1895 - 1974
Marcel Paul Pagnol (; French: [maʁsɛl pɔl paɲɔl]; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcel Pagnol has received more than 398,696 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Marcel Pagnol is the 999th most popular writer (up from 1,013th in 2019), the 1,134th most popular biography from France (up from 1,137th in 2019) and the 154th most popular French Writer.
Marcel Pagnol is most famous for his play "Marcel Pagnol's The Baker's Wife" and his novels "Jean de Florette" and "Manon of the Spring."
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Among writers, Marcel Pagnol ranks 999 out of 5,794. Before him are Alexander Ostrovsky, Ernesto Sabato, Pu Songling, Paulinus of Nola, William Gibson, and Neale Donald Walsch. After him are Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Taha Hussein, Sarah, Duchess of York, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, Emil Ludwig, and Julien Green.
1823 - 1886
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 993
1911 - 2011
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 994
1640 - 1715
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 995
354 - 431
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 996
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 997
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 998
1895 - 1974
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 999
45 - 95
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1,000
1889 - 1973
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 1,001
1959 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 1,002
1868 - 1937
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 1,003
1881 - 1948
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 1,004
1900 - 1998
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 1,005
Among people born in 1895, Marcel Pagnol ranks 65. Before him are Robert Graves, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Wilhelm Kempff, Richard Barthelmess, Stanley Rous, and Lewis Milestone. After him are Edna Purviance, Ferdinand Čatloš, Clara Haskil, André Frédéric Cournand, Walter Dornberger, and B. H. Liddell Hart. Among people deceased in 1974, Marcel Pagnol ranks 30. Before him are Peng Dehuai, Satyendra Nath Bose, Fritz Zwicky, Walter Lippmann, Zalman Shazar, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. After him are Nikolai Kuznetsov, Patrick Blackett, Virginia Apgar, Walter Brennan, James J. Braddock, and Hilda Gadea.
1895 - 1985
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 59
1895 - 1964
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 60
1895 - 1991
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 61
1895 - 1963
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 62
1895 - 1986
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 63
1895 - 1980
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 64
1895 - 1974
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 65
1895 - 1958
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 66
1895 - 1972
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 67
1895 - 1960
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 68
1895 - 1988
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 69
1895 - 1980
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 70
1895 - 1970
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 71
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 24
1894 - 1974
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 25
1898 - 1974
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 26
1889 - 1974
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 27
1889 - 1974
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 28
1896 - 1974
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 29
1895 - 1974
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 30
1904 - 1974
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 31
1897 - 1974
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 32
1909 - 1974
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 33
1894 - 1974
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 34
1905 - 1974
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 35
1925 - 1974
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 36
Among people born in France, Marcel Pagnol ranks 1,134 out of 5,234. Before him are Georges Auric (1899), Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1953), Paulinus of Nola (354), Ambroise Thomas (1811), and Lúcio Costa (1902). After him are Clément Janequin (1485), Françoise Dorléac (1942), Maurice Duverger (1917), Alain Touraine (1925), Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401), and Aimé Jacquet (1941).
1899 - 1983
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 1,128
1932 - 2007
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 1,129
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 1,130
354 - 431
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 1,131
1811 - 1896
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 1,132
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1,133
1895 - 1974
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1,134
1485 - 1558
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1,135
1942 - 1967
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1,136
1917 - 2014
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 1,137
1925 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 1,138
1401 - 1456
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 1,139
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 1,140
Among writers born in France, Marcel Pagnol ranks 154. Before him are Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), Alexandra David-Néel (1868), Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), Jean de Joinville (1224), Charles Nodier (1780), and Paulinus of Nola (354). After him are Julien Green (1900), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), Joachim du Bellay (1522), Clément Marot (1495), and Roger Caillois (1913).
1737 - 1814
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 148
1868 - 1969
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 149
1620 - 1705
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 150
1224 - 1317
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 151
1780 - 1844
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 152
354 - 431
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 153
1895 - 1974
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 154
1900 - 1998
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 155
1607 - 1701
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 156
1838 - 1889
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 157
1522 - 1560
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 158
1495 - 1544
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 159
1913 - 1978
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 160