
1912 - 2005
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,173
Robert Penn Warren
1905 - 1989
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,174
Irena Veisaitė
1928 - 2020
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,175
Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma
520 - 607
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,176
William Langland
1332 - 1386
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,177
Léon Daudet
1867 - 1942
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,178
Tomas Venclova
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,179
Alfred Andersch
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,180
Robert Anderson
1917 - 2009
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,181
Marianne Fredriksson
1927 - 2007
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,182
Vicente Huidobro
1893 - 1948
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,183

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1332, William Langland ranks 9. Before him are Charles II of Navarre, Xu Da, Theodora Kantakouzene, Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, and Muhammad VI of Granada. After him are Vladislaus II of Opole, Franco Sacchetti, and Pero López de Ayala. Among people deceased in 1386, William Langland ranks 6. Before him are Charles III of Naples, Leopold III, Duke of Austria, Joanna of Bavaria, Dan I of Wallachia, and Leonor Teles. After him are Jacopo da Bologna, and Euphemia de Ross.

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Charles II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1387
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 3
Xu Da
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1332 - 1385
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 4
Theodora Kantakouzene
COMPANION
1332 - 1396
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 5
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1381
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1398
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 7
Muhammad VI of Granada
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1362
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
William Langland
WRITER
1332 - 1386
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 9
Vladislaus II of Opole
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1401
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 10
Franco Sacchetti
WRITER
1332 - 1400
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 11
Pero López de Ayala
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1407
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 12