1947 - Today
Patrick Grainville (born 1 June 1947 Villers-sur-Mer, Calvados) is a French novelist. He spent his childhood in Villerville, a small town east of Deauville. An associate professor of letters, he received the Prix Goncourt in 1976, 29 years old, for his fourth novel, Les Flamboyants ("The Flasher").He has written extensively on Africa, where he undertook a cooperative mission. He is professor of French at the Lycée Évariste Galois in Sartrouville. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Grainville has received more than 26,379 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Grainville is the 5,682nd most popular writer, the 4,736th most popular biography from France and the 594th most popular French Writer.
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Among writers, Patrick Grainville ranks 5,682 out of 5,755. Before him are John Ajvide Lindqvist, Tom Kapinos, Colson Whitehead, Māra Zālīte, Philip Massinger, and Lydia Maria Child. After him are Alberto Dines, Justine Musk, Walker Percy, Ludwig Bemelmans, Alan Hollinghurst, and Tim Kring.
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 5,676
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 5,677
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 5,678
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 5,679
1583 - 1640
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 5,680
1802 - 1880
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 5,681
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 5,682
1932 - 2018
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 5,683
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 5,684
1916 - 1990
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 5,685
1898 - 1962
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 5,686
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 5,687
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 5,688
Among people born in 1947, Patrick Grainville ranks 659. Before him are Boris Gulko, Rajko Đurić, Stephanie Beacham, Ada Kok, George Alec Effinger, and Reno Olsen. After him are Subhash Kak, Ken Dryden, Hal Abelson, Emlyn Hughes, Harvey Mason, and Millie Small.
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 653
1947 - 2020
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 654
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 655
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 656
1947 - 2002
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 657
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 658
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 659
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 660
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 661
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 662
1947 - 2004
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 663
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 664
1947 - 2020
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 665
Among people born in France, Patrick Grainville ranks 4,736 out of 6,011. Before him are Éric Boullier (1973), Agnès Buzyn (1962), Richard Dembo (1948), Olivier Weber (1958), André Roosevelt (1879), and Cécile Cassel (1982). After him are Denis Ménochet (1976), Jean-Claude Piumi (1940), Sébastien Chabal (1977), Anna Mouglalis (1978), André Rischmann (1882), and Angelique Boyer (1988).
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 4,730
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 4,731
1948 - 2004
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 4,732
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 4,733
1879 - 1962
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 4,734
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 4,735
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 4,736
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 4,737
1940 - 1996
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 4,738
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 4,739
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 4,740
1882 - 1955
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 4,741
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 4,742
Among writers born in France, Patrick Grainville ranks 594. Before him are Patrick Rambaud (1946), Philippe Delerm (1950), François Nourissier (1927), Paul Arène (1843), Laurent Binet (1972), and Olivier Weber (1958). After him are David Diop (1966), Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), Jean Rouaud (1952), Dominique Bona (1953), Christian Prudhomme (1960), and David Foenkinos (1974).
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 588
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 589
1927 - 2011
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 590
1843 - 1896
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 591
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 592
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 593
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 594
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 595
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 596
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 597
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 598
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 599
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 600