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Philippe Labro

French author, journalist, film director, media personality, lyricist

1936 - 2025

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His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Labro is the 5,437th most popular writer, the 4,762nd most popular biography from France and the 606th most popular French Writer.

Philippe Labro is most famous for his prolific career as a French author, journalist, and film director, producing novels, films, and documentaries that captured mid-20th-century French culture. A surprising lesser-known fact is that he began his professional life in the 1950s as a journalist in the United States, which broadened his international perspective. His lasting legacy includes influential works that continue to inspire generations in French literature and media.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Philippe Labro ranks 5,437 out of 7,302. Before him are Karel van de Woestijne, Karl Wilhelm Ramler, Idea Vilariño, Donald Rayfield, Margery Kempe, and Eugénio de Andrade. After him are Anton Donchev, Virgilio Piñera, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Sida Košutić, Elmer Rice, and Mark Strand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Philippe Labro ranks 441. Before him are Johanna Lüttge, Maysa Matarazzo, Lazarus Salii, James Lee Burke, Nicole Croisille, and Yoshihisa Yoshikawa. After him are Paulo Emilio, Viktor Kanevskyi, Wolfgang Behrendt, Cynthia McLeod, George Voinovich, and Richard Rodney Bennett. Among people deceased in 2025, Philippe Labro ranks 411. Before him are Ali Shadmani, Natalya Shikolenko, June Lockhart, Tom Lehrer, Andrija Delibašić, and Frank Mill. After him are Rudolf Belin, Levan Gachechiladze, Xabier Azkargorta, Peter Yarrow, Lee Tamahori, and Rinchen Barsbold.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe Labro ranks 4,762 out of NaN. Before him are Jean-Louis Borloo (1951), Guillaume Grandidier (1873), Éric Bernard (1964), Martin Fourcade (1988), François Bourgeon (1945), and Francis Girod (1944). After him are Gilbert Bozon (1935), Hélène Boucher (1908), Eric of Friuli (800), Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul (1789), Hawise, Duchess of Brittany (1037), and Anatole Le Braz (1859).

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Among Writers In France

Among writers born in France, Philippe Labro ranks 606. Before him are Louis Guilloux (1899), Marceline Loridan-Ivens (1928), Raymond Schwartz (1894), Philippe Claudel (1962), Vernon Lee (1856), and Jacques Dupin (1927). After him are Anatole Le Braz (1859), Carine Roitfeld (1954), Jeanne Dumée (1660), Teresa de la Parra (1889), René Benjamin (1885), and Armand Lanoux (1913).

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