Journalist
Jean-Marie Balestre
1921 - 2008
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Jean-Marie Balestre
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Jean-Marie Balestre is the 13th most popular journalist (up from 24th in 2024), the 899th most popular biography from France (up from 1,867th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Journalist.
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Among Journalists
Among journalists, Jean-Marie Balestre ranks 13 out of 196. Before him are Gianni Rodari, Oriana Fallaci, Gerda Taro, Anna Politkovskaya, Dorothea Lange, and W. T. Stead. After him are John Reed, Beate Klarsfeld, Julian Assange, David Seymour, Victor Noir, and Robert Guérin.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
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Gianni Rodari
1920 - 1980
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 7
Oriana Fallaci
1929 - 2006
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 8
Gerda Taro
1910 - 1937
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 9
Anna Politkovskaya
1958 - 2006
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 10
Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 11
W. T. Stead
1849 - 1912
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 12
Jean-Marie Balestre
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 13
John Reed
1887 - 1920
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 14
Beate Klarsfeld
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 15
Julian Assange
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 16
David Seymour
1911 - 1956
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 17
Victor Noir
1848 - 1870
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 18
Robert Guérin
1876 - 1952
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 19
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Jean-Marie Balestre ranks 45. Before him are Amin al-Hafiz, Satyajit Ray, Deborah Kerr, Jane Russell, Marija Gimbutas, and Vasily Stalin. After him are Alida Valli, Lotfi A. Zadeh, Georges Brassens, Kenneth Arrow, James Jones, and Abdul Salam Arif. Among people deceased in 2008, Jean-Marie Balestre ranks 34. Before him are William F. Buckley Jr., Roy Scheider, Jules Dassin, Yma Sumac, Mel Ferrer, and Gary Gygax. After him are Jacques Piccard, Heath Ledger, Lansana Conté, John Archibald Wheeler, George Habash, and Jörg Haider.
Others Born in 1921
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Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 39
Satyajit Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1992
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 40
Deborah Kerr
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 41
Jane Russell
ACTOR
1921 - 2011
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 42
Marija Gimbutas
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1921 - 1994
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 43
Vasily Stalin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1962
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 44
Jean-Marie Balestre
JOURNALIST
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 45
Alida Valli
ACTOR
1921 - 2006
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 46
Lotfi A. Zadeh
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 47
Georges Brassens
SINGER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 48
Kenneth Arrow
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 49
James Jones
WRITER
1921 - 1977
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 50
Abdul Salam Arif
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1966
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 2008
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William F. Buckley Jr.
WRITER
1925 - 2008
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 28
Roy Scheider
ACTOR
1932 - 2008
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 29
Jules Dassin
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 30
Yma Sumac
SINGER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 31
Mel Ferrer
ACTOR
1917 - 2008
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 32
Gary Gygax
GAME DESIGNER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 33
Jean-Marie Balestre
JOURNALIST
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 34
Jacques Piccard
INVENTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 35
Heath Ledger
ACTOR
1979 - 2008
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 36
Lansana Conté
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2008
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 37
John Archibald Wheeler
PHYSICIST
1911 - 2008
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 38
George Habash
EXTREMIST
1926 - 2008
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 39
Jörg Haider
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2008
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 40
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-Marie Balestre ranks 899 out of NaN. Before him are Emmanuelle Riva (1927), Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838), Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932), François Achille Bazaine (1811), Paul Mauriat (1925), and Émile Borel (1871). After him are Theuderic II (587), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Joan the Lame (1293), Lucien Laurent (1907), Gérard Mourou (1944), and Charles Maurras (1868).
Others born in France
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Emmanuelle Riva
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 893
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1894
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 894
Jean-Pierre Cassel
ACTOR
1932 - 2007
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 895
François Achille Bazaine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1811 - 1888
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 896
Paul Mauriat
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 897
Émile Borel
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1956
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 898
Jean-Marie Balestre
JOURNALIST
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 899
Theuderic II
POLITICIAN
587 - 613
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 900
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 901
Joan the Lame
COMPANION
1293 - 1349
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 902
Lucien Laurent
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 2005
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 903
Gérard Mourou
PHYSICIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 904
Charles Maurras
WRITER
1868 - 1952
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 905
Among Journalists In France
Among journalists born in France, Jean-Marie Balestre ranks 2. Before him are François-Noël Babeuf (1760). After him are Victor Noir (1848), Robert Guérin (1876), François Mignet (1796), Vladimir Posner (1934), Bernard Pivot (1935), Caroline Rémy de Guebhard (1855), Robbie Ross (1869), Pierre Brossolette (1903), Daniel Schneidermann (1958), and Catherine Leroy (1944).
François-Noël Babeuf
1760 - 1797
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 1
Jean-Marie Balestre
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 2
Victor Noir
1848 - 1870
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 3
Robert Guérin
1876 - 1952
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 4
François Mignet
1796 - 1884
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 5
Vladimir Posner
1934 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 6
Bernard Pivot
1935 - 2024
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 7
Caroline Rémy de Guebhard
1855 - 1929
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 8
Robbie Ross
1869 - 1918
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 9
Pierre Brossolette
1903 - 1944
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 10
Daniel Schneidermann
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 11
Catherine Leroy
1944 - 2006
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 12
