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Esther Johnson

Friend of Jonathan Swift

  • Fame44.6
  • Momentum4.9
  • Wikipedia1.1K
Source-basedRising
Lived 1681–1728, aged 47
  • Era
    1681–1728
    Aged 47
Summary
Updated 2026-06-17

Esther Johnson was an Englishwoman known to have been a close friend of Jonathan Swift, known as "Stella". Whether or not she and Swift were secretly married, and if so why the marriage was never made public, is a subject of debate.

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44.6
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
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Momentum4.9
Historical2.2
Now attention27.0
Source confidence15.0
Completeness36.0
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