WRITER
Jacques Prévert
1900 - 1977
Jacques Prévert
Jacques Prévert (French: [ʒak pʁevɛʁ]; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Prévert has received more than 596,380 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Jacques Prévert is the 398th most popular writer (down from 353rd in 2019), the 468th most popular biography from France (down from 402nd in 2019) and the 69th most popular French Writer.
Jacques Prévert is most famous for his poems.
Memorability Metrics
600k
Page Views (PV)
68.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
6.71
Effective Languages (L*)
4.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jacques Prévert ranks 398 out of 7,302. Before him are Sándor Márai, Ali-Shir Nava'i, Ghalib, Sándor Petőfi, Erich von Däniken, and O. Henry. After him are Raymond Chandler, Pietro Aretino, Ismail Kadare, Ágota Kristóf, Edmondo De Amicis, and Henning Mankell.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSándor Márai
1900 - 1989
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 392
Ali-Shir Nava'i
1441 - 1501
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 393
Ghalib
1797 - 1869
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 394
Sándor Petőfi
1823 - 1849
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 395
Erich von Däniken
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 396
O. Henry
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 397
Jacques Prévert
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 398
Raymond Chandler
1888 - 1959
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 399
Pietro Aretino
1492 - 1556
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 400
Ismail Kadare
1936 - 2024
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 401
Ágota Kristóf
1935 - 2011
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 402
Edmondo De Amicis
1846 - 1908
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 403
Henning Mankell
1948 - 2015
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 404
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Jacques Prévert ranks 19. Before him are Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Vasily Chuikov, Margaret Mitchell, Spencer Tracy, Dennis Gabor, and Sándor Márai. After him are Charles Francis Richter, Urho Kekkonen, Eyvind Johnson, Hans Fritzsche, Giorgos Seferis, and Hans Adolf Krebs. Among people deceased in 1977, Jacques Prévert ranks 12. Before him are Anthony Eden, Stefania Turkewich, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Ludwig Erhard, René Goscinny, and Roberto Rossellini. After him are Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Makarios III, Alexey Stakhanov, Kurt Schuschnigg, Anaïs Nin, and Ernst Bloch.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsLouis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 13
Vasily Chuikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1982
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 14
Margaret Mitchell
WRITER
1900 - 1949
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 15
Spencer Tracy
ACTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 16
Dennis Gabor
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 17
Sándor Márai
WRITER
1900 - 1989
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 18
Jacques Prévert
WRITER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 19
Charles Francis Richter
GEOLOGIST
1900 - 1985
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 20
Urho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 21
Eyvind Johnson
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 22
Hans Fritzsche
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1953
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 23
Giorgos Seferis
WRITER
1900 - 1971
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 24
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsAnthony Eden
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 6
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 7
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1977
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 8
Ludwig Erhard
BUSINESSPERSON
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 9
René Goscinny
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 1977
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 10
Roberto Rossellini
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1977
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 11
Jacques Prévert
WRITER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 12
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1977
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 13
Makarios III
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1977
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 14
Alexey Stakhanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1977
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 15
Kurt Schuschnigg
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1977
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 16
Anaïs Nin
WRITER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 17
Ernst Bloch
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1977
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 18
In France
Among people born in France, Jacques Prévert ranks 468 out of 6,770. Before him are François-Noël Babeuf (1760), Jeanne Moreau (1928), Annie Girardot (1931), André Derain (1880), Eugène Boudin (1824), and Stephen, King of England (1095). After him are Isabelle Adjani (1955), Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824), Alfred Kastler (1902), René Guénon (1886), Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774), and Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFrançois-Noël Babeuf
JOURNALIST
1760 - 1797
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 462
Jeanne Moreau
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 463
Annie Girardot
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 464
André Derain
PAINTER
1880 - 1954
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 465
Eugène Boudin
PAINTER
1824 - 1898
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 466
Stephen, King of England
POLITICIAN
1095 - 1154
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 467
Jacques Prévert
WRITER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 468
Isabelle Adjani
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 469
Jean-Léon Gérôme
PAINTER
1824 - 1904
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 470
Alfred Kastler
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 471
René Guénon
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 472
Jean-Baptiste Biot
PHYSICIST
1774 - 1862
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 473
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
WRITER
1636 - 1711
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 474
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Jacques Prévert ranks 69. Before him are Paul Éluard (1895), Alphonse de Lamartine (1790), Arthur de Gobineau (1816), Georges Bataille (1897), Jean Genet (1910), and Gregory of Tours (538). After him are René Guénon (1886), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), Alfred de Musset (1810), Patrick Modiano (1945), William of Rubruck (1220), and Hector Malot (1830).
Paul Éluard
1895 - 1952
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 63
Alphonse de Lamartine
1790 - 1869
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 64
Arthur de Gobineau
1816 - 1882
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 65
Georges Bataille
1897 - 1962
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 66
Jean Genet
1910 - 1986
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 67
Gregory of Tours
538 - 593
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 68
Jacques Prévert
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 69
René Guénon
1886 - 1951
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 70
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
1636 - 1711
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 71
Alfred de Musset
1810 - 1857
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 72
Patrick Modiano
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 73
William of Rubruck
1220 - 1293
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 74
Hector Malot
1830 - 1907
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 75