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François Cavanna

1923 - 2014

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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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  • 48.17

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, François Cavanna ranks 4,158 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, François Cavanna ranks 258Before 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 244Before 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.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Cavanna ranks 3,823 out of 6,011Before 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).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, François Cavanna ranks 501Before 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).