WRITER
Jean-François Marmontel
1723 - 1799
Jean-François Marmontel
Jean-François Marmontel (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa maʁmɔ̃tɛl]; 11 July 1723 – 31 December 1799) was a French historian, writer and a member of the Encyclopédistes movement. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-François Marmontel has received more than 89,532 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Jean-François Marmontel is the 1,568th most popular writer (up from 1,577th in 2019), the 1,827th most popular biography from France (down from 1,798th in 2019) and the 231st most popular French Writer.
Memorability Metrics
90k
Page Views (PV)
58.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
6.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jean-François Marmontel ranks 1,568 out of 7,302. Before him are William Heinesen, Konstantin Simonov, Anna de Noailles, Philippe de Commines, Hugh Lofting, and Robert Brasillach. After him are Jonas Lie, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sister Nivedita, Gustav Landauer, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and Ahmad ibn Mājid.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Heinesen
1900 - 1991
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,562
Konstantin Simonov
1915 - 1979
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,563
Anna de Noailles
1876 - 1933
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,564
Philippe de Commines
1447 - 1511
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,565
Hugh Lofting
1886 - 1947
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,566
Robert Brasillach
1909 - 1945
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,567
Jean-François Marmontel
1723 - 1799
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,568
Jonas Lie
1833 - 1908
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 1,569
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807 - 1882
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,570
Sister Nivedita
1867 - 1911
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,571
Gustav Landauer
1870 - 1919
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,572
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,573
Ahmad ibn Mājid
1432 - 1500
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,574
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1723, Jean-François Marmontel ranks 11. Before him are Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Carl Friedrich Abel, Adam Ferguson, Prithvi Narayan Shah, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, and Johann Bernhard Basedow. After him are Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, Mir Taqi Mir, Tobias Mayer, and Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt. Among people deceased in 1799, Jean-François Marmontel ranks 19. Before him are Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Étienne-Louis Boullée, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Jan Ingenhousz, and Jean-Charles de Borda. After him are Johann Hedwig, Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz, Pierre Pigneau de Behaine, Claude Balbastre, and Marcus Elieser Bloch.
Others Born in 1723
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Antonio Scopoli
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1788
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 5
Carl Friedrich Abel
COMPOSER
1723 - 1787
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 6
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 7
Prithvi Narayan Shah
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1775
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 8
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
BIOLOGIST
1723 - 1806
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 9
Johann Bernhard Basedow
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1790
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 10
Jean-François Marmontel
WRITER
1723 - 1799
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 11
Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1787
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 12
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm
WRITER
1723 - 1807
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 13
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
ASTRONOMER
1723 - 1788
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 14
Mir Taqi Mir
WRITER
1723 - 1810
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 15
Tobias Mayer
ASTRONOMER
1723 - 1762
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 16
Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1783
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1799
Go to all RankingsCharles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1799
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 13
Étienne-Louis Boullée
ARCHITECT
1728 - 1799
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 14
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
COMPOSER
1739 - 1799
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 15
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
COMPOSER
1745 - 1799
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 16
Jan Ingenhousz
PHYSICIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 17
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 18
Jean-François Marmontel
WRITER
1723 - 1799
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 19
Johann Hedwig
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 20
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1799
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 21
Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz
BIOLOGIST
1722 - 1799
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 22
Pierre Pigneau de Behaine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1741 - 1799
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 23
Claude Balbastre
COMPOSER
1724 - 1799
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 24
Marcus Elieser Bloch
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1799
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 25
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-François Marmontel ranks 1,827 out of 6,770. Before him are Lucile Desmoulins (1770), Philippe de Commines (1447), Yves Congar (1904), Jean Alesi (1964), Robert Brasillach (1909), and Georg Muffat (1653). After him are Anselme Payen (1795), Vincent of Lérins (400), Philippe de Broca (1933), Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940), Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688), and Charlotte Bonaparte (1802).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLucile Desmoulins
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1794
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,821
Philippe de Commines
WRITER
1447 - 1511
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,822
Yves Congar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1995
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,823
Jean Alesi
RACING DRIVER
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,824
Robert Brasillach
WRITER
1909 - 1945
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,825
Georg Muffat
COMPOSER
1653 - 1704
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,826
Jean-François Marmontel
WRITER
1723 - 1799
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,827
Anselme Payen
CHEMIST
1795 - 1871
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 1,828
Vincent of Lérins
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 450
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,829
Philippe de Broca
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2004
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,830
Jean-Luc Dehaene
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2014
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,831
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
ASTRONOMER
1688 - 1768
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,832
Charlotte Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1839
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,833
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Jean-François Marmontel ranks 231. Before him are Raymond Roussel (1877), Antoine de Montchrestien (1575), Marcel Achard (1899), Anna de Noailles (1876), Philippe de Commines (1447), and Robert Brasillach (1909). After him are Jean Chapelain (1595), Charles Paul de Kock (1793), Robert Desnos (1900), Marie de Gournay (1565), Pierre Reverdy (1889), and Adèle Hugo (1830).
Raymond Roussel
1877 - 1933
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 225
Antoine de Montchrestien
1575 - 1621
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 226
Marcel Achard
1899 - 1974
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 227
Anna de Noailles
1876 - 1933
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 228
Philippe de Commines
1447 - 1511
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 229
Robert Brasillach
1909 - 1945
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 230
Jean-François Marmontel
1723 - 1799
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 231
Jean Chapelain
1595 - 1674
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 232
Charles Paul de Kock
1793 - 1871
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 233
Robert Desnos
1900 - 1945
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 234
Marie de Gournay
1565 - 1645
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 235
Pierre Reverdy
1889 - 1960
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 236
Adèle Hugo
1830 - 1915
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 237