1887 - 1964
Jean Ray is the best-known pseudonym among the many used by Raymundus Joannes de Kremer (8 July 1887 – 17 September 1964), a prolific Belgian (Flemish) writer. Although he wrote journalism, stories for young readers in Dutch by the name John Flanders, and scenarios for comic strips and detective stories, he is best known for his tales of the fantastique written in French under the name Jean Ray. Among speakers of English, he is famous for his macabre novel Malpertuis (1943), which was filmed by Harry Kümel in 1971 (starring Orson Welles). He also used the pseudonyms King Ray, Alix R. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Ray has received more than 10,958 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Ray is the 2,809th most popular writer (down from 2,612th in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 345th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Belgian Writer.
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Among writers, Jean Ray ranks 2,809 out of 5,755. Before him are Nonius Marcellus, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Bo Carpelan, Marco Foscarini, Lucius Afranius, and H.D.. After him are Miguel Torga, Józef Czapski, Fatma Aliye Topuz, Giovanni Pontano, Leon Uris, and Walter Pater.
300 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 2,803
1201 - 1250
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 2,804
1926 - 2011
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 2,805
1696 - 1763
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 2,806
150 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 2,807
1886 - 1961
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 2,808
1887 - 1964
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 2,809
1907 - 1995
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 2,810
1896 - 1993
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 2,811
1862 - 1936
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 2,812
1426 - 1503
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 2,813
1924 - 2003
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 2,814
1839 - 1894
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 2,815
Among people born in 1887, Jean Ray ranks 122. Before him are Alexander Vandegrift, Andrei Shkuro, Arthur Cravan, Abolqasem Lahouti, Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena, and Charles Galton Darwin. After him are Marc Mitscher, Vladimir Smirnov, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Paula von Preradović, Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia, and Hermann Rauschning. Among people deceased in 1964, Jean Ray ranks 82. Before him are Maithili Sharan Gupt, Firmin Lambot, Otto Schniewind, Sofoklis Venizelos, Guillermo Subiabre, and Joseph Marx. After him are Ebbe Schwartz, Eric Dolphy, Khawaja Nazimuddin, Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov, Abbās al-Aqqād, and Francisco Canaro.
1887 - 1973
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 116
1887 - 1947
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 117
1887 - 1918
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 118
1887 - 1957
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 119
1887 - 1947
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 120
1887 - 1962
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 121
1887 - 1964
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 122
1887 - 1947
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 123
1887 - 1974
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 124
1887 - 1944
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 125
1887 - 1951
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 126
1887 - 1955
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 127
1887 - 1982
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 128
1886 - 1964
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 76
1886 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 77
1887 - 1964
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 78
1894 - 1964
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 79
1903 - 1964
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 80
1882 - 1964
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 81
1887 - 1964
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 82
1901 - 1964
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 83
1928 - 1964
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 84
1894 - 1964
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 85
1896 - 1964
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 86
1889 - 1964
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 87
1888 - 1964
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 88
Among people born in Belgium, Jean Ray ranks 366 out of 1,019. Before him are Camille Huysmans (1871), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), Joachim Beuckelaer (1533), Paul van Zeeland (1893), Stan Ockers (1920), and Jan Frans van Bloemen (1662). After him are Jean-Marc Bosman (1964), Pierre François Verhulst (1804), Paul Vanden Boeynants (1919), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Olivier Gendebien (1924), and Jaco Van Dormael (1957).
1871 - 1968
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 360
1150 - 1184
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 361
1533 - 1573
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 362
1893 - 1973
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 363
1920 - 1956
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 364
1662 - 1749
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 365
1887 - 1964
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 366
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 367
1804 - 1849
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 368
1919 - 2001
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 369
1563 - 1641
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 370
1924 - 1998
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 371
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 372
Among writers born in Belgium, Jean Ray ranks 22. Before him are Michel de Ghelderode (1898), William of Moerbeke (1215), Hendrik Conscience (1812), FM-2030 (1930), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), and Heinrich von Veldeke (1150). After him are Guido Gezelle (1830), Felix Timmermans (1886), Daniël Heinsius (1580), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), Simon Leys (1935), and Louis Paul Boon (1912).
1898 - 1962
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 16
1215 - 1286
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 17
1812 - 1883
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 18
1930 - 2000
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 19
1856 - 1940
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 20
1150 - 1184
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 21
1887 - 1964
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 22
1830 - 1899
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 23
1886 - 1947
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 24
1580 - 1655
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 25
1584 - 1648
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 26
1935 - 2014
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 27
1912 - 1979
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 28