WRITER
Madame d'Aulnoy
1651 - 1705
Madame d'Aulnoy
Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1651 – 14 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales. Her 1697 collection Les Contes des Fées (Fairy Tales) coined the literary genre's name and included the first story to feature "Prince Charmant" or Prince Charming. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Madame d'Aulnoy has received more than 264,355 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Madame d'Aulnoy is the 1,521st most popular writer (up from 1,547th in 2019), the 1,766th most popular biography from France (up from 1,779th in 2019) and the 221st most popular French Writer.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
58.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
4.92
Effective Languages (L*)
2.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Madame d'Aulnoy ranks 1,521 out of 7,302. Before her are J. G. Ballard, Semonides of Amorgos, Ahmed Shawqi, Hugo Claus, Diagoras of Melos, and Laonikos Chalkokondyles. After her are Eduard Mörike, Vasil Bykaŭ, Camilla Läckberg, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Edward Albee, and Juan Goytisolo.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJ. G. Ballard
1930 - 2009
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,515
Semonides of Amorgos
650 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,516
Ahmed Shawqi
1868 - 1932
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,517
Hugo Claus
1929 - 2008
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,518
Diagoras of Melos
450 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,519
Laonikos Chalkokondyles
1423 - 1490
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,520
Madame d'Aulnoy
1651 - 1705
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,521
Eduard Mörike
1804 - 1875
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,522
Vasil Bykaŭ
1924 - 2003
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,523
Camilla Läckberg
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,524
Jean François Paul de Gondi
1613 - 1679
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,525
Edward Albee
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,526
Juan Goytisolo
1931 - 2017
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,527
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1651, Madame d'Aulnoy ranks 8. Before her are François Fénelon, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, William Dampier, Natalya Naryshkina, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, and Engelbert Kaempfer. After her are Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Charles Eugène de Croÿ, Dimitry of Rostov, Johann Krieger, and William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Among people deceased in 1705, Madame d'Aulnoy ranks 10. Before her are Ninon de l'Enclos, Luca Giordano, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Catherine of Braganza, John Ray, and Philipp Spener. After her are Pierre Beauchamp, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Guillaume Amontons, Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Bada Shanren, and Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark.
Others Born in 1651
Go to all RankingsFrançois Fénelon
PHILOSOPHER
1651 - 1715
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1651 - 1719
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 3
William Dampier
EXPLORER
1651 - 1715
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 4
Natalya Naryshkina
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1694
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 5
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus
MATHEMATICIAN
1651 - 1708
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 6
Engelbert Kaempfer
PHYSICIAN
1651 - 1716
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 7
Madame d'Aulnoy
WRITER
1651 - 1705
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 8
Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1651 - 1722
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 9
Charles II, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1685
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 10
Charles Eugène de Croÿ
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1651 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 11
Dimitry of Rostov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1651 - 1709
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 12
Johann Krieger
COMPOSER
1651 - 1735
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 13
William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1670
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1705
Go to all RankingsNinon de l'Enclos
WRITER
1620 - 1705
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 4
Luca Giordano
PAINTER
1634 - 1705
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 5
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
COMPANION
1668 - 1705
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 6
Catherine of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 7
John Ray
BIOLOGIST
1627 - 1705
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 8
Philipp Spener
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1635 - 1705
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 9
Madame d'Aulnoy
WRITER
1651 - 1705
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 10
Pierre Beauchamp
DANCER
1631 - 1705
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 11
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1624 - 1705
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 12
Guillaume Amontons
INVENTOR
1663 - 1705
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 13
Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1705
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 14
Bada Shanren
PAINTER
1626 - 1705
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 15
Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1650 - 1705
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 16
In France
Among people born in France, Madame d'Aulnoy ranks 1,766 out of 6,770. Before her are Jules Breton (1827), Eustace III, Count of Boulogne (1060), Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), Charlotte of Albret (1480), Blanche of Bourbon (1339), and Gersonides (1288). After her are La Goulue (1866), Jean François Paul de Gondi (1613), Nicolas de Largillière (1656), Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale (1822), Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753), and Anne Desclos (1907).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJules Breton
PAINTER
1827 - 1906
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,760
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
NOBLEMAN
1060 - 1125
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,761
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
EXPLORER
1705 - 1786
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,762
Charlotte of Albret
NOBLEMAN
1480 - 1514
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,763
Blanche of Bourbon
NOBLEMAN
1339 - 1361
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,764
Gersonides
PHILOSOPHER
1288 - 1344
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,765
Madame d'Aulnoy
WRITER
1651 - 1705
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,766
La Goulue
DANCER
1866 - 1929
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,767
Jean François Paul de Gondi
WRITER
1613 - 1679
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,768
Nicolas de Largillière
PAINTER
1656 - 1746
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,769
Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1897
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,770
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
INVENTOR
1753 - 1809
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,771
Anne Desclos
WRITER
1907 - 1998
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,772
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Madame d'Aulnoy ranks 221. Before her are Adam de la Halle (1245), Thoinot Arbeau (1520), Georges Duhamel (1884), Guillaume de Lorris (1200), Henry de Montherlant (1895), and Louise Labé (1524). After her are Jean François Paul de Gondi (1613), Anne Desclos (1907), Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880), Raymond Roussel (1877), Antoine de Montchrestien (1575), and Marcel Achard (1899).
Adam de la Halle
1245 - 1288
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 215
Thoinot Arbeau
1520 - 1595
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 216
Georges Duhamel
1884 - 1966
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 217
Guillaume de Lorris
1200 - 1238
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 218
Henry de Montherlant
1895 - 1972
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 219
Louise Labé
1524 - 1566
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 220
Madame d'Aulnoy
1651 - 1705
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 221
Jean François Paul de Gondi
1613 - 1679
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 222
Anne Desclos
1907 - 1998
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 223
Elizabeth of the Trinity
1880 - 1906
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 224
Raymond Roussel
1877 - 1933
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 225
Antoine de Montchrestien
1575 - 1621
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 226
Marcel Achard
1899 - 1974
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 227