WRITER

Gérard de Villiers

1929 - 2013

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Gérard de Villiers (French: [ʒeʁaʁ də vilje]; 8 December 1929 – 31 October 2013) was a French writer, journalist and publisher whose SAS series of spy novels have been major bestsellers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gérard de Villiers has received more than 96,063 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Gérard de Villiers is the 3,397th most popular writer (down from 2,873rd in 2019), the 3,485th most popular biography from France (down from 3,013th in 2019) and the 442nd most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 96k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

SAS
1973
La mort aux chats
1969
S.A.S. commando sur tunis
1982
S.A.S., vengeance romaine
1981
Les trompettes de Jéricho
1994
Les soucis de Si-Siou
1972

Page views of Gérard de Villiers by language

Over the past year Gérard de Villiers has had the most page views in the with 73,734 views, followed by English (11,098), and Russian (4,504). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (111.62%), Catalan (95.16%), and Latin (81.17%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gérard de Villiers ranks 3,397 out of 7,302. Before him are Leopoldo Lugones, Alexis Piron, Ferenc Kölcsey, Octave Feuillet, Ella Maillart, and Filippo Buonaccorsi. After him are Jean-François Regnard, Victor Pelevin, Georgi Sava Rakovski, John Henry Mackay, Pierre Bec, and Spencer Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Gérard de Villiers ranks 245. Before him are Lolita Torres, Yves Lacoste, Lyudmila Zykina, Leila Abashidze, Ulla Jacobsson, and Franca Rame. After him are John Osborne, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Yuri Artsutanov, June Squibb, Jürgen Ehlers, and Fernando Sebastián Aguilar. Among people deceased in 2013, Gérard de Villiers ranks 215. Before him are Józef Glemp, Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Aníbal Paz, Richie Havens, Nílton de Sordi, and Franca Rame. After him are Aleksei Yuryevich German, Vlatko Marković, Torbjørn Falkanger, Eileen Brennan, Jetty Paerl, and Ružica Sokić.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gérard de Villiers ranks 3,485 out of 6,770. Before him are Guillaume Delisle (1675), Matthias de l'Obel (1538), Alexis Piron (1689), Octave Feuillet (1821), Jean Yanne (1933), and Gérard Krawczyk (1953). After him are Arthur Morin (1795), Jean-François Regnard (1655), Anselm of Laon (1050), Claude Pinoteau (1925), Pierre Bec (1921), and Max Aub (1909).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Gérard de Villiers ranks 442. Before him are Rutebeuf (1300), Daniel Guérin (1904), Robert de Clari (1170), Jean Effel (1908), Alexis Piron (1689), and Octave Feuillet (1821). After him are Jean-François Regnard (1655), Pierre Bec (1921), Max Aub (1909), René Barjavel (1911), Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1707), and Frédéric Dard (1921).

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