WRITER
Léo Taxil
1854 - 1907
Léo Taxil
Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès, better known by the pen name Léo Taxil (French: [leo taksil]; March 21, 1854 – March 31, 1907), was a French writer and journalist who became known for his strong anti-Catholic and anti-clerical views. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Léo Taxil has received more than 185,841 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Léo Taxil is the 1,209th most popular writer (up from 1,423rd in 2019), the 1,373rd most popular biography from France (up from 1,624th in 2019) and the 176th most popular French Writer.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
60.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
7.26
Effective Languages (L*)
1.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Léo Taxil ranks 1,209 out of 7,302. Before him are Ibn Khallikan, Roger Caillois, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Odoric of Pordenone, Ida Tarbell, and Theodor Storm. After him are Daniil Kharms, Alexander Ostrovsky, Martha Gellhorn, Johann Peter Eckermann, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, and Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIbn Khallikan
1211 - 1282
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,203
Roger Caillois
1913 - 1978
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,204
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
1817 - 1875
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,205
Odoric of Pordenone
1286 - 1331
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,206
Ida Tarbell
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,207
Theodor Storm
1817 - 1888
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,208
Léo Taxil
1854 - 1907
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,209
Daniil Kharms
1905 - 1942
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,210
Alexander Ostrovsky
1823 - 1886
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,211
Martha Gellhorn
1908 - 1998
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,212
Johann Peter Eckermann
1792 - 1854
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,213
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
1803 - 1882
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,214
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
1848 - 1931
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,215
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1854, Léo Taxil ranks 19. Before him are Georges Picquart, George Eastman, Albert Edelfelt, Johannes Rydberg, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Paul Natorp. After him are Paul von Rennenkampf, Georg Kerschensteiner, Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Yan Fu, Salomon August Andrée, and Alfredo Catalani. Among people deceased in 1907, Léo Taxil ranks 24. Before him are Kato Svanidze, Princess Clémentine of Orléans, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Marcellin Berthelot, Ilia Chavchavadze, and Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden. After him are Franz Sacher, Qiu Jin, William Henry Perkin, Henry Steel Olcott, Hermann Carl Vogel, and Kuno Fischer.
Others Born in 1854
Go to all RankingsGeorges Picquart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1854 - 1914
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 13
George Eastman
INVENTOR
1854 - 1932
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 14
Albert Edelfelt
PAINTER
1854 - 1905
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 15
Johannes Rydberg
PHYSICIST
1854 - 1919
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 16
Engelbert Humperdinck
COMPOSER
1854 - 1921
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 17
Paul Natorp
PHILOSOPHER
1854 - 1924
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 18
Léo Taxil
WRITER
1854 - 1907
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 19
Paul von Rennenkampf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1854 - 1918
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 20
Georg Kerschensteiner
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1932
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 21
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1854 - 1920
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 22
Yan Fu
WRITER
1854 - 1921
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 23
Salomon August Andrée
EXPLORER
1854 - 1897
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 24
Alfredo Catalani
COMPOSER
1854 - 1893
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1907
Go to all RankingsKato Svanidze
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1907
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 18
Princess Clémentine of Orléans
COMPANION
1817 - 1907
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 19
Paula Modersohn-Becker
PAINTER
1876 - 1907
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 20
Marcellin Berthelot
CHEMIST
1827 - 1907
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 21
Ilia Chavchavadze
WRITER
1837 - 1907
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 22
Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1907
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 23
Léo Taxil
WRITER
1854 - 1907
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 24
Franz Sacher
CHEF
1816 - 1907
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 25
Qiu Jin
WRITER
1875 - 1907
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 26
William Henry Perkin
CHEMIST
1838 - 1907
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 27
Henry Steel Olcott
WRITER
1832 - 1907
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 28
Hermann Carl Vogel
ASTRONOMER
1841 - 1907
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 29
Kuno Fischer
PHILOSOPHER
1824 - 1907
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 30
In France
Among people born in France, Léo Taxil ranks 1,373 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761), Roger Caillois (1913), Pierre Mauroy (1928), Victor Cousin (1792), Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1838), and Jacqueline Boyer (1941). After him are Michel Adanson (1727), Dominique Jean Larrey (1766), Luis Federico Leloir (1906), Eva Green (1980), Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1435), and Arbogast (340).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean-Charles Pichegru
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1804
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,367
Roger Caillois
WRITER
1913 - 1978
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,368
Pierre Mauroy
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,369
Victor Cousin
PHILOSOPHER
1792 - 1867
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,370
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
CHEMIST
1838 - 1912
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,371
Jacqueline Boyer
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,372
Léo Taxil
WRITER
1854 - 1907
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,373
Michel Adanson
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,374
Dominique Jean Larrey
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,375
Luis Federico Leloir
CHEMIST
1906 - 1987
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,376
Eva Green
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,377
Francis II, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1435 - 1488
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,378
Arbogast
POLITICIAN
340 - 394
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,379
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Léo Taxil ranks 176. Before him are Chevalier d'Éon (1728), Vivant Denon (1747), Comtessa de Dia (1175), Joachim du Bellay (1522), Pierre de Marivaux (1688), and Roger Caillois (1913). After him are Raymond Radiguet (1903), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), Roland Topor (1938), Edmond François Valentin About (1828), Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734), and Paul Scarron (1610).
Chevalier d'Éon
1728 - 1810
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 170
Vivant Denon
1747 - 1825
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 171
Comtessa de Dia
1175 - 1225
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 172
Joachim du Bellay
1522 - 1560
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 173
Pierre de Marivaux
1688 - 1763
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 174
Roger Caillois
1913 - 1978
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 175
Léo Taxil
1854 - 1907
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 176
Raymond Radiguet
1903 - 1923
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 177
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
1711 - 1780
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 178
Roland Topor
1938 - 1997
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 179
Edmond François Valentin About
1828 - 1885
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 180
Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière
1734 - 1793
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 181
Paul Scarron
1610 - 1660
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 182