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All-time leader96.7William Shakespeare
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Miguel de Cervantes

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2nd83.6 · mom 12

William Shakespeare

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1st96.7 · mom 11

Michel de Montaigne

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3rd65.7 · mom 10
William Shakespeare leads this board.

All-time score 96.7, ahead of Miguel de Cervantes by 13.1.

Chasing the podium
  1. 4thFrançois RabelaisWriters64.6
  2. 5thLope de VegaWriters63.0
  3. 6thTeresa of ÁvilaWriters60.1
  4. 7thChristopher MarloweWriters58.0
  5. 8thTorquato TassoWriters56.6
  6. 9thLudovico AriostoWriters56.6
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PlaceNameCountryCategoryAll-time
10th, stableFrancis XavierWriters · 1506-1552SpainSpainWriters55.5mom 011th, fallingJohn of the CrossWriters · 1542-1591SpainSpainWriters53.7mom 112th, stableEdmund SpenserWriters · 1552-1599Writers53.3mom 313th, risingPierre de RonsardWriters · 1524-1585FranceFranceWriters52.3mom 2514th, fallingBaburWriters · 1483-1530Writers52.3mom 215th, risingBartolomé de las CasasWriters · 1484-1566SpainSpainWriters52.2mom 1716th, stableMargaret of ValoisWriters · 1553-1615FranceFranceWriters52.0mom 1517th, fallingJohn KnoxWriters · 1514-1572United KingdomUnited KingdomWriters51.0mom 018th, fallingLuis de GóngoraWriters · 1561-1627SpainSpainWriters50.7mom 319th, stableBaldassare CastiglioneWriters · 1478-1529ItalyItalyWriters49.7mom 020th, risingFrancesco GuicciardiniWriters · 1483-1540Writers49.6mom 1621st, stablePhilip SidneyWriters · 1554-1586United KingdomUnited KingdomWriters49.6mom 1

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French poet (1524-1585)

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