WRITER
Maurice Leblanc
1864 - 1941
Maurice Leblanc
Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; French: [ləblɑ̃]; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes. The first Arsène Lupin story appeared in a series of short stories that was serialized in the magazine Je sais tout, starting in No. 6, dated 15 July 1905. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurice Leblanc has received more than 839,931 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Leblanc is the 213th most popular writer (up from 228th in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from France (up from 267th in 2019) and the 41st most popular French Writer.
Maurice Leblanc is most famous for his detective stories about Arsène Lupin.
Memorability Metrics
840k
Page Views (PV)
72.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
10.77
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
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Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Maurice Leblanc ranks 213 out of 7,302. Before him are Stéphane Mallarmé, Mario Vargas Llosa, Imre Kertész, Anacreon, Johanna Spyri, and Sigrid Undset. After him are Carlo Goldoni, Diogenes Laërtius, Terence, Quintilian, Pierre Corneille, and Tomas Tranströmer.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStéphane Mallarmé
1842 - 1898
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 207
Mario Vargas Llosa
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 208
Imre Kertész
1929 - 2016
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 209
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 210
Johanna Spyri
1827 - 1901
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 211
Sigrid Undset
1882 - 1949
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 212
Maurice Leblanc
1864 - 1941
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 213
Carlo Goldoni
1707 - 1793
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 214
Diogenes Laërtius
180 - 240
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 215
Terence
185 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 216
Quintilian
35 - 96
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 217
Pierre Corneille
1606 - 1684
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 218
Tomas Tranströmer
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 219
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1864, Maurice Leblanc ranks 5. Before him are Max Weber, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Richard Strauss, and Wilhelm Wien. After him are Alois Alzheimer, Camille Claudel, Walther Nernst, Hermann Minkowski, Eleftherios Venizelos, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine. Among people deceased in 1941, Maurice Leblanc ranks 8. Before him are Rabindranath Tagore, Henri Bergson, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, and Alfonso XIII of Spain. After him are Maximilian Kolbe, Emanuel Lasker, Walther Nernst, Arthur Evans, Robert Delaunay, and James George Frazer.
Others Born in 1864
Go to all RankingsMax Weber
SOCIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 1
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
PAINTER
1864 - 1901
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 2
Richard Strauss
COMPOSER
1864 - 1949
HPI: 76.36
Rank: 3
Wilhelm Wien
PHYSICIST
1864 - 1928
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 4
Maurice Leblanc
WRITER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 5
Alois Alzheimer
PHYSICIAN
1864 - 1915
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 6
Camille Claudel
SCULPTOR
1864 - 1943
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 7
Walther Nernst
CHEMIST
1864 - 1941
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 8
Hermann Minkowski
MATHEMATICIAN
1864 - 1909
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 9
Eleftherios Venizelos
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1936
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 10
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1945
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 11
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
NOBLEMAN
1864 - 1918
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1941
Go to all RankingsRabindranath Tagore
WRITER
1861 - 1941
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 2
Henri Bergson
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 3
James Joyce
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 4
Virginia Woolf
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 5
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 6
Alfonso XIII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1941
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 7
Maurice Leblanc
WRITER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 8
Maximilian Kolbe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1941
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 9
Emanuel Lasker
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 10
Walther Nernst
CHEMIST
1864 - 1941
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 11
Arthur Evans
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1851 - 1941
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 12
Robert Delaunay
PAINTER
1885 - 1941
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 13
James George Frazer
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 14
In France
Among people born in France, Maurice Leblanc ranks 262 out of 6,770. Before him are Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810), Michel Platini (1955), Rudolf Diesel (1858), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842), Pope Innocent V (1225), and Charles Fourier (1772). After him are Philip I of France (1052), Jules Massenet (1842), Henry I of France (1008), Charles I of Anjou (1226), Frédéric Passy (1822), and Charles Gounod (1818).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCamillo Benso, Count of Cavour
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1861
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 256
Michel Platini
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 257
Rudolf Diesel
INVENTOR
1858 - 1913
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 258
Stéphane Mallarmé
WRITER
1842 - 1898
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 259
Pope Innocent V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1225 - 1276
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 260
Charles Fourier
PHILOSOPHER
1772 - 1837
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 261
Maurice Leblanc
WRITER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 262
Philip I of France
POLITICIAN
1052 - 1108
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 263
Jules Massenet
COMPOSER
1842 - 1912
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 264
Henry I of France
POLITICIAN
1008 - 1060
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 265
Charles I of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1226 - 1285
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 266
Frédéric Passy
ECONOMIST
1822 - 1912
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 267
Charles Gounod
COMPOSER
1818 - 1893
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 268
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Maurice Leblanc ranks 41. Before him are Cyrano de Bergerac (1619), Nicolas Flamel (1330), François-René de Chateaubriand (1768), André Breton (1896), Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894), and Stéphane Mallarmé (1842). After him are Pierre Corneille (1606), Prosper Mérimée (1803), Frédéric Mistral (1830), J. M. G. Le Clézio (1940), Germaine de Staël (1766), and François Mauriac (1885).
Cyrano de Bergerac
1619 - 1655
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 35
Nicolas Flamel
1330 - 1425
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 36
François-René de Chateaubriand
1768 - 1848
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 37
André Breton
1896 - 1966
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 38
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
1894 - 1961
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 39
Stéphane Mallarmé
1842 - 1898
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 40
Maurice Leblanc
1864 - 1941
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 41
Pierre Corneille
1606 - 1684
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 42
Prosper Mérimée
1803 - 1870
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 43
Frédéric Mistral
1830 - 1914
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 44
J. M. G. Le Clézio
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 45
Germaine de Staël
1766 - 1817
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 46
François Mauriac
1885 - 1970
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 47