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François Vatel

1631 - 1671

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François Vatel (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa vatɛl]; 1631 – 24 April 1671) was the majordomo (in French, maître d'hôtel) of Nicolas Fouquet and prince Louis, Grand Condé. Vatel was born either in Switzerland or in Paris in 1625, 1631, or 1635. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Vatel has received more than 252,610 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). François Vatel is the 3,253rd most popular politician (down from 2,841st in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 109th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Politician.

François Vatel was a French chef who is most famous for committing suicide after he served a meal to King Louis XIV and his guests that was not up to standards.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of François Vatels by language

Over the past year François Vatel has had the most page views in the with 91,474 views, followed by English (55,811), and Spanish (18,724). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (511.56%), Simple English (434.80%), and Basque (62.77%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, François Vatel ranks 3,253 out of 19,576. Before him are Zhao Bing, Hetepheres I, István Tisza, Pelopidas, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, and Emperor Kaika. After him are Robert II, Count of Flanders, Magnus III of Sweden, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, William II of Württemberg, Emperor Tenmu, and Bimbisara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1631, François Vatel ranks 3. Before him are Isaac Barrow, and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. After him are John Dryden, Al-Rashid of Morocco, Abraham Brueghel, Pierre Beauchamp, Anne Conway, Marco d'Aviano, Selim I Giray, Flavio Chigi, and Stanislaus Papczyński. Among people deceased in 1671, François Vatel ranks 2. Before him is Stenka Razin. After him are Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Anne Hyde, Adam Olearius, Fran Krsto Frankopan, Petar Zrinski, Sébastien Bourdon, Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, Roche Braziliano, Yerofey Khabarov, and Antonio Barberini.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, François Vatel ranks 92 out of 1,015. Before him are Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815), Roger Federer (1981), Mario Botta (1943), Jean Tinguely (1925), Gianni Infantino (1970), and Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741). After him are Louis Agassiz (1807), Brother Roger (1915), Anna Göldi (1734), Albrecht von Haller (1708), Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270), and Louis, Duke of Savoy (1413).

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Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, François Vatel ranks 5. Before him are Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945), Jacques Necker (1732), Albert II, Duke of Austria (1298), and Humbert I, Count of Savoy (980). After him are Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270), Louis, Duke of Savoy (1413), Micheline Calmy-Rey (1945), Margareta of Romania (1949), Judith of Habsburg (1271), Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (1945), and Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (1938).

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