WRITER
Léon Bloy
1846 - 1917
Léon Bloy
Léon Bloy (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ blwa]; 11 July 1846 – 3 November 1917) was a French Catholic novelist, essayist, pamphleteer (or lampoonist), and satirist, known additionally for his eventual (and passionate) defense of Catholicism and for his influence within French Catholic circles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Léon Bloy has received more than 250,336 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Léon Bloy is the 1,142nd most popular writer (up from 1,169th in 2019), the 1,301st most popular biography from France (up from 1,348th in 2019) and the 168th most popular French Writer.
Léon Bloy is most famous for his novel, "The Woman Who Was Poor," and his essay, "The Eternal Feminine."
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
60.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
5.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Léon Bloy ranks 1,142 out of 7,302. Before him are Saint Gall, Michel Butor, Arnold Zweig, Bulat Okudzhava, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, and Monique Wittig. After him are Cornelius Gallus, Anne Rice, Antoine François Prévost, Gottfried Keller, Vidyapati, and Lao She.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSaint Gall
550 - 645
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 1,136
Michel Butor
1926 - 2016
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 1,137
Arnold Zweig
1887 - 1968
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 1,138
Bulat Okudzhava
1924 - 1997
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 1,139
Gaius Valerius Flaccus
45 - 95
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 1,140
Monique Wittig
1935 - 2003
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 1,141
Léon Bloy
1846 - 1917
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 1,142
Cornelius Gallus
69 BC - 26 BC
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 1,143
Anne Rice
1941 - 2021
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 1,144
Antoine François Prévost
1697 - 1763
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 1,145
Gottfried Keller
1819 - 1890
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1,146
Vidyapati
1352 - 1448
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1,147
Lao She
1899 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1,148
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1846, Léon Bloy ranks 23. Before him are Nectarios of Aegina, Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, Anna Dostoevskaya, Vasily Dokuchaev, Émile Gallé, and Gösta Mittag-Leffler. After him are Karl von Bülow, G. Stanley Hall, Franz Mehring, Mariam Baouardy, Tokugawa Iemochi, and Alexander von Kluck. Among people deceased in 1917, Léon Bloy ranks 24. Before him are Ludwig Minkus, Ranavalona III, Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Radomir Putnik, Liliʻuokalani, and Dadabhai Naoroji. After him are Jean Gaston Darboux, Adolph Wagner, Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, Hugo Simberg, Lucien Petit-Breton, and Mendele Mocher Sforim.
Others Born in 1846
Go to all RankingsNectarios of Aegina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1846 - 1920
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 17
Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche
COMPANION
1846 - 1935
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 18
Anna Dostoevskaya
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1918
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 19
Vasily Dokuchaev
GEOLOGIST
1846 - 1903
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 20
Émile Gallé
ARTIST
1846 - 1904
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 21
Gösta Mittag-Leffler
MATHEMATICIAN
1846 - 1927
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 22
Léon Bloy
WRITER
1846 - 1917
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 23
Karl von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1921
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 24
G. Stanley Hall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1846 - 1924
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 25
Franz Mehring
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1919
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 26
Mariam Baouardy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1846 - 1878
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 27
Tokugawa Iemochi
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1866
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 28
Alexander von Kluck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1934
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1917
Go to all RankingsLudwig Minkus
COMPOSER
1826 - 1917
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 18
Ranavalona III
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1917
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 19
Hussein Kamel of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1917
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 20
Radomir Putnik
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1917
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 21
Liliʻuokalani
NOBLEMAN
1838 - 1917
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 22
Dadabhai Naoroji
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1917
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 23
Léon Bloy
WRITER
1846 - 1917
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 24
Jean Gaston Darboux
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1917
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 25
Adolph Wagner
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 26
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
MATHEMATICIAN
1849 - 1917
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 27
Hugo Simberg
PAINTER
1873 - 1917
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 28
Lucien Petit-Breton
CYCLIST
1882 - 1917
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 29
Mendele Mocher Sforim
WRITER
1835 - 1917
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 30
In France
Among people born in France, Léon Bloy ranks 1,301 out of 6,770. Before him are Ernest Gellner (1925), Emmanuel Mounier (1905), Michel Butor (1926), Jean-Louis Barrault (1910), Caterina Valente (1931), and Monique Wittig (1935). After him are Anne L'Huillier (1958), Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766), Jean-Lambert Tallien (1767), Antoine François Prévost (1697), and Bernard Buffet (1928).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsErnest Gellner
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 1995
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 1,295
Emmanuel Mounier
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1950
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 1,296
Michel Butor
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 1,297
Jean-Louis Barrault
ACTOR
1910 - 1994
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 1,298
Caterina Valente
SINGER
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 1,299
Monique Wittig
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 1,300
Léon Bloy
WRITER
1846 - 1917
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 1,301
Anne L'Huillier
PHYSICIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 1,302
Jane Frances de Chantal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1572 - 1641
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 1,303
Rodolphe Kreutzer
COMPOSER
1766 - 1831
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 1,304
Jean-Lambert Tallien
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1820
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 1,305
Antoine François Prévost
WRITER
1697 - 1763
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 1,306
Bernard Buffet
PAINTER
1928 - 1999
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 1,307
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Léon Bloy ranks 168. Before him are Charles Péguy (1873), Jean Giono (1895), Alain-Fournier (1886), Clément Marot (1495), Michel Butor (1926), and Monique Wittig (1935). After him are Antoine François Prévost (1697), Chevalier d'Éon (1728), Vivant Denon (1747), Comtessa de Dia (1175), Joachim du Bellay (1522), and Pierre de Marivaux (1688).
Charles Péguy
1873 - 1914
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 162
Jean Giono
1895 - 1970
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 163
Alain-Fournier
1886 - 1914
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 164
Clément Marot
1495 - 1544
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 165
Michel Butor
1926 - 2016
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 166
Monique Wittig
1935 - 2003
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 167
Léon Bloy
1846 - 1917
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 168
Antoine François Prévost
1697 - 1763
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 169
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