WRITER
Anatole France
1844 - 1924
Anatole France
Anatole France (French: [anatɔl fʁɑ̃s]; born François-Anatole Thibault [frɑ̃swa anatɔl tibo]; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anatole France has received more than 942,637 page views. His biography is available in 95 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2019). Anatole France is the 117th most popular writer (down from 106th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from France (down from 114th in 2019) and the 26th most popular French Writer.
Anatole France is most famous for his novel "The Red and the Black."
Memorability Metrics
940k
Page Views (PV)
76.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
95
Languages Editions (L)
13.37
Effective Languages (L*)
3.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Anatole France ranks 117 out of 7,302. Before him are Apuleius, Jean de La Fontaine, George Bernard Shaw, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Sully Prudhomme, and Federico García Lorca. After him are Jean Cocteau, Guy de Maupassant, Charles Bukowski, Ivo Andrić, Charlotte Brontë, and Lewis Carroll.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsApuleius
125 - 170
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 111
Jean de La Fontaine
1621 - 1695
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 112
George Bernard Shaw
1856 - 1950
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 113
E. T. A. Hoffmann
1776 - 1822
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 114
Sully Prudhomme
1839 - 1907
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 115
Federico García Lorca
1898 - 1936
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 116
Anatole France
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 117
Jean Cocteau
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 118
Guy de Maupassant
1850 - 1893
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 119
Charles Bukowski
1920 - 1994
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 120
Ivo Andrić
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 121
Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 122
Lewis Carroll
1832 - 1898
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 123
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1844, Anatole France ranks 4. Before him are Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Benz, and Sarah Bernhardt. After him are Paul Verlaine, Mehmed V, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Bernadette Soubirous, Henri Rousseau, Ilya Repin, Umberto I of Italy, and Mary Cassatt. Among people deceased in 1924, Anatole France ranks 4. Before him are Vladimir Lenin, Franz Kafka, and Giacomo Puccini. After him are Woodrow Wilson, Joseph Conrad, Louis Sullivan, Alfred Marshall, Gabriel Fauré, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Carl Spitteler, and Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Others Born in 1844
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Nietzsche
PHILOSOPHER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 86.89
Rank: 1
Karl Benz
INVENTOR
1844 - 1929
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 2
Sarah Bernhardt
ACTOR
1844 - 1923
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 3
Anatole France
WRITER
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 4
Paul Verlaine
WRITER
1844 - 1896
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 5
Mehmed V
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1918
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 6
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
COMPOSER
1844 - 1908
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 7
Bernadette Soubirous
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1879
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 8
Henri Rousseau
PAINTER
1844 - 1910
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 9
Ilya Repin
PAINTER
1844 - 1930
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 10
Umberto I of Italy
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1900
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 11
Mary Cassatt
PAINTER
1844 - 1926
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1924
Go to all RankingsVladimir Lenin
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 88.93
Rank: 1
Franz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 2
Giacomo Puccini
COMPOSER
1858 - 1924
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 3
Anatole France
WRITER
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 4
Woodrow Wilson
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1924
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 5
Joseph Conrad
WRITER
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 6
Louis Sullivan
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1924
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 7
Alfred Marshall
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 8
Gabriel Fauré
COMPOSER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 9
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1924
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 10
Carl Spitteler
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 11
Frances Hodgson Burnett
WRITER
1849 - 1924
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Anatole France ranks 120 out of 6,770. Before him are Hector Berlioz (1803), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Charles VII of France (1403), Sully Prudhomme (1839), Charles VIII of France (1470), and Roman Polanski (1933). After him are Jean Cocteau (1889), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Guy de Maupassant (1850), Hugh Capet (940), Charles VI of France (1368), and Thérèse of Lisieux (1873).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsHector Berlioz
COMPOSER
1803 - 1869
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 114
Marie Thérèse of France
NOBLEMAN
1778 - 1851
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 115
Charles VII of France
POLITICIAN
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 116
Sully Prudhomme
WRITER
1839 - 1907
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 117
Charles VIII of France
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1498
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 118
Roman Polanski
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 119
Anatole France
WRITER
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 120
Jean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 121
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 122
Guy de Maupassant
WRITER
1850 - 1893
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 123
Hugh Capet
POLITICIAN
940 - 996
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 124
Charles VI of France
POLITICIAN
1368 - 1422
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 125
Thérèse of Lisieux
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1897
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 126
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Anatole France ranks 26. Before him are François Rabelais (1494), George Sand (1804), Marquis de Sade (1740), André Gide (1869), Jean de La Fontaine (1621), and Sully Prudhomme (1839). After him are Jean Cocteau (1889), Guy de Maupassant (1850), Paul Verlaine (1844), François Villon (1431), Alexandre Dumas fils (1824), and Petronius (27).
François Rabelais
1494 - 1553
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 20
George Sand
1804 - 1876
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 21
Marquis de Sade
1740 - 1814
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 22
André Gide
1869 - 1951
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 23
Jean de La Fontaine
1621 - 1695
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 24
Sully Prudhomme
1839 - 1907
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 25
Anatole France
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 26
Jean Cocteau
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 27
Guy de Maupassant
1850 - 1893
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 28
Paul Verlaine
1844 - 1896
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 29
François Villon
1431 - 1463
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 30
Alexandre Dumas fils
1824 - 1895
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 31
Petronius
27 - 66
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 32