WRITER
Jean Clair
1940 - Today
Jean Clair
Jean Clair (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ klɛʁ]) is the pen name of Gérard Régnier (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ ʁeɲe]; born 20 October 1940 in Paris, France). Clair is an essayist, a polemicist, an art historian, an art conservator, and a member of the Académie française since May, 2008. He was, for many years, the director of the Picasso Museum in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Clair has received more than 44,634 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Clair is the 5,255th most popular writer (down from 3,815th in 2019), the 4,628th most popular biography from France (down from 3,627th in 2019) and the 591st most popular French Writer.
Memorability Metrics
45k
Page Views (PV)
46.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.72
Effective Languages (L*)
2.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jean Clair ranks 5,255 out of 7,302. Before him are Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie, Thomas Love Peacock, Candace Bushnell, Sara Paretsky, Jiang Rong, and Jacques Laurent. After him are Petr Bezruč, André Heller, Nalini Bala Devi, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Edward Carpenter, and Roshanara Begum.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJules Arsène Arnaud Claretie
1840 - 1913
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 5,249
Thomas Love Peacock
1785 - 1866
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 5,250
Candace Bushnell
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 5,251
Sara Paretsky
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 5,252
Jiang Rong
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 5,253
Jacques Laurent
1919 - 2000
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 5,254
Jean Clair
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 5,255
Petr Bezruč
1867 - 1958
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 5,256
André Heller
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 5,257
Nalini Bala Devi
1898 - 1977
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 5,258
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
1884 - 1974
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 5,259
Edward Carpenter
1844 - 1929
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 5,260
Roshanara Begum
1617 - 1671
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 5,261
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Jean Clair ranks 422. Before him are Gianni De Michelis, Patrick Leahy, Héctor Silva, Rex Cawley, Ermindo Onega, and James Gammon. After him are Jack Thompson, Mutsuhiko Nomura, Wolfgang Paul, Franco Balmamion, David Peoples, and James Brady.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsGianni De Michelis
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 416
Patrick Leahy
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 417
Héctor Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 418
Rex Cawley
ATHLETE
1940 - 2022
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 419
Ermindo Onega
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 1979
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 420
James Gammon
ACTOR
1940 - 2010
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 421
Jean Clair
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 422
Jack Thompson
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 423
Mutsuhiko Nomura
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 424
Wolfgang Paul
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 425
Franco Balmamion
CYCLIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 426
David Peoples
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 427
James Brady
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2014
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 428
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Clair ranks 4,628 out of 6,770. Before him are Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie (1840), Zazie (1964), Laurent Cantet (1961), Arnulf of Chocques (null), Jacques Laurent (1919), and Marc Caro (1956). After him are Sarah Biasini (1977), Jules Berry (1883), Philippe Gondet (1942), Valérie Pécresse (1967), Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes (1884), and Cédric Villani (1973).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJules Arsène Arnaud Claretie
WRITER
1840 - 1913
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 4,622
Zazie
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 4,623
Laurent Cantet
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2024
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 4,624
Arnulf of Chocques
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 4,625
Jacques Laurent
WRITER
1919 - 2000
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 4,626
Marc Caro
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 4,627
Jean Clair
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 4,628
Sarah Biasini
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 4,629
Jules Berry
ACTOR
1883 - 1951
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 4,630
Philippe Gondet
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 4,631
Valérie Pécresse
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 4,632
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
WRITER
1884 - 1974
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 4,633
Cédric Villani
MATHEMATICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 4,634
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Jean Clair ranks 591. Before him are Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (1589), Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680), Tony Duvert (1945), Édouard Chavannes (1865), Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie (1840), and Jacques Laurent (1919). After him are Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes (1884), Armand Lanoux (1913), Marguerite Audoux (1863), Gilles Perrault (1931), Teresa de la Parra (1889), and Jacques Jasmin (1798).
Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan
1589 - 1670
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 585
Philippe Néricault Destouches
1680 - 1754
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 586
Tony Duvert
1945 - 2008
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 587
Édouard Chavannes
1865 - 1918
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 588
Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie
1840 - 1913
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 589
Jacques Laurent
1919 - 2000
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 590
Jean Clair
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 591
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
1884 - 1974
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 592
Armand Lanoux
1913 - 1983
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 593
Marguerite Audoux
1863 - 1937
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 594
Gilles Perrault
1931 - 2023
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 595
Teresa de la Parra
1889 - 1936
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 596
Jacques Jasmin
1798 - 1864
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 597