WRITER
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
1829 - 1871
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
Pierre Alexis, Viscount of Ponson du Terrail (8 July 1829 – 20 January 1871) was a French writer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail has received more than 54,703 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail is the 2,160th most popular writer (down from 1,933rd in 2019), the 2,421st most popular biography from France (down from 2,182nd in 2019) and the 307th most popular French Writer.
Memorability Metrics
55k
Page Views (PV)
55.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
6.08
Effective Languages (L*)
1.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail ranks 2,160 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul the Silentiary, Siri Hustvedt, Charles de Brosses, Amrita Pritam, Eduard Uspensky, and Paul Morand. After him are Ernst Robert Curtius, Al-Farazdaq, Phan Bội Châu, Michel Leiris, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, and Isaac the Blind.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul the Silentiary
520 - 580
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 2,154
Siri Hustvedt
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 2,155
Charles de Brosses
1709 - 1777
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 2,156
Amrita Pritam
1919 - 2005
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 2,157
Eduard Uspensky
1937 - 2018
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 2,158
Paul Morand
1888 - 1976
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 2,159
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
1829 - 1871
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2,160
Ernst Robert Curtius
1886 - 1956
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,161
Al-Farazdaq
641 - 728
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,162
Phan Bội Châu
1867 - 1940
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,163
Michel Leiris
1901 - 1990
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,164
Ka'b ibn Zuhayr
700 - 662
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,165
Isaac the Blind
1160 - 1235
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,166
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1829, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail ranks 27. Before him are William Booth, Radama II, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Ivan Sechenov, N. R. Pogson, and Maurice Joly. After him are Ludvig Lorenz, Joaquin Murrieta, Robert Nobel, Elwin Bruno Christoffel, Franz Reuleaux, and Allan Octavian Hume. Among people deceased in 1871, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail ranks 25. Before him are Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Charles Paul de Kock, Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Moritz von Schwind, François-Joseph Fétis, and Pierre Leroux. After him are Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, August Immanuel Bekker, Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti, Roderick Murchison, and Henry E. Steinway.
Others Born in 1829
Go to all RankingsWilliam Booth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1829 - 1912
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 21
Radama II
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1863
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 22
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
NOBLEMAN
1829 - 1880
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 23
Ivan Sechenov
ENGINEER
1829 - 1905
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 24
N. R. Pogson
ASTRONOMER
1829 - 1891
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 25
Maurice Joly
WRITER
1829 - 1878
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 26
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
WRITER
1829 - 1871
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 27
Ludvig Lorenz
PHYSICIST
1829 - 1891
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 28
Joaquin Murrieta
EXTREMIST
1829 - 1853
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 29
Robert Nobel
BUSINESSPERSON
1829 - 1896
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 30
Elwin Bruno Christoffel
MATHEMATICIAN
1829 - 1900
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 31
Franz Reuleaux
ENGINEER
1829 - 1905
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 32
Allan Octavian Hume
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1829 - 1912
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1871
Go to all RankingsPrincess Leopoldina of Brazil
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1871
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 19
Charles Paul de Kock
WRITER
1793 - 1871
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 20
Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1871
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 21
Moritz von Schwind
PAINTER
1804 - 1871
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 22
François-Joseph Fétis
COMPOSER
1784 - 1871
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 23
Pierre Leroux
ECONOMIST
1797 - 1871
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 24
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
WRITER
1829 - 1871
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 25
Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1871
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 26
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
BIOLOGIST
1811 - 1871
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 27
August Immanuel Bekker
LINGUIST
1785 - 1871
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 28
Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1871
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 29
Roderick Murchison
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1871
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 30
Henry E. Steinway
BUSINESSPERSON
1797 - 1871
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 31
In France
Among people born in France, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail ranks 2,421 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernard of Menthon (923), Bernard Lyot (1897), Jean François de Troy (1679), Brigitte Lahaie (1955), Louis Anquetin (1861), and Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894). After him are Marie-Thérèse Walter (1909), Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765), Ernst Robert Curtius (1886), Jean Eustache (1938), Michel Leiris (1901), and Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsBernard of Menthon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
923 - 1008
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 2,415
Bernard Lyot
ASTRONOMER
1897 - 1952
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2,416
Jean François de Troy
PAINTER
1679 - 1752
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2,417
Brigitte Lahaie
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2,418
Louis Anquetin
PAINTER
1861 - 1932
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2,419
Jacques Henri Lartigue
PHOTOGRAPHER
1894 - 1986
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2,420
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
WRITER
1829 - 1871
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2,421
Marie-Thérèse Walter
COMPANION
1909 - 1977
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2,422
Pierre Dupont de l'Étang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1840
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,423
Ernst Robert Curtius
WRITER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,424
Jean Eustache
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 1981
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,425
Michel Leiris
WRITER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,426
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
EXPLORER
1867 - 1936
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2,427
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail ranks 307. Before him are Maurice Joly (1829), Yvan Goll (1891), Savitri Devi (1905), Paul Féval, père (1816), Charles de Brosses (1709), and Paul Morand (1888). After him are Ernst Robert Curtius (1886), Michel Leiris (1901), Isaac the Blind (1160), Auguste Maquet (1813), Roger Peyrefitte (1907), and Zygmunt Krasiński (1812).
Maurice Joly
1829 - 1878
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 301
Yvan Goll
1891 - 1950
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 302
Savitri Devi
1905 - 1982
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 303
Paul Féval, père
1816 - 1887
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 304
Charles de Brosses
1709 - 1777
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 305
Paul Morand
1888 - 1976
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 306
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
1829 - 1871
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 307
Ernst Robert Curtius
1886 - 1956
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 308
Michel Leiris
1901 - 1990
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 309
Isaac the Blind
1160 - 1235
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 310
Auguste Maquet
1813 - 1888
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 311
Roger Peyrefitte
1907 - 2000
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 312
Zygmunt Krasiński
1812 - 1859
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 313