Writer

Jean d'Ormesson

French novelist

1925 - 2017

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Jean d'Ormesson

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Jean d'Ormesson is the 2,520th most popular writer (down from 2,247th in 2024), the 2,778th most popular biography from France (down from 2,514th in 2019) and the 352nd most popular French Writer.

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Jean d'Ormesson's biography spans 37 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 61.69.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Jean d'Ormesson ranks 2,520 out of 7,707. Before him are Jack Williamson, George Whitefield, Isak Samokovlija, Rebecca West, Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, and Mohammed Dib. After him are Terence McKenna, Sogyal Rinpoche, María Kodama, Heimito von Doderer, Ikki Kita, and Cornelis de Bruijn.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Jack Williamson
1908 - 2006
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 2,514
George Whitefield
1714 - 1770
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,515
Isak Samokovlija
1889 - 1955
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,516
Rebecca West
1892 - 1983
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,517
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
100 - 66
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,518
Mohammed Dib
1920 - 2003
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 2,519
Jean d'Ormesson
1925 - 2017
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 2,520
Terence McKenna
1946 - 2000
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2,521
Sogyal Rinpoche
1947 - 2019
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2,522
María Kodama
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2,523
Heimito von Doderer
1896 - 1966
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 2,524
Ikki Kita
1883 - 1937
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 2,525
Cornelis de Bruijn
1652 - 1727
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 2,526

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jean d'Ormesson ranks 176. Before him are Johnny Carson, June Whitfield, Ilie Verdeț, Quett Masire, Doris Hart, and Wahiduddin Khan. After him are Marco Cé, Emilio Eduardo Massera, Uzi Narkiss, Hugo Koblet, Jean Raspail, and Rosario Castellanos. Among people deceased in 2017, Jean d'Ormesson ranks 170. Before him are Michael Parks, Predrag Matvejević, Maryam Mirzakhani, Henning Jensen, Quett Masire, and Bayezid Osman. After him are Claude Rich, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Aleksey Batalov, Ivan Dias, Umberto Lenzi, and Daliah Lavi.

Others Born in 1925

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Johnny Carson
PRESENTER
1925 - 2005
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 170
June Whitfield
ACTOR
1925 - 2018
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 171
Ilie Verdeț
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2001
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 172
Quett Masire
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2017
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 173
Doris Hart
TENNIS PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 174
Wahiduddin Khan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2021
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 175
Jean d'Ormesson
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 176
Marco Cé
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2014
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 177
Emilio Eduardo Massera
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 2010
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 178
Uzi Narkiss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 1997
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 179
Hugo Koblet
CYCLIST
1925 - 1964
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 180
Jean Raspail
WRITER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 181
Rosario Castellanos
WRITER
1925 - 1974
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 182