WRITER

David Foenkinos

1974 - Today

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David Foenkinos, born 28 October 1974 in Paris, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director who studied both literature and music in Paris. His novel La délicatesse is a bestseller in France. A film based on the book was released in December 2011, with Audrey Tautou as the main character. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Foenkinos has received more than 122,117 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. David Foenkinos is the 6,455th most popular writer (down from 5,891st in 2019), the 5,321st most popular biography from France (down from 4,889th in 2019) and the 656th most popular French Writer.

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  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Foenkinos ranks 6,455 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Beatie, Nahed Hattar, Robert Cormier, Susan Bassnett, Conn Iggulden, and Peter Hitchens. After him are Helena Norberg-Hodge, Saunders Lewis, Denis Johnson, Rahat Indori, Stanislava Staša Zajović, and Brené Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, David Foenkinos ranks 340. Before him are Thomas Beatie, Margo Dydek, Javi Moreno, Nuno Valente, CeeLo Green, and Toranosuke Takagi. After him are Samoth, Matt Lucas, Tony Kanaan, Pavol Demitra, Barry Watson, and Baitullah Mehsud.

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In France

Among people born in France, David Foenkinos ranks 5,321 out of 6,770. Before him are Victor Wembanyama (2004), Alexandre del Valle (1968), Pierre Quinon (1962), Kiki Caron (1948), François Sagat (1979), and Sylvie Goulard (1964). After him are Faouzi Ghoulam (1991), Houssem Aouar (1998), David Charvet (1972), Gilles Simeoni (1967), David Douillet (1969), and Géraldine Pailhas (1971).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, David Foenkinos ranks 656. Before him are Dominique Bona (1953), Christian Prudhomme (1960), Laurent Binet (1972), Anne-Marie Garat (1946), Gilles Leroy (1958), and Alexandre del Valle (1968). After him are Alberto Angela (1962), Véronique Tadjo (1955), Maylis de Kerangal (1967), David Diop (1966), Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), and Patrick Besson (1956).

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