Writer
Alain de Botton
1969 - today
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Alain de Botton
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Alain de Botton is the 5,331st most popular writer (down from 4,444th in 2024), the 568th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 460th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Swiss Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Alain de Botton ranks 5,331 out of 7,302. Before him are Lev Kassil, José Bergamín, Tony Duvert, Roger Hargreaves, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, and Eva Ibbotson. After him are Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, František Halas, Claude Mauriac, Henjō, Peter F. Hamilton, and Juris Alunāns.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Lev Kassil
1905 - 1970
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 5,325
José Bergamín
1895 - 1983
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 5,326
Tony Duvert
1945 - 2008
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 5,327
Roger Hargreaves
1935 - 1988
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 5,328
Svetlana Velmar-Janković
1933 - 2014
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 5,329
Eva Ibbotson
1925 - 2010
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 5,330
Alain de Botton
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 5,331
Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio
1817 - 1901
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 5,332
František Halas
1901 - 1949
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 5,333
Claude Mauriac
1914 - 1996
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 5,334
Henjō
816 - 890
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 5,335
Peter F. Hamilton
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 5,336
Juris Alunāns
1832 - 1864
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 5,337
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Alain de Botton ranks 278. Before him are J. P. Manoux, Andreas Pietschmann, Valeri Karpin, Joaquín Cortés, Jason Kouchak, and Masrour Barzani. After him are Yuko Oita, Marco Bode, Bhagyashree, Bismarck Barreto Faria, Jennifer Ehle, and Karina Lombard.
Others Born in 1969
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J. P. Manoux
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 272
Andreas Pietschmann
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 273
Valeri Karpin
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 274
Joaquín Cortés
DANCER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 275
Jason Kouchak
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 276
Masrour Barzani
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 277
Alain de Botton
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 278
Yuko Oita
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 279
Marco Bode
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 280
Bhagyashree
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 281
Bismarck Barreto Faria
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 282
Jennifer Ehle
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 283
Karina Lombard
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 284
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Alain de Botton ranks 568 out of NaN. Before him are Ábrahám Ganz (1814), Simon Ammann (1981), Hans-Peter Tschudi (1913), Loris Kessel (1950), Ciriaco Sforza (1970), and Vittore Gottardi (1941). After him are Gottfried Diener (1926), Max Miedinger (1910), Mario Frick (1974), Marc Rosset (1970), Bernard Challandes (1951), and Richard Dürr (1938).
Others born in Switzerland
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Ábrahám Ganz
ENGINEER
1814 - 1867
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 562
Simon Ammann
SKIER
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 563
Hans-Peter Tschudi
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 564
Loris Kessel
RACING DRIVER
1950 - 2010
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 565
Ciriaco Sforza
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 566
Vittore Gottardi
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2015
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 567
Alain de Botton
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 568
Gottfried Diener
ATHLETE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 569
Max Miedinger
DESIGNER
1910 - 1980
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 570
Mario Frick
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 571
Marc Rosset
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 572
Bernard Challandes
COACH
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 573
Richard Dürr
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 574
Among Writers In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Alain de Botton ranks 50. Before him are Urs Widmer (1938), Martin Suter (1948), Corinne Hofmann (1960), Adolf Muschg (1934), Béatrix Beck (1914), and Joël Dicker (1985). After him are Jacques Chessex (1934), Kurt Marti (1921), Christian Kracht (1966), Peter Stamm (1963), Daniele Ganser (1972), and Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (1978).
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 44
Martin Suter
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 45
Corinne Hofmann
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 46
Adolf Muschg
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 47
Béatrix Beck
1914 - 2008
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 48
Joël Dicker
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 49
Alain de Botton
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 50
Jacques Chessex
1934 - 2009
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 51
Kurt Marti
1921 - 2017
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 52
Christian Kracht
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 53
Peter Stamm
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 54
Daniele Ganser
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 55
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 56
