1761 - 1844
Marie Harel (born Marie Catherine Fontaine; April 28, 1761 – November 9, 1844) was a French cheesemaker, who, along with Abbot Charles-Jean Bonvoust, invented Camembert cheese, according to local legend. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marie Harel has received more than 424,033 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Marie Harel is the 5th most popular chef (up from 8,668th in 2019), the 2,081st most popular biography from France (up from 2,630th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Chef.
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Among chefs, Marie Harel ranks 5 out of 7. Before her are Marcus Gavius Apicius, Joël Robuchon, Julia Child, and Gordon Ramsay. After her are Alain Ducasse, Charles Joughin, Ferran Adrià, Jamie Oliver, René Redzepi, Floyd Cardoz, and Rachael Ray.
25 BC - 37
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 1
1945 - 2018
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 2
1912 - 2004
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 4
1761 - 1844
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 5
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 6
1878 - 1956
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 7
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 8
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 9
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 10
1960 - 2020
HPI: 29.31
Rank: 11
1968 - Present
HPI: 25.86
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1761, Marie Harel ranks 15. Before her are August von Kotzebue, Philippe Buonarroti, Antoine Barnave, Sineperver Sultan, José, Prince of Brazil, and Smithson Tennant. After her are Louis-Léopold Boilly, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Jean-Louis Pons, Marguerite Gérard, François Hanriot, and Duke William Frederick Philip of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1844, Marie Harel ranks 19. Before her are Flora Tristan, Jernej Kopitar, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily, Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia, Henri Gatien Bertrand, and Princess Cecilia of Sweden. After her are Francis Baily, William Beckford, Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon, Johannes van den Bosch, Jacques Laffitte, and Alexander von Benckendorff.
1761 - 1819
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 9
1761 - 1837
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 10
1761 - 1793
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 11
1761 - 1828
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 12
1761 - 1788
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 13
1761 - 1815
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 14
1761 - 1844
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 15
1761 - 1845
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 16
1761 - 1829
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 17
1761 - 1831
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 18
1761 - 1837
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 19
1761 - 1794
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 20
1761 - 1830
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 21
1803 - 1844
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 13
1780 - 1844
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 14
1804 - 1844
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 15
1825 - 1844
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 16
1773 - 1844
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 17
1807 - 1844
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 18
1761 - 1844
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 19
1774 - 1844
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 20
1760 - 1844
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 21
1765 - 1844
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 22
1780 - 1844
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 23
1767 - 1844
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 24
1782 - 1844
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 25
Among people born in France, Marie Harel ranks 2,081 out of 6,011. Before her are Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy (1197), Michel Zevaco (1860), André Claveau (1911), René Fonck (1894), Germanus of Auxerre (378), and Michel-Gabriel Paccard (1757). After her are Étienne Dolet (1509), Tristan Corbière (1845), Samir Nasri (1987), Carolus-Duran (1837), Jean Picard (1620), and Henry of Flanders (1174).
1197 - 1253
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,075
1860 - 1918
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,076
1911 - 2003
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,077
1894 - 1953
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,078
378 - 448
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,079
1757 - 1827
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,080
1761 - 1844
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,081
1509 - 1546
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,082
1845 - 1875
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 2,083
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 2,084
1837 - 1917
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 2,085
1620 - 1682
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,086
1174 - 1216
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,087
Among chefs born in France, Marie Harel ranks 2. Before her are Joël Robuchon (1945). After her are Alain Ducasse (1956).
1945 - 2018
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 1
1761 - 1844
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 3