1896 - 1966
Célestin Freinet ([seləsˈtɛ̃ fʀeˈnɛ], 15 October 1896 in Gars, Alpes-Maritimes – 8 October 1966 in Vence) was a noted French pedagogue and educational reformer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Célestin Freinet has received more than 111,007 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Célestin Freinet is the 639th most popular religious figure (down from 609th in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from France (down from 733rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular French Religious Figure.
Célestin Freinet is most famous for his work in the field of education. He was an educator who believed that children should be able to learn through their own interests and not be forced to learn through a curriculum.
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Among religious figures, Célestin Freinet ranks 639 out of 2,238. Before him are Nicodemus, Yasuke, Scholastica, Baal Shem Tov, Óscar Romero, and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. After him are Dōgen, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Hind bint Utbah, Pancras of Rome, Hans Küng, and Pope Leo V.
50 BC - 100
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 633
1530 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 634
480 - 547
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 635
1700 - 1760
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 636
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 637
1486 - 1534
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 638
1896 - 1966
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 639
1200 - 1253
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 640
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 641
510 - 635
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 642
289 - 304
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 643
1928 - 2021
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 644
870 - 905
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 645
Among people born in 1896, Célestin Freinet ranks 27. Before him are Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Dziga Vertov, Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Donald Winnicott, Ernst Udet, and Howard Hawks. After him are Buenaventura Durruti, Italo Balbo, Erich Koch, Helen of Greece and Denmark, Anna Anderson, and Carl Ferdinand Cori. Among people deceased in 1966, Célestin Freinet ranks 22. Before him are Dietrich von Choltitz, Felix Steiner, Cemal Gürsel, George de Hevesy, Frits Zernike, and Lal Bahadur Shastri. After him are Vincent Auriol, Albert Göring, Paul Reynaud, Guillermo Stábile, Carlo Carrà, and Abdul Salam Arif.
1896 - 1957
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 21
1896 - 1954
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 22
1896 - 1985
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 23
1896 - 1971
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 24
1896 - 1941
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 25
1896 - 1977
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 26
1896 - 1966
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 27
1896 - 1936
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 28
1896 - 1940
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 29
1896 - 1986
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 30
1896 - 1982
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 31
1896 - 1984
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 32
1896 - 1984
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 33
1894 - 1966
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 16
1896 - 1966
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 17
1895 - 1966
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 18
1885 - 1966
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 19
1888 - 1966
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 20
1904 - 1966
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 21
1896 - 1966
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 22
1884 - 1966
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 23
1895 - 1966
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 24
1878 - 1966
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 25
1905 - 1966
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 26
1881 - 1966
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 27
1921 - 1966
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 28
Among people born in France, Célestin Freinet ranks 734 out of 6,011. Before him are Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741), Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1788), Rudolph of France (890), Jean-Henri Fabre (1823), and Maurice Blanchot (1907). After him are Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824), François Jacob (1920), Thierry Mugler (1948), Jean-Pierre Melville (1917), Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703), and Victor of Aveyron (1793).
1741 - 1803
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 728
1816 - 1887
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 729
1788 - 1851
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 730
890 - 936
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 731
1823 - 1915
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 732
1907 - 2003
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 733
1896 - 1966
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 734
1824 - 1898
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 735
1920 - 2013
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 736
1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 737
1917 - 1973
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 738
1703 - 1752
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 739
1793 - 1828
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 740
Among religious figures born in France, Célestin Freinet ranks 43. Before him are Clotilde (475), Marcel Lefebvre (1905), Louis de Montfort (1673), Catherine Labouré (1806), Jean Meslier (1664), and Pope Stephen IX (1020). After him are Victor of Aveyron (1793), Robert of Molesme (1024), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Saint Remigius (437), Saint Eligius (588), and Leonard of Noblac (496).
475 - 545
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 37
1905 - 1991
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 38
1673 - 1716
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 39
1806 - 1876
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 40
1664 - 1729
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 41
1020 - 1058
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 42
1896 - 1966
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 43
1793 - 1828
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 44
1024 - 1111
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 45
1651 - 1719
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 46
437 - 533
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 47
588 - 660
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 48
496 - 545
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 49