Writer
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
French author, best known for his epistolary essays
1597 - 1654
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Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac is the 1,745th most popular writer (up from 1,964th in 2024), the 2,018th most popular biography from France (up from 2,223rd in 2019) and the 248th most popular French Writer.
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Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac's biography spans 26 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 64.18.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac ranks 1,745 out of 7,707. Before him are Arne Garborg, Jack Vance, Yosano Akiko, Xu Shen, J.-H. Rosny aîné, and Josep Pla. After him are Fernando Arrabal, Moschus, Stanisław Wyspiański, Rick Riordan, Ivan Klíma, and Pramoedya Ananta Toer.
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1851 - 1924
HPI: 64.20
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1916 - 2013
HPI: 64.20
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Yosano Akiko
1878 - 1942
HPI: 64.20
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Xu Shen
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J.-H. Rosny aîné
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HPI: 64.20
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Josep Pla
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HPI: 64.19
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Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
1597 - 1654
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 1,745
Fernando Arrabal
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HPI: 64.18
Rank: 1,746
Moschus
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HPI: 64.17
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HPI: 64.17
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HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,749
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HPI: 64.16
Rank: 1,750
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 1,751
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1597, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac ranks 9. Before him are Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Francesco Barberini, Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Martin Opitz, and Pieter Jansz. Saenredam. After him are Justus Sustermans, François Duquesnoy, Luigi Rossi, Johann Liss, John Francis Regis, and Senhime. Among people deceased in 1654, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac ranks 11. Before him are Emperor Go-Kōmyō, Paulus Potter, Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Samuel Scheidt, İslâm III Giray, and Peter Claver. After him are Jacques Lemercier, Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, Matei Basarab, Ole Worm, Athanasius III of Constantinople, and John Selden.
Others Born in 1597
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Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1597 - 1662
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 3
Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1597 - 1639
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 4
Francesco Barberini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1679
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 5
Giovanni Battista Hodierna
ASTRONOMER
1597 - 1660
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6
Martin Opitz
WRITER
1597 - 1639
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 7
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam
PAINTER
1597 - 1665
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 8
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
WRITER
1597 - 1654
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 9
Justus Sustermans
PAINTER
1597 - 1681
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 10
François Duquesnoy
SCULPTOR
1597 - 1643
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 11
Luigi Rossi
COMPOSER
1597 - 1653
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 12
Johann Liss
PAINTER
1597 - 1630
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 13
John Francis Regis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1640
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 14
Senhime
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1666
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1654
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Emperor Go-Kōmyō
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1654
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 5
Paulus Potter
PAINTER
1625 - 1654
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 6
Johannes Valentinus Andreae
WRITER
1586 - 1654
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 7
Samuel Scheidt
COMPOSER
1587 - 1654
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 8
İslâm III Giray
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1654
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 9
Peter Claver
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1581 - 1654
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 10
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
WRITER
1597 - 1654
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 11
Jacques Lemercier
ARCHITECT
1585 - 1654
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 12
Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
NOBLEMAN
1598 - 1654
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 13
Matei Basarab
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1654
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 14
Ole Worm
PHYSICIST
1588 - 1654
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 15
Athanasius III of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1654
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 16
John Selden
LAWYER
1584 - 1654
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 17
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac ranks 2,018 out of 7,658. Before him are Yves Bonnefoy (1923), Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme (1540), Albert Sarraut (1872), André Tardieu (1876), Camille Chautemps (1885), and Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth (1649). After him are Jacques Thibaud (1880), Isabella, Countess of Vertus (1348), André Marie Constant Duméril (1774), Paul Poiret (1879), Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (1572), and Jean Calas (1698).
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Yves Bonnefoy
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 2,012
Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1614
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 2,013
Albert Sarraut
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1962
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 2,014
André Tardieu
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1945
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 2,015
Camille Chautemps
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1963
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 2,016
Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
NOBLEMAN
1649 - 1734
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 2,017
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
WRITER
1597 - 1654
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 2,018
Jacques Thibaud
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 2,019
Isabella, Countess of Vertus
NOBLEMAN
1348 - 1372
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 2,020
André Marie Constant Duméril
BIOLOGIST
1774 - 1860
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 2,021
Paul Poiret
FASHION DESIGNER
1879 - 1944
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 2,022
Francis II, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1632
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 2,023
Jean Calas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1698 - 1762
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 2,024
Among Writers In France
Among writers born in France, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac ranks 248. Before him are Thoinot Arbeau (1520), Varro Atacinus (-82), Anne Desclos (1907), François Pierre La Varenne (1618), Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911), and Antoine de Montchrestien (1575). After him are Adalberon (947), Dominique Venner (1935), François Coppée (1842), Francis Jammes (1868), Raymond Roussel (1877), and Julien Gracq (1910).
Thoinot Arbeau
1520 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 242
Varro Atacinus
82 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 243
Anne Desclos
1907 - 1998
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 244
François Pierre La Varenne
1618 - 1678
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 245
Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza
1911 - 2003
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 246
Antoine de Montchrestien
1575 - 1621
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 247
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
1597 - 1654
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 248
Adalberon
947 - 1030
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 249
Dominique Venner
1935 - 2013
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 250
François Coppée
1842 - 1908
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 251
Francis Jammes
1868 - 1938
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 252
Raymond Roussel
1877 - 1933
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 253
Julien Gracq
1910 - 2007
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 254
