WRITER
Jean-Philippe Toussaint
1957 - Today
Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Jean-Philippe Toussaint (29 November 1957, Brussels) is a Belgian novelist, photographer and filmmaker. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and he has had his photographs displayed in Brussels and Japan. Toussaint won the Prix Médicis in 2005 for his novel Fuir (Running Away), second volume of the « Cycle of Marie », a four-tome chronicle published over ten years and displaying the separation of Marie and her lover. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Philippe Toussaint has received more than 63,824 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Jean-Philippe Toussaint is the 4,535th most popular writer (down from 4,223rd in 2019), the 560th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 527th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Belgian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
64k
Page Views (PV)
46.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.93
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jean-Philippe Toussaint ranks 4,535 out of 5,755. Before him are Francis Davis Millet, Aisha Taymur, Zofia Posmysz, Sylvia Browne, Andrejs Upīts, and Peter F. Hamilton. After him are Enric Valor i Vives, Igor Newerly, Damon Knight, John Gower, Tomás Eloy Martínez, and Robert Richardson.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Francis Davis Millet
1848 - 1912
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 4,529
Aisha Taymur
1840 - 1902
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 4,530
Zofia Posmysz
1923 - 2022
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 4,531
Sylvia Browne
1936 - 2013
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 4,532
Andrejs Upīts
1877 - 1970
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 4,533
Peter F. Hamilton
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 4,534
Jean-Philippe Toussaint
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 4,535
Enric Valor i Vives
1911 - 2000
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 4,536
Igor Newerly
1903 - 1987
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 4,537
Damon Knight
1922 - 2002
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 4,538
John Gower
1330 - 1408
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 4,539
Tomás Eloy Martínez
1934 - 2010
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 4,540
Robert Richardson
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 4,541
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Jean-Philippe Toussaint ranks 227. Before him are Gary Lewis, Michael Bowen, Chris Wedge, John Eriksen, Michael Hurst, and Abu Ali al-Anbari. After him are Faruk Hadžibegić, Evelyn Ashford, Fabrizio Meoni, Ricardo Montaner, Ali Larijani, and Claude Criquielion.
Others Born in 1957
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Gary Lewis
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 221
Michael Bowen
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 222
Chris Wedge
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 223
John Eriksen
1957 - 2002
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 224
Michael Hurst
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 225
Abu Ali al-Anbari
1957 - 2016
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 226
Jean-Philippe Toussaint
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 227
Faruk Hadžibegić
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 228
Evelyn Ashford
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 229
Fabrizio Meoni
1957 - 2005
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 230
Ricardo Montaner
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 231
Ali Larijani
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 232
Claude Criquielion
1957 - 2015
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 233
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Jean-Philippe Toussaint ranks 560 out of 1,019. Before him are Guido Reybrouck (1941), Jean De Clercq (1905), Henri Grégoire (1881), Thorgan Hazard (1993), Germain Derycke (1929), and Jan Diddens (1906). After him are Virginie Efira (1977), Claude Criquielion (1957), Marie-Anne Libert (1782), Jacques Swaters (1926), Jean Van Houtte (1907), and Hubert Pierlot (1883).
Others born in Belgium
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Guido Reybrouck
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 554
Jean De Clercq
1905 - 1984
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 555
Henri Grégoire
1881 - 1964
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 556
Thorgan Hazard
1993 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 557
Germain Derycke
1929 - 1978
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 558
Jan Diddens
1906 - 1972
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 559
Jean-Philippe Toussaint
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 560
Virginie Efira
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 561
Claude Criquielion
1957 - 2015
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 562
Marie-Anne Libert
1782 - 1865
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 563
Jacques Swaters
1926 - 2010
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 564
Jean Van Houtte
1907 - 1991
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 565
Hubert Pierlot
1883 - 1963
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 566
Among WRITERS In Belgium
Among writers born in Belgium, Jean-Philippe Toussaint ranks 35. Before him are Camille Lemonnier (1844), Félicien Marceau (1913), Georges Eekhoud (1854), Suzanne Lilar (1901), Willem Elsschot (1882), and Stijn Streuvels (1871). After him are Jan van Beers (1821), Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Paul van Ostaijen (1896), Jacob van Maerlant (1235), François Weyergans (1941), and Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968).
Camille Lemonnier
1844 - 1913
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 29
Félicien Marceau
1913 - 2012
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 30
Georges Eekhoud
1854 - 1927
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 31
Suzanne Lilar
1901 - 1992
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 32
Willem Elsschot
1882 - 1960
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 33
Stijn Streuvels
1871 - 1969
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 34
Jean-Philippe Toussaint
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 35
Jan van Beers
1821 - 1888
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 36
Françoise Mallet-Joris
1930 - 2016
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 37
Paul van Ostaijen
1896 - 1928
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 38
Jacob van Maerlant
1235 - 1300
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 39
François Weyergans
1941 - 2019
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 40
Princess Delphine of Belgium
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 41
