WRITER
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
1808 - 1889
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly (2 November 1808 – 23 April 1889) was a French novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary critic. He specialised in mystery tales that explored hidden motivation and hinted at evil without being explicitly concerned with anything supernatural. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly has received more than 124,324 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly is the 1,414th most popular writer (down from 1,407th in 2019), the 1,638th most popular biography from France (down from 1,607th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular French Writer.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
59.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
4.40
Effective Languages (L*)
3.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly ranks 1,414 out of 7,302. Before him are Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, Georg Heym, Philippe Soupault, Liang Qichao, A. B. Yehoshua, and Agrippa d'Aubigné. After him are Georges Rodenbach, Remy de Gourmont, Béla Balázs, Ryū Murakami, Joseph Mohr, and Qiu Jin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrincess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza
1911 - 2003
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 1,408
Georg Heym
1887 - 1912
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,409
Philippe Soupault
1897 - 1990
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,410
Liang Qichao
1873 - 1929
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 1,411
A. B. Yehoshua
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 1,412
Agrippa d'Aubigné
1552 - 1630
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 1,413
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
1808 - 1889
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,414
Georges Rodenbach
1855 - 1898
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,415
Remy de Gourmont
1858 - 1915
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,416
Béla Balázs
1884 - 1949
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,417
Ryū Murakami
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,418
Joseph Mohr
1792 - 1848
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,419
Qiu Jin
1875 - 1907
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,420
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1808, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly ranks 22. Before him are Mohammad Shah Qajar, Carl Spitzweg, Solomon Northup, Wilhelm Weitling, Princess Louise of Prussia, and George Robert Gray. After him are Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Nimatullah Kassab, Urbano Rattazzi, Eugénie de Beauharnais, and Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. Among people deceased in 1889, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly ranks 22. Before him are Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, Wilhelm Tempel, Giovanni Bottesini, Maria Mitchell, Robert Browning, and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. After him are Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, John Ericsson, Ignacy Domeyko, Jules Dupré, Gaston Planté, and Şevkefza Kadın.
Others Born in 1808
Go to all RankingsMohammad Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1848
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 16
Carl Spitzweg
PAINTER
1808 - 1885
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 17
Solomon Northup
WRITER
1808 - 1863
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 18
Wilhelm Weitling
WRITER
1808 - 1871
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 19
Princess Louise of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1870
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 20
George Robert Gray
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1872
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 21
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
WRITER
1808 - 1889
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 22
Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark
COMPANION
1808 - 1891
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 23
Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1808 - 1877
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 24
Nimatullah Kassab
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1808 - 1858
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 25
Urbano Rattazzi
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 26
Eugénie de Beauharnais
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1847
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 27
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
WRITER
1808 - 1890
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1889
Go to all RankingsTeresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies
COMPANION
1822 - 1889
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 16
Wilhelm Tempel
ASTRONOMER
1821 - 1889
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 17
Giovanni Bottesini
COMPOSER
1821 - 1889
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 18
Maria Mitchell
ASTRONOMER
1818 - 1889
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 19
Robert Browning
WRITER
1812 - 1889
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 20
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
WRITER
1826 - 1889
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 21
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
WRITER
1808 - 1889
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 22
Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1889
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 23
John Ericsson
INVENTOR
1803 - 1889
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 24
Ignacy Domeyko
GEOLOGIST
1802 - 1889
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 25
Jules Dupré
PAINTER
1811 - 1889
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 26
Gaston Planté
PHYSICIST
1834 - 1889
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 27
Şevkefza Kadın
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1889
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 28
In France
Among people born in France, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly ranks 1,638 out of 6,770. Before him are Raymond Loewy (1893), Abbé Pierre (1912), Philippe Soupault (1897), Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552), Élie Cartan (1869), and Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours (1489). After him are Remy de Gourmont (1858), Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle (1775), Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723), Georges Canguilhem (1904), Bixente Lizarazu (1969), and Prince Jean, Duke of Guise (1874).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsRaymond Loewy
DESIGNER
1893 - 1986
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,632
Abbé Pierre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,633
Philippe Soupault
WRITER
1897 - 1990
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,634
Agrippa d'Aubigné
WRITER
1552 - 1630
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 1,635
Élie Cartan
MATHEMATICIAN
1869 - 1951
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 1,636
Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1489 - 1512
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,637
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
WRITER
1808 - 1889
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,638
Remy de Gourmont
WRITER
1858 - 1915
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,639
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1809
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,640
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
BIOLOGIST
1723 - 1806
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,641
Georges Canguilhem
PHILOSOPHER
1904 - 1995
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,642
Bixente Lizarazu
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 1,643
Prince Jean, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1940
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 1,644
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly ranks 202. Before him are Fulcher of Chartres (1059), Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715), Jules de Goncourt (1830), Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911), Philippe Soupault (1897), and Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552). After him are Remy de Gourmont (1858), Marcel Aymé (1902), Georges Feydeau (1862), Régis Debray (1940), Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758), and Marie Anne Lenormand (1772).
Fulcher of Chartres
1059 - 1127
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 196
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
1715 - 1747
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 197
Jules de Goncourt
1830 - 1870
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 198
Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza
1911 - 2003
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 199
Philippe Soupault
1897 - 1990
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 200
Agrippa d'Aubigné
1552 - 1630
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 201
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
1808 - 1889
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 202
Remy de Gourmont
1858 - 1915
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 203
Marcel Aymé
1902 - 1967
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 204
Georges Feydeau
1862 - 1921
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 205
Régis Debray
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 206
Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy
1758 - 1838
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 207
Marie Anne Lenormand
1772 - 1843
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 208