Writer

François Rabelais

16th-century French writer and humanist

1494 - 1553

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François Rabelais

His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2024). François Rabelais is the 105th most popular writer (down from 82nd in 2024), the 101st most popular biography from France (down from 67th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Writer.

François Rabelais is most famous for his book Gargantua and Pantagruel.

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Among Writers

Among writers, François Rabelais ranks 105 out of 7,302. Before him are Paulo Coelho, Virginia Woolf, Guy de Maupassant, Alexandre Dumas fils, Miyamoto Musashi, and Arthur Rimbaud. After him are Jack London, Knut Hamsun, W. Somerset Maugham, Stephen King, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and Marquis de Sade.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Paulo Coelho
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 99
Virginia Woolf
1882 - 1941
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 100
Guy de Maupassant
1850 - 1893
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 101
Alexandre Dumas fils
1824 - 1895
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 102
Miyamoto Musashi
1584 - 1645
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 103
Arthur Rimbaud
1854 - 1891
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 104
François Rabelais
1494 - 1553
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 105
Jack London
1876 - 1916
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 106
Knut Hamsun
1859 - 1952
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 107
W. Somerset Maugham
1874 - 1965
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 108
Stephen King
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 109
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1918 - 2008
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 110
Marquis de Sade
1740 - 1814
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 111

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, François Rabelais ranks 3. Before him are Suleiman the Magnificent, and Francis I of France. After him are Fuzûlî, Georgius Agricola, Pontormo, Bona Sforza, Rosso Fiorentino, Jean Parisot de Valette, Leo Africanus, Lucas van Leyden, and Antoinette de Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1553, François Rabelais ranks 2. Before him is Edward VI of England. After him are Şehzade Mustafa, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Michael Servetus, Şehzade Cihangir, Pedro de Valdivia, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Girolamo Fracastoro, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Lucrezia de' Medici.

Others Born in 1494

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Suleiman the Magnificent
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1566
HPI: 91.58
Rank: 1
Francis I of France
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1547
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 2
François Rabelais
WRITER
1494 - 1553
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 3
Fuzûlî
WRITER
1494 - 1556
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 4
Georgius Agricola
PHYSICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 5
Pontormo
PAINTER
1494 - 1557
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 6
Bona Sforza
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1557
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 7
Rosso Fiorentino
PAINTER
1494 - 1540
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 8
Jean Parisot de Valette
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1568
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 9
Leo Africanus
WRITER
1494 - 1554
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 10
Lucas van Leyden
PAINTER
1494 - 1533
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 11
Antoinette de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1583
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1553

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Edward VI of England
POLITICIAN
1537 - 1553
HPI: 89.67
Rank: 1
François Rabelais
WRITER
1494 - 1553
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 2
Şehzade Mustafa
POLITICIAN
1515 - 1553
HPI: 80.98
Rank: 3
Lucas Cranach the Elder
PAINTER
1472 - 1553
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 4
Michael Servetus
PHYSICIAN
1509 - 1553
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 5
Şehzade Cihangir
POLITICIAN
1531 - 1553
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 6
Pedro de Valdivia
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1497 - 1553
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 7
Charles III, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1486 - 1553
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 8
Maurice, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1521 - 1553
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 9
Girolamo Fracastoro
ASTRONOMER
1476 - 1553
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 10
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1553
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 11
Lucrezia de' Medici
COMPANION
1470 - 1553
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 12