WRITER

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

1947 - Today

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Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (PPDA; né Patrick Jean Marcel Poivre, French pronunciation: [patʁik ʒɑ̃ maʁsɛl pwavʁ daʁvɔʁ]; born 20 September 1947) is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed "PPDA". With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of television news to his credit, he was one of the longest serving newsreaders in the world until he was fired in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Poivre d'Arvor has received more than 161,763 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Patrick Poivre d'Arvor is the 4,477th most popular writer (down from 4,166th in 2019), the 4,179th most popular biography from France (down from 3,819th in 2019) and the 534th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor ranks 4,477 out of 7,302. Before him are Ingrid Jonker, Renia Spiegel, Choʻlpon, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Julia Quinn, and Tracy Chevalier. After him are Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Sofia Yablonska, Cecil Day-Lewis, Saneatsu Mushanokōji, and Sakyo Komatsu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor ranks 456. Before him are Benjamin Orr, Klaus Dibiasi, Brian Herbert, Wilko Johnson, Jan T. Gross, and Peter Cosgrove. After him are Moses Blah, William Bonin, Đurđica Bjedov, Emiel Puttemans, Maurizio Micheli, and Teemu Sippo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor ranks 4,179 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Cavaillès (1903), Maurice Boitel (1919), Roger Ducret (1888), Yvonne Loriod (1924), Sylvestre François Lacroix (1765), and Jean, Count of Paris (1965). After him are Abel de Pujol (1785), François Bracci (1951), Louis Garrel (1983), Ernest Goüin (1815), Alexandre Lacazette (1991), and Edmond Laguerre (1834).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor ranks 534. Before him are Jean-Richard Bloch (1884), Olivier de Serres (1539), Stanislas Julien (1797), Pierre Pithou (1539), Jakob Balde (1604), and Pierre Emmanuel (1916). After him are François le Métel de Boisrobert (1592), Louis Henri Boussenard (1847), Claude Mauriac (1914), Paul Du Chaillu (1835), Georges Courteline (1858), and René Guillot (1900).

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