1923 - 2014
François Cavanna (22 February 1923 – 29 January 2014) was a French author and satirical newspaper editor. He contributed to the creation and success of Hara-Kiri and Charlie Hebdo. He wrote in a variety of genres including reportage, satire, essays, novels, autobiography and humor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Cavanna has received more than 99,005 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. François Cavanna is the 4,158th most popular writer (down from 3,768th in 2019), the 3,823rd most popular biography from France (down from 3,429th in 2019) and the 501st most popular French Writer.
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Among writers, François Cavanna ranks 4,158 out of 5,755. Before him are Wen Yiduo, Ivan Shmelyov, Sarah Kane, Alan Paton, Ion Druță, and Mary Norton. After him are Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Jesús Moncada, François le Métel de Boisrobert, Johann Fischart, Mongo Beti, and Georges Courteline.
1899 - 1946
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 4,152
1873 - 1950
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 4,153
1971 - 1999
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 4,154
1903 - 1988
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 4,155
1928 - 2023
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 4,156
1903 - 1992
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 4,157
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 4,158
1928 - 1983
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 4,159
1941 - 2005
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 4,160
1592 - 1662
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 4,161
1546 - 1590
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 4,162
1932 - 2001
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 4,163
1858 - 1929
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 4,164
Among people born in 1923, François Cavanna ranks 258. Before him are Xie Jin, Juvenal Amarijo, Menahem Pressler, Henryk Gulbinowicz, Bülent Ulusu, and Hrant Shahinyan. After him are Bülent Eken, William Guarnere, Richard Herrmann, Ruth Williams Khama, Norman Smith, and Inger Jacobsen. Among people deceased in 2014, François Cavanna ranks 244. Before him are Victor J. Stenger, Ryhor Baradulin, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Warren Clarke, Ilija Pantelić, and Gordon Tullock. After him are Mohammed Fahim, Knut Nystedt, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, William Guarnere, Brian Hart, and Joep Lange.
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 252
1923 - 2009
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 253
1923 - 2023
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 254
1923 - 2020
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 255
1923 - 2015
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 256
1923 - 1996
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 257
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 258
1923 - 2016
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 259
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 260
1923 - 1962
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 261
1923 - 2002
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 262
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 263
1923 - 1996
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 264
1935 - 2014
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 238
1935 - 2014
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 239
1950 - 2014
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 240
1947 - 2014
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 241
1942 - 2014
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 242
1922 - 2014
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 243
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 244
1957 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 245
1915 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 246
1931 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 247
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 248
1936 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 249
1954 - 2014
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 250
Among people born in France, François Cavanna ranks 3,823 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean Bouin (1888), Daniel Morelon (1944), Victor Baltard (1805), Jeannie Longo (1958), Émile Allais (1912), and Mathé Altéry (1927). After him are David Ginola (1967), Christine Delphy (1941), François le Métel de Boisrobert (1592), Robert Herbin (1939), Charles Dupin (1784), and Johann Fischart (1546).
1888 - 1914
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,817
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 3,818
1805 - 1874
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 3,819
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 3,820
1912 - 2012
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 3,821
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 3,822
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 3,823
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 3,824
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 3,825
1592 - 1662
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 3,826
1939 - 2020
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 3,827
1784 - 1873
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 3,828
1546 - 1590
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 3,829
Among writers born in France, François Cavanna ranks 501. Before him are Olivier de Serres (1539), Marcel Arland (1899), Claude Aveline (1901), Abel Bonnard (1883), Michel Deguy (1930), and Paul Du Chaillu (1835). After him are François le Métel de Boisrobert (1592), Johann Fischart (1546), Georges Courteline (1858), Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (1947), Hervé Guibert (1955), and Catherine Millet (1948).
1539 - 1619
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 495
1899 - 1986
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 496
1901 - 1992
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 497
1883 - 1968
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 498
1930 - 2022
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 499
1835 - 1903
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 500
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 501
1592 - 1662
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 502
1546 - 1590
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 503
1858 - 1929
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 504
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 505
1955 - 1991
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 506
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 507