1741 - 1820
Augustin Barruel (October 2, 1741 – October 5, 1820) was a French journalist, intellectual, and Jesuit priest. He is now mostly known for setting forth the conspiracy theory involving the Bavarian Illuminati and the Jacobins in his book Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism (original title Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire du Jacobinisme) published in 1797. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Augustin Barruel has received more than 129,454 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Augustin Barruel is the 1,883rd most popular writer (down from 1,709th in 2019), the 2,120th most popular biography from France (down from 1,880th in 2019) and the 264th most popular French Writer.
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Among writers, Augustin Barruel ranks 1,883 out of 5,755. Before him are Ruan Ji, Ibn al-Farid, Jón Arason, John Tzetzes, John of Ruusbroec, and Clarissa Pinkola Estés. After him are Zinaida Gippius, Pierre Klossowski, Caterina Albert, George Adamski, Fernando de Rojas, and Baba Tahir.
210 - 263
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,877
1181 - 1234
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,878
1484 - 1550
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,879
1110 - 1180
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,880
1293 - 1381
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,881
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,882
1741 - 1820
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 1,883
1869 - 1945
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1,884
1905 - 2001
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1,885
1869 - 1966
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 1,886
1891 - 1965
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 1,887
1470 - 1541
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 1,888
947 - 1032
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 1,889
Among people born in 1741, Augustin Barruel ranks 17. Before him are Nicolas Chamfort, André Grétry, Andrea Luchesi, Benedict Arnold, Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Carl Linnaeus the Younger. After him are Arthur Young, Pierre Pigneau de Behaine, Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Ivan Gudovich, José Cadalso, and William Withering. Among people deceased in 1820, Augustin Barruel ranks 19. Before him are Manuel Belgrano, Joseph Banks, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Alexander Mackenzie, Jean-Lambert Tallien, and Clement Mary Hofbauer. After him are Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Nguyễn Du, Daniel Boone, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, Arthur Young, and Anders Sparrman.
1741 - 1794
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 11
1741 - 1813
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 12
1741 - 1801
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 13
1741 - 1801
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 14
1741 - 1816
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 15
1741 - 1783
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 16
1741 - 1820
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 17
1741 - 1820
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 18
1741 - 1799
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 19
1741 - 1801
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 20
1741 - 1820
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 21
1741 - 1782
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 22
1741 - 1799
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 23
1770 - 1820
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 13
1743 - 1820
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 14
1747 - 1820
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 15
1764 - 1820
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 16
1767 - 1820
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 17
1751 - 1820
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 18
1741 - 1820
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 19
1767 - 1820
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 20
1765 - 1820
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 21
1734 - 1820
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 22
1757 - 1820
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 23
1741 - 1820
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 24
1748 - 1820
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 25
Among people born in France, Augustin Barruel ranks 2,120 out of 6,011. Before him are Louis Couturat (1868), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot (1748), Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano (1628), Louis, Duke of Montpensier (1513), and Nicolas Anelka (1979). After him are Pierre Messmer (1916), Charles Cros (1842), Pierre Klossowski (1905), Petronilla of Aquitaine (1125), François Blondel (1618), and Julien Gracq (1910).
1868 - 1914
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 2,114
1876 - 1975
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 2,115
1748 - 1831
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 2,116
1628 - 1709
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 2,117
1513 - 1582
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 2,118
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 2,119
1741 - 1820
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 2,120
1916 - 2007
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 2,121
1842 - 1888
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 2,122
1905 - 2001
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 2,123
1125 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 2,124
1618 - 1686
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 2,125
1910 - 2007
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 2,126
Among writers born in France, Augustin Barruel ranks 264. Before him are Michel Zevaco (1860), Étienne Dolet (1509), Tristan Corbière (1845), Jean François Paul de Gondi (1613), Marquis de Custine (1790), and Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1740). After him are Pierre Klossowski (1905), Julien Gracq (1910), Philippe Quinault (1635), Roger Peyrefitte (1907), Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1669), and Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786).
1860 - 1918
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 258
1509 - 1546
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 259
1845 - 1875
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 260
1613 - 1679
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 261
1790 - 1857
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 262
1740 - 1814
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 263
1741 - 1820
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 264
1905 - 2001
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 265
1910 - 2007
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 266
1635 - 1688
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 267
1907 - 2000
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 268
1669 - 1741
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 269
1786 - 1859
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 270