Writer
Joseph Kessel
French journalist and novelist
1898 - 1979
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Joseph Kessel
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Joseph Kessel is the 2,230th most popular writer (down from 2,002nd in 2024), the 144th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 124th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Argentinean Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Joseph Kessel ranks 2,230 out of 7,302. Before him are Sergei Dovlatov, Harlan Ellison, Jorge Manrique, Arkady Gaidar, Rahel Varnhagen, and Frédéric Ozanam. After him are Suzanne Collins, Rudolf Rocker, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Claude Farrère, Nina Berberova, and Pierre Klossowski.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Sergei Dovlatov
1941 - 1990
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2,224
Harlan Ellison
1934 - 2018
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2,225
Jorge Manrique
1440 - 1479
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2,226
Arkady Gaidar
1904 - 1941
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,227
Rahel Varnhagen
1771 - 1833
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,228
Frédéric Ozanam
1813 - 1853
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,229
Joseph Kessel
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,230
Suzanne Collins
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,231
Rudolf Rocker
1873 - 1958
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,232
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,233
Claude Farrère
1876 - 1957
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,234
Nina Berberova
1901 - 1993
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,235
Pierre Klossowski
1905 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,236
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Joseph Kessel ranks 100. Before him are Oscar Homolka, Piero Sraffa, Karl Mauss, Elazar Shach, Ferenc Plattkó, and Ernst Wollweber. After him are Jean Fautrier, Berenice Abbott, Jacques Doriot, Helmut Hasse, Michel de Ghelderode, and Gabriel González Videla. Among people deceased in 1979, Joseph Kessel ranks 77. Before him are Stein Rokkan, Elizabeth Bishop, Darryl F. Zanuck, Victoria Ocampo, Henrich Focke, and Carlo Abarth. After him are Dirk Stikker, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Jan de Klerk, Santos Urdinarán, Jacques Mesrine, and Larisa Shepitko.
Others Born in 1898
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Oscar Homolka
ACTOR
1898 - 1978
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 94
Piero Sraffa
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1983
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 95
Karl Mauss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1959
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 96
Elazar Shach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 2001
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 97
Ferenc Plattkó
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1983
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 98
Ernst Wollweber
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 99
Joseph Kessel
WRITER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 100
Jean Fautrier
PAINTER
1898 - 1964
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 101
Berenice Abbott
PHOTOGRAPHER
1898 - 1991
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 102
Jacques Doriot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1945
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 103
Helmut Hasse
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 104
Michel de Ghelderode
WRITER
1898 - 1962
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 105
Gabriel González Videla
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 106
Others Deceased in 1979
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Stein Rokkan
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1979
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 71
Elizabeth Bishop
WRITER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 72
Darryl F. Zanuck
PRODUCER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 73
Victoria Ocampo
WRITER
1890 - 1979
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 74
Henrich Focke
INVENTOR
1890 - 1979
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 75
Carlo Abarth
ENGINEER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 76
Joseph Kessel
WRITER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 77
Dirk Stikker
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1979
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 78
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1979
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 79
Jan de Klerk
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1979
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 80
Santos Urdinarán
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 81
Jacques Mesrine
EXTREMIST
1936 - 1979
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 82
Larisa Shepitko
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 1979
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 83
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, Joseph Kessel ranks 144 out of NaN. Before him are Amadeo Carrizo (1926), Paulo Dybala (1993), Héctor José Cámpora (1909), Juan Carlos Onganía (1914), Pedro Eugenio Aramburu (1903), and Eduardo Camaño (1946). After him are Rafael Grossi (1961), Juan Ramón Verón (1944), Lionel Scaloni (1978), Sergio Goycochea (1963), Mario Evaristo (1908), and José Hernández (1834).
Others born in Argentina
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Amadeo Carrizo
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 138
Paulo Dybala
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 139
Héctor José Cámpora
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1980
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 140
Juan Carlos Onganía
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1995
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 141
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1970
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 142
Eduardo Camaño
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 143
Joseph Kessel
WRITER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 144
Rafael Grossi
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 145
Juan Ramón Verón
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 146
Lionel Scaloni
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 147
Sergio Goycochea
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 148
Mario Evaristo
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1993
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 149
José Hernández
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1886
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 150
Among Writers In Argentina
Among writers born in Argentina, Joseph Kessel ranks 9. Before him are Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914), Manuel Puig (1932), Silvina Ocampo (1903), Victoria Ocampo (1890), Alejandra Pizarnik (1936), and Alberto Manguel (1948). After him are María Kodama (1937), Esther Vilar (1935), María Elena Walsh (1930), Juan Gelman (1930), Jorge Bucay (1949), and Leopoldo Lugones (1874).
Adolfo Bioy Casares
1914 - 1999
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 3
Manuel Puig
1932 - 1990
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 4
Silvina Ocampo
1903 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 5
Victoria Ocampo
1890 - 1979
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 6
Alejandra Pizarnik
1936 - 1972
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 7
Alberto Manguel
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 8
Joseph Kessel
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 9
María Kodama
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 10
Esther Vilar
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 11
María Elena Walsh
1930 - 2011
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 12
Juan Gelman
1930 - 2014
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 13
Jorge Bucay
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 14
Leopoldo Lugones
1874 - 1938
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 15
