WRITER
Jean Paulhan
1884 - 1968
Jean Paulhan
Jean Paulhan (2 December 1884 – 9 October 1968) was a French writer, literary critic and publisher, director of the literary magazine Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF) from 1925 to 1940 and from 1946 to 1968. He was a member (Seat 6, 1963–68) of the Académie française. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Paulhan has received more than 122,980 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jean Paulhan is the 2,033rd most popular writer (up from 2,103rd in 2019), the 2,292nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,358th in 2019) and the 288th most popular French Writer.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
56.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jean Paulhan ranks 2,033 out of 7,302. Before him are Hallgrímur Pétursson, Wahb ibn Munabbih, Bob Woodward, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Aloysius Bertrand, and Alciphron. After him are Sulpicia, Menander Protector, Carl Zuckmayer, Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder, Annette Kellermann, and Fyodor Sologub.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHallgrímur Pétursson
1614 - 1674
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,027
Wahb ibn Munabbih
655 - 738
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 2,028
Bob Woodward
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 2,029
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 2,030
Aloysius Bertrand
1807 - 1841
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 2,031
Alciphron
200 - 200
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2,032
Jean Paulhan
1884 - 1968
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,033
Sulpicia
100 BC - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,034
Menander Protector
550 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,035
Carl Zuckmayer
1896 - 1977
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,036
Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder
1773 - 1798
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,037
Annette Kellermann
1887 - 1975
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,038
Fyodor Sologub
1863 - 1927
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,039
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1884, Jean Paulhan ranks 72. Before him are Eugène Tisserant, Ivan Maisky, Georg Lindemann, Antoine Pevsner, Mikhail Borodin, and Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter. After him are Johannes Heinrich Schultz, Werner Krauss, Claude Dornier, Anna Vyrubova, Helene Deutsch, and Ferdinand von Bredow. Among people deceased in 1968, Jean Paulhan ranks 72. Before him are Rezső Seress, Fyodor Okhlopkov, Thomas Merton, Camille Huysmans, Cornell Woolrich, and Darío Moreno. After him are Chester Carlson, Ryszard Siwiec, Gabriel Hanot, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Cassandre, and Charles Munch.
Others Born in 1884
Go to all RankingsEugène Tisserant
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1972
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 66
Ivan Maisky
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1975
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 67
Georg Lindemann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1963
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 68
Antoine Pevsner
SCULPTOR
1884 - 1962
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 69
Mikhail Borodin
DIPLOMAT
1884 - 1951
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 70
Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1923
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 71
Jean Paulhan
WRITER
1884 - 1968
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 72
Johannes Heinrich Schultz
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1970
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 73
Werner Krauss
ACTOR
1884 - 1959
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 74
Claude Dornier
ENGINEER
1884 - 1969
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 75
Anna Vyrubova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1964
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 76
Helene Deutsch
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1982
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 77
Ferdinand von Bredow
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1934
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsRezső Seress
MUSICIAN
1889 - 1968
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 66
Fyodor Okhlopkov
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1968
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 67
Thomas Merton
WRITER
1915 - 1968
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 68
Camille Huysmans
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1968
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 69
Cornell Woolrich
WRITER
1903 - 1968
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 70
Darío Moreno
SINGER
1921 - 1968
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 71
Jean Paulhan
WRITER
1884 - 1968
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 72
Chester Carlson
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1968
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 73
Ryszard Siwiec
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1968
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 74
Gabriel Hanot
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1968
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 75
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
COMPOSER
1895 - 1968
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 76
Cassandre
PAINTER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 77
Charles Munch
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 78
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Paulhan ranks 2,292 out of 6,770. Before him are Hans von Salmuth (1888), Jean Chacornac (1823), Georges Claude (1870), Edgar Faure (1908), Pierre Henry (1927), and Claire Denis (1946). After him are Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues (1579), Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771), Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona (1487), Maurice René Fréchet (1878), Alain Robert (1962), and Jean Metzinger (1883).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsHans von Salmuth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1962
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 2,286
Jean Chacornac
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1873
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 2,287
Georges Claude
INVENTOR
1870 - 1960
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 2,288
Edgar Faure
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1988
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2,289
Pierre Henry
COMPOSER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2,290
Claire Denis
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2,291
Jean Paulhan
WRITER
1884 - 1968
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,292
Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1633
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,293
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
BUSINESSPERSON
1771 - 1834
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,294
Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona
POLITICIAN
1487 - 1527
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,295
Maurice René Fréchet
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1973
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,296
Alain Robert
MOUNTAINEER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,297
Jean Metzinger
PAINTER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,298
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Jean Paulhan ranks 288. Before him are Jacques Amyot (1513), Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786), Eugène Marin Labiche (1815), Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis (1746), Julien Gracq (1910), and Matthieu Ricard (1946). After him are François Hotman (1524), Catherine Breillat (1948), Honoré d'Urfé (1567), Yasmina Reza (1959), Sophie de Condorcet (1764), and Dominique Venner (1935).
Jacques Amyot
1513 - 1593
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 282
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
1786 - 1859
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 283
Eugène Marin Labiche
1815 - 1888
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 284
Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis
1746 - 1830
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 285
Julien Gracq
1910 - 2007
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 286
Matthieu Ricard
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 287
Jean Paulhan
1884 - 1968
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 288
François Hotman
1524 - 1590
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 289
Catherine Breillat
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 290
Honoré d'Urfé
1567 - 1625
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 291
Yasmina Reza
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 292
Sophie de Condorcet
1764 - 1822
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 293
Dominique Venner
1935 - 2013
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 294