# John Playford

> John Playford (1623–1686) was a London bookseller, publisher, minor composer and member of the Stationers' Company. He published books on music theory, instruction books for several instruments and psalters with tunes for singing in churches. He is perhaps best known today for his publication of The English Dancing Master in 1651.

*London bookseller and publisher (1623-1686)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1623
- **Died:** 1686
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 11.6 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1052023)
- [جون پلايفورد](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%BE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF)
- [John Playford](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Playford)
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- [John Playford](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Playford)
- [ジョン・プレイフォード](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89)
- [John Playford](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Playford)
- [John Playford](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Playford)
- [Плейфорд, Джон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c299e778-611b-4702-9602-00474220ceac)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1282455)

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