FASHION DESIGNER
Paul Poiret
1879 - 1944
Paul Poiret
Paul Poiret (20 April 1879 – 30 April 1944, Paris, France) was a French fashion designer, a master couturier during the first two decades of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Poiret has received more than 494,690 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Paul Poiret is the 22nd most popular fashion designer, the 1,462nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,479th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Fashion Designer.
Memorability Metrics
490k
Page Views (PV)
59.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
7.35
Effective Languages (L*)
1.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FASHION DESIGNERS
Among fashion designers, Paul Poiret ranks 22 out of 51. Before him are Roberto Cavalli, Mary Quant, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Yohji Yamamoto, Tom Ford, and Oscar de la Renta. After him are Rose Bertin, John Galliano, Thierry Mugler, Gianfranco Ferré, Donna Karan, and Charles Frederick Worth.
Most Popular Fashion Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoberto Cavalli
1940 - 2024
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 16
Mary Quant
1930 - 2023
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 17
Jean-Paul Gaultier
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 18
Yohji Yamamoto
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 19
Tom Ford
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 20
Oscar de la Renta
1932 - 2014
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 21
Paul Poiret
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 22
Rose Bertin
1747 - 1813
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 23
John Galliano
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 24
Thierry Mugler
1948 - 2022
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 25
Gianfranco Ferré
1944 - 2007
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 26
Donna Karan
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 27
Charles Frederick Worth
1825 - 1895
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 28
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Paul Poiret ranks 48. Before him are Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Frederick Griffith, Adolf Strauss, Wanda Landowska, Boris Savinkov, and Marius Jacob. After him are Ethel Barrymore, Max Schreck, Huda Sha'arawi, Bedřich Hrozný, Edward Steichen, and Kartini. Among people deceased in 1944, Paul Poiret ranks 73. Before him are Ida Tarbell, Leo Baekeland, Günther Korten, Cécile Chaminade, Yvette Guilbert, and Missak Manouchian. After him are Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Friedrich Dollmann, Paul Cornu, Milan Hodža, Jakob von Uexküll, and James McKeen Cattell.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsPeriyar E. V. Ramasamy
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1973
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 42
Frederick Griffith
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 43
Adolf Strauss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1973
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 44
Wanda Landowska
MUSICIAN
1879 - 1959
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 45
Boris Savinkov
EXTREMIST
1879 - 1925
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 46
Marius Jacob
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1954
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 47
Paul Poiret
FASHION DESIGNER
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 48
Ethel Barrymore
ACTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 49
Max Schreck
ACTOR
1879 - 1936
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 50
Huda Sha'arawi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1947
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 51
Bedřich Hrozný
LINGUIST
1879 - 1952
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 52
Edward Steichen
PAINTER
1879 - 1973
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 53
Kartini
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1904
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 54
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsIda Tarbell
WRITER
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 67
Leo Baekeland
CHEMIST
1863 - 1944
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 68
Günther Korten
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1944
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 69
Cécile Chaminade
COMPOSER
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 70
Yvette Guilbert
ACTOR
1865 - 1944
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 71
Missak Manouchian
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1944
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 72
Paul Poiret
FASHION DESIGNER
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 73
Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1944
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 74
Friedrich Dollmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 75
Paul Cornu
ENGINEER
1881 - 1944
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 76
Milan Hodža
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 77
Jakob von Uexküll
BIOLOGIST
1864 - 1944
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 78
James McKeen Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1860 - 1944
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 79
In France
Among people born in France, Paul Poiret ranks 1,462 out of 6,770. Before him are Alain Giresse (1952), Charles-Michel de l'Épée (1712), Joan, Countess of Flanders (1200), Paul Scarron (1610), Theobald II, Count of Champagne (1093), and Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois (1819). After him are Maria Francisca of Savoy (1646), Étienne-Louis Malus (1775), Antoine Augustin Cournot (1801), Jean Clouet (1480), James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (1670), and Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary (1158).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAlain Giresse
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,456
Charles-Michel de l'Épée
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1789
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 1,457
Joan, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1244
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 1,458
Paul Scarron
WRITER
1610 - 1660
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,459
Theobald II, Count of Champagne
POLITICIAN
1093 - 1152
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,460
Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1864
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,461
Paul Poiret
FASHION DESIGNER
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,462
Maria Francisca of Savoy
COMPANION
1646 - 1683
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,463
Étienne-Louis Malus
MATHEMATICIAN
1775 - 1812
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,464
Antoine Augustin Cournot
MATHEMATICIAN
1801 - 1877
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 1,465
Jean Clouet
PAINTER
1480 - 1541
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 1,466
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1734
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 1,467
Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary
COMPANION
1158 - 1197
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 1,468
Among FASHION DESIGNERS In France
Among fashion designers born in France, Paul Poiret ranks 5. Before him are Coco Chanel (1883), Christian Dior (1905), Hubert de Givenchy (1927), and Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952). After him are Rose Bertin (1747), Thierry Mugler (1948), Christian Lacroix (1951), Emanuel Ungaro (1933), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Christian Louboutin (1964), and Jean Patou (1887).
Coco Chanel
1883 - 1971
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 1
Christian Dior
1905 - 1957
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 2
Hubert de Givenchy
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 3
Jean-Paul Gaultier
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 4
Paul Poiret
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 5
Rose Bertin
1747 - 1813
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 6
Thierry Mugler
1948 - 2022
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 7
Christian Lacroix
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 8
Emanuel Ungaro
1933 - 2019
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 9
Madeleine Vionnet
1876 - 1975
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 10
Christian Louboutin
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 11
Jean Patou
1887 - 1936
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 12