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Lord Byron

English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)

  • Fame85.7
  • Momentum0.0
  • Global rank#189
Source-basedFalling
  • Fame85.7
  • Momentum0.0
  • Global rank#189
  • United Kingdom rank#20
  • Writers rank#33
  • Wikipedia121.3K
Lived 1788–1824, aged 36United Kingdom
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  • Wikipedia
    155 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Global rank
    #189
    Fame.am leaderboard
  • Era
    1788–1824
    Aged 36
  • Known for
    Gothic
    1987
Summary
Updated 2026-08-13

Byron wrote poems that made him a scandal and a superstar in equal measure, then left England for good and died at 36 leading Greek rebels against the Ottomans—a Romantic poet who actually lived the myth.

Biography

About

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, was born 22 January 1788 and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. His lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, along with shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies, made him one of the major figures of the Romantic movement and among the greatest British poets. After graduation he travelled extensively in Europe, living seven years in Italy—Venice, Ravenna, Pisa, Genoa—where he frequently visited his friend and fellow poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Threats of lynching forced him to flee back to England, but later he joined the Greek War of Indepe…

Voice

In their own words

Sourced, dated quotes from Lord Byron

Lord Byron
said
Where may the wearied eye repose When gazing on the Great; Where neither guilty glory glows, Nor despicable state?
— Ode to Napoleon Bonaparte, st. 29 (1814).
Lord Byron
said
If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom.
— Journal for Saturday, 27th November 1813; Quoted in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron by Thomas Moore (1830), Vol III, Chap. XVII, p. 208
Lord Byron
said
The love where Death has set his seal, Nor age can chill, nor rival steal, Nor falsehood disavow.
— And Thou Art Dead as Young and Fair (1812).
Lord Byron
said
And thou wert lovely to the last, Extinguish'd, not decay'd; As stars that shoot along the skyShine brightest as they fall from high.
— And Thou Art Dead as Young and Fair (1812).
Lord Byron
said
Maid of Athens, ere we part, Give, oh give me back my heart!
— Maid of Athens, st. 1 (1810).
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By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Falling
85.7
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Historical28.4
Now attention17.5
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
Global rank
#189
Country rank
#20
Category rank
#33
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Sources

  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
    High confidence
  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
    High confidence
  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence