1822 - 1896
Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (pronounced [ɛdmɔ̃ də ɡɔ̃kuʁ]; 26 May 1822 – 16 July 1896) was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmond de Goncourt has received more than 121,033 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Edmond de Goncourt is the 752nd most popular writer (up from 792nd in 2019), the 886th most popular biography from France (down from 885th in 2019) and the 117th most popular French Writer.
Edmond de Goncourt is most famous for his novel "Germinie Lacerteux," which is about a seamstress who falls in love with her boss.
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Among writers, Edmond de Goncourt ranks 752 out of 5,755. Before him are Solomon Northup, Karl Harrer, Sidonius Apollinaris, Adunis, Sinclair Lewis, and Agathias. After him are Douglas Adams, Miep Gies, Dalton Trumbo, Multatuli, Jens Peter Jacobsen, and Sayat-Nova.
1808 - 1863
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 746
1890 - 1926
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 747
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 748
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 749
1885 - 1951
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 750
536 - 582
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 751
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 752
1952 - 2001
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 753
1909 - 2010
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 754
1905 - 1976
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 755
1820 - 1887
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 756
1847 - 1885
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 757
1712 - 1795
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 758
Among people born in 1822, Edmond de Goncourt ranks 14. Before him are Francis Galton, Rutherford B. Hayes, Étienne Lenoir, Midhat Pasha, Charles Hermite, and Prince Napoléon Bonaparte. After him are Francis, Duke of Cádiz, Adelaide of Austria, Sa'id of Egypt, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, and Rosa Bonheur. Among people deceased in 1896, Edmond de Goncourt ranks 15. Before him are Otto Lilienthal, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ivar Aasen, John Everett Millais, H. H. Holmes, and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. After him are José Rizal, Ambroise Thomas, Louis-Jules Trochu, Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours, John Langdon Down, and Richard Avenarius.
1822 - 1911
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 8
1822 - 1893
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 9
1822 - 1900
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 10
1822 - 1883
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 11
1822 - 1901
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 12
1822 - 1891
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 13
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 14
1822 - 1902
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 15
1822 - 1855
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 16
1822 - 1863
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 17
1822 - 1875
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 18
1822 - 1892
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 19
1822 - 1899
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 20
1848 - 1896
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 9
1811 - 1896
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 10
1813 - 1896
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 11
1829 - 1896
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 12
1861 - 1896
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 13
1831 - 1896
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 14
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 15
1861 - 1896
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 16
1811 - 1896
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 17
1815 - 1896
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 18
1814 - 1896
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 19
1828 - 1896
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 20
1843 - 1896
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 21
Among people born in France, Edmond de Goncourt ranks 886 out of 6,011. Before him are Philippe de Vitry (1291), François Joseph Lefebvre (1755), Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1486), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Roger Guillemin (1924), and Louis Vuitton (1821). After him are Odo the Great (650), Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438), Joan the Lame (1293), Georges Couthon (1755), Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952), and André-Jacques Garnerin (1769).
1291 - 1361
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 880
1755 - 1820
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 881
1486 - 1553
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 882
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 883
1924 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 884
1821 - 1892
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 885
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 886
650 - 735
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 887
1438 - 1497
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 888
1293 - 1349
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 889
1755 - 1794
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 890
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 891
1769 - 1823
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 892
Among writers born in France, Edmond de Goncourt ranks 117. Before him are Alain-René Lesage (1668), Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), Pierre de Ronsard (1524), Jean Froissart (1337), Chevalier d'Éon (1728), and Sidonius Apollinaris (430). After him are Marie de France (1101), George Steiner (1929), Maurice Druon (1918), Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657), Philippe Ariès (1914), and Juliette Récamier (1777).
1668 - 1747
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 111
1620 - 1705
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 112
1524 - 1585
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 113
1337 - 1405
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 114
1728 - 1810
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 115
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 116
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 117
1101 - 1300
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 118
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 119
1918 - 2009
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 120
1657 - 1757
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 121
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 122
1777 - 1849
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 123