WRITER

Alain Decaux

1925 - 2016

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Alain Decaux (23 July 1925 − 27 March 2016) was a French historian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain Decaux has received more than 45,131 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Alain Decaux is the 5,424th most popular writer (down from 5,030th in 2019), the 4,719th most popular biography from France (down from 4,290th in 2019) and the 606th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 45k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Histoire des Françaises
History, Social conditions, Women
1972
Letizia, mère de l'Empereur
Family
1949
Offenbach, roi du Second Empire
1966
Histoires extraordinaires
Celebrities, Curiosities and wonders, Miscellanea
1993
Offenbach
Bibliography, Discography
1958
Histoire des françaises
Femmes, France
1972

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alain Decaux ranks 5,424 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary Sidney, Johan Falkberget, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Anton Donchev, Anton Aškerc, and Pentti Saarikoski. After him are José Luandino Vieira, Erik Johan Stagnelius, Astrid Ivask, Nikolai Aseev, John Clare, and Amelia Opie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Alain Decaux ranks 411. Before him are Pasquale Fornara, Charles Haughey, Elaine Stritch, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Ernst Benda, and Gizella Farkas. After him are Johnny Mandel, Gwen Verdon, Leon Schlumpf, Daphne Oram, Ali Bozer, and Ratmir Kholmov. Among people deceased in 2016, Alain Decaux ranks 402. Before him are Erol Keskin, Stanley Mandelstam, Halfdan T. Mahler, Gottfried Honegger, David Margulies, and Paulo Emilio. After him are Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Aki Schmidt, Anton Yelchin, Ken Howard, Alice Drummond, and Tom Kibble.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain Decaux ranks 4,719 out of 6,770. Before him are Gérard Hausser (1939), Eugène Mougin (1852), Camille Erlanger (1863), Marie-George Buffet (1949), Édouard Ménétries (1802), and Samuel Le Bihan (1965). After him are Jean Lassalle (1955), Biréli Lagrène (1966), Numa Andoire (1908), Laurent Lafforgue (1966), Edward Gardère (1909), and Robert Siatka (1934).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Alain Decaux ranks 606. Before him are Marie Noël (1883), Vernon Lee (1856), Jean Prévost (1901), Anatole Le Braz (1859), Jeanne Dumée (1660), and Roland Dorgelès (1885). After him are Jacques-Pierre Amette (1943), Théodore Aubanel (1829), Jacques Audiberti (1899), Isabelle Collin Dufresne (1935), Louis Guilloux (1899), and Michiel de Swaen (1654).

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