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Jean Rouaud

1952 - Today

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Jean Rouaud (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʁwo]; born 13 December 1952) is a French author, who was born in Campbon, Loire-Atlantique. In 1990 his novel Fields of Glory (French: Les Champs d'honneur) won the Prix Goncourt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Rouaud has received more than 24,617 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Rouaud is the 6,072nd most popular writer (down from 5,716th in 2019), the 5,075th most popular biography from France (down from 4,753rd in 2019) and the 643rd most popular French Writer.

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  • 25k

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  • 43.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean Rouaud ranks 6,072 out of 7,302. Before him are Vittorio Arrigoni, Artur Adson, Emine Semiye Önasya, David Simon, Peter Matthiessen, and Kjell Ola Dahl. After him are Antonín Sova, Dmitry Bykov, John Greenleaf Whittier, Thomas Traherne, Nedim Gürsel, and Hammond Innes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jean Rouaud ranks 536. Before him are Gábor Csupó, Caroline Aaron, Jiichiro Date, Susan Collins, Klaus-Dietrich Flade, and Bernard de Dryver. After him are Wojciech Fortuna, René Simões, Pier Paolo Bianchi, Lee Strobel, Akejan Kajegeldin, and June Anderson.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Rouaud ranks 5,075 out of 6,770. Before him are Johnny Schuth (1941), Charles Perrin (1875), Catherine Leroy (1944), Marc Lavoine (1962), René Lorain (1900), and Bouna Sarr (1992). After him are Ismaël Bennacer (1997), Seko Fofana (1995), James Lighthill (1924), Max Jean (1943), Pascal Obispo (1965), and Jacques Friedel (1921).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Rouaud ranks 643. Before him are François Nourissier (1927), Jean Dutourd (1920), Charles Le Goffic (1863), René Benjamin (1885), Danièle Sallenave (1940), and Cyril Collard (1957). After him are Patrick Grainville (1947), Éric Vuillard (1968), Sylvain Tesson (1972), Olivier Weber (1958), Philippe Méaille (1973), and Mathias Énard (1972).

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