WRITER
Anne Golon
1921 - 2017
Anne Golon
Anne Golon (17 December 1921 – 14 July 2017) was a French author, better known to English-speaking readers as Sergeanne Golon. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anne Golon has received more than 115,916 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Anne Golon is the 2,099th most popular writer (up from 2,368th in 2019), the 2,352nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,591st in 2019) and the 298th most popular French Writer.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
55.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
6.32
Effective Languages (L*)
1.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Anne Golon ranks 2,099 out of 7,302. Before her are Jean Bruller, Yoshida Kenkō, Hamdallah Mustawfi, C. W. Ceram, Constantine Manasses, and Abu Hamid al-Gharnati. After her are Li Shangyin, Fred Uhlman, Marthe Bibesco, James Hilton, François Coppée, and Terry Brooks.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Bruller
1902 - 1991
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,093
Yoshida Kenkō
1283 - 1350
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,094
Hamdallah Mustawfi
1281 - 1349
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,095
C. W. Ceram
1915 - 1972
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,096
Constantine Manasses
1130 - 1187
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,097
Abu Hamid al-Gharnati
1080 - 1170
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,098
Anne Golon
1921 - 2017
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,099
Li Shangyin
813 - 858
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,100
Fred Uhlman
1901 - 1985
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,101
Marthe Bibesco
1886 - 1973
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,102
James Hilton
1900 - 1954
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,103
François Coppée
1842 - 1908
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,104
Terry Brooks
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,105
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Anne Golon ranks 136. Before her are Jaroslav Drobný, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Jean Behra, Darío Moreno, and Géza Anda. After her are Wolfgang Lotz, Arthur Grumiaux, Malcolm Arnold, Georgy Beregovoy, P. V. Narasimha Rao, and Giovanni Benelli. Among people deceased in 2017, Anne Golon ranks 134. Before her are Lyudmila Chernykh, Pierre Henry, Violet Brown, Mustafa Tlass, Miguel Ferrer, and Bayezid Osman. After her are Robert Miles, John Hillerman, Daliah Lavi, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Veljo Tormis, and Charles Robert Jenkins.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsJaroslav Drobný
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 130
Fernando Fernán Gómez
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 131
Lidia Gueiler Tejada
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 132
Jean Behra
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1959
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 133
Darío Moreno
SINGER
1921 - 1968
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 134
Géza Anda
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1976
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 135
Anne Golon
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 136
Wolfgang Lotz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1993
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 137
Arthur Grumiaux
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1986
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 138
Malcolm Arnold
COMPOSER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 139
Georgy Beregovoy
ASTRONAUT
1921 - 1995
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 140
P. V. Narasimha Rao
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2004
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 141
Giovanni Benelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 1982
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 142
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsLyudmila Chernykh
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 128
Pierre Henry
COMPOSER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 129
Violet Brown
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 2017
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 130
Mustafa Tlass
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2017
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 131
Miguel Ferrer
ACTOR
1955 - 2017
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 132
Bayezid Osman
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 133
Anne Golon
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 134
Robert Miles
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2017
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 135
John Hillerman
ACTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 136
Daliah Lavi
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 137
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
SINGER
1962 - 2017
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 138
Veljo Tormis
COMPOSER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 139
Charles Robert Jenkins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 140
In France
Among people born in France, Anne Golon ranks 2,352 out of 6,770. Before her are Jacques Villon (1875), Philippe Sollers (1936), Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331), Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne (1498), Jean Bruller (1902), and Bernadette Chirac (1933). After her are Magdalena of France (1443), Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (1851), Robert Manzon (1917), François Coppée (1842), Nicolas Chopin (1771), and John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1373).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJacques Villon
PAINTER
1875 - 1963
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 2,346
Philippe Sollers
WRITER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 2,347
Gaston III, Count of Foix
WRITER
1331 - 1391
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 2,348
Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
NOBLEMAN
1498 - 1519
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 2,349
Jean Bruller
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,350
Bernadette Chirac
COMPANION
1933 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,351
Anne Golon
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,352
Magdalena of France
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1495
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,353
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
PHYSICIST
1851 - 1940
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,354
Robert Manzon
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2015
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,355
François Coppée
WRITER
1842 - 1908
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,356
Nicolas Chopin
CELEBRITY
1771 - 1844
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,357
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
POLITICIAN
1373 - 1410
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,358
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Anne Golon ranks 298. Before her are Yasmina Reza (1959), Sophie de Condorcet (1764), Dominique Venner (1935), Philippe Sollers (1936), Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331), and Jean Bruller (1902). After her are François Coppée (1842), Gaston Paris (1839), Maurice Joly (1829), Yvan Goll (1891), Savitri Devi (1905), and Paul Féval, père (1816).
Yasmina Reza
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 292
Sophie de Condorcet
1764 - 1822
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 293
Dominique Venner
1935 - 2013
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 294
Philippe Sollers
1936 - 2023
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 295
Gaston III, Count of Foix
1331 - 1391
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 296
Jean Bruller
1902 - 1991
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 297
Anne Golon
1921 - 2017
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 298
François Coppée
1842 - 1908
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 299
Gaston Paris
1839 - 1903
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 300
Maurice Joly
1829 - 1878
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 301
Yvan Goll
1891 - 1950
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 302
Savitri Devi
1905 - 1982
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 303
Paul Féval, père
1816 - 1887
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 304