WRITER
Jean Cocteau
1889 - 1963
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (UK: KOK-toh, US: kok-TOH; French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁis øʒɛn klemɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost artists of the surrealist, avant-garde, and Dadaist movements and an influential figure in early 20th-century art. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Cocteau has received more than 2,568,705 page views. His biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 83 in 2019). Jean Cocteau is the 118th most popular writer (up from 124th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from France (up from 138th in 2019) and the 27th most popular French Writer.
Jean Cocteau is most famous for his work in the film industry, specifically his work on the film "Beauty and the Beast."
Memorability Metrics
2.6M
Page Views (PV)
76.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
85
Languages Editions (L)
10.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jean Cocteau ranks 118 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean de La Fontaine, George Bernard Shaw, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Sully Prudhomme, Federico García Lorca, and Anatole France. After him are Guy de Maupassant, Charles Bukowski, Ivo Andrić, Charlotte Brontë, Lewis Carroll, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean de La Fontaine
1621 - 1695
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 112
George Bernard Shaw
1856 - 1950
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 113
E. T. A. Hoffmann
1776 - 1822
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 114
Sully Prudhomme
1839 - 1907
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 115
Federico García Lorca
1898 - 1936
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 116
Anatole France
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 117
Jean Cocteau
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 118
Guy de Maupassant
1850 - 1893
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 119
Charles Bukowski
1920 - 1994
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 120
Ivo Andrić
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 121
Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 122
Lewis Carroll
1832 - 1898
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 123
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
780 - 855
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 124
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Jean Cocteau ranks 7. Before him are Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin, Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, António de Oliveira Salazar, and Jawaharlal Nehru. After him are Edwin Hubble, Paul Karrer, Ante Pavelić, Anna Akhmatova, Arnold J. Toynbee, and Vaslav Nijinsky. Among people deceased in 1963, Jean Cocteau ranks 6. Before him are John F. Kennedy, Édith Piaf, Lee Harvey Oswald, Pope John XXIII, and Robert Frost. After him are Georges Braque, Aldous Huxley, Robert Schuman, Ngo Dinh Diem, Tristan Tzara, and C. S. Lewis.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsAdolf Hitler
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 92.97
Rank: 1
Charlie Chaplin
ACTOR
1889 - 1977
HPI: 86.13
Rank: 2
Martin Heidegger
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 3
Ludwig Wittgenstein
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 4
António de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 5
Jawaharlal Nehru
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 6
Jean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 7
Edwin Hubble
ASTRONOMER
1889 - 1953
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 8
Paul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 9
Ante Pavelić
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1959
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 10
Anna Akhmatova
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 11
Arnold J. Toynbee
HISTORIAN
1889 - 1975
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 12
Vaslav Nijinsky
DANCER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsJohn F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1963
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 1
Édith Piaf
SINGER
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 2
Lee Harvey Oswald
EXTREMIST
1939 - 1963
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 3
Pope John XXIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1963
HPI: 79.52
Rank: 4
Robert Frost
WRITER
1874 - 1963
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 5
Jean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 6
Georges Braque
PAINTER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 7
Aldous Huxley
WRITER
1894 - 1963
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 8
Robert Schuman
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1963
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 9
Ngo Dinh Diem
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 10
Tristan Tzara
WRITER
1896 - 1963
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 11
C. S. Lewis
WRITER
1898 - 1963
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Cocteau ranks 121 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Charles VII of France (1403), Sully Prudhomme (1839), Charles VIII of France (1470), Roman Polanski (1933), and Anatole France (1844). After him are Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Guy de Maupassant (1850), Hugh Capet (940), Charles VI of France (1368), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), and Louis XII of France (1462).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMarie Thérèse of France
NOBLEMAN
1778 - 1851
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 115
Charles VII of France
POLITICIAN
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 116
Sully Prudhomme
WRITER
1839 - 1907
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 117
Charles VIII of France
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1498
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 118
Roman Polanski
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 119
Anatole France
WRITER
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 120
Jean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 121
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 122
Guy de Maupassant
WRITER
1850 - 1893
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 123
Hugh Capet
POLITICIAN
940 - 996
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 124
Charles VI of France
POLITICIAN
1368 - 1422
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 125
Thérèse of Lisieux
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1897
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 126
Louis XII of France
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1515
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 127
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Jean Cocteau ranks 27. Before him are George Sand (1804), Marquis de Sade (1740), André Gide (1869), Jean de La Fontaine (1621), Sully Prudhomme (1839), and Anatole France (1844). After him are Guy de Maupassant (1850), Paul Verlaine (1844), François Villon (1431), Alexandre Dumas fils (1824), Petronius (27), and Jean Racine (1639).
George Sand
1804 - 1876
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 21
Marquis de Sade
1740 - 1814
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 22
André Gide
1869 - 1951
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 23
Jean de La Fontaine
1621 - 1695
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 24
Sully Prudhomme
1839 - 1907
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 25
Anatole France
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 26
Jean Cocteau
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 27
Guy de Maupassant
1850 - 1893
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 28
Paul Verlaine
1844 - 1896
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 29
François Villon
1431 - 1463
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 30
Alexandre Dumas fils
1824 - 1895
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 31
Petronius
27 - 66
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 32
Jean Racine
1639 - 1699
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 33