Writer
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
French writer
1893 - 1945
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Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Pierre Drieu La Rochelle is the 1,262nd most popular writer (up from 1,327th in 2024), the 1,434th most popular biography from France (up from 1,522nd in 2019) and the 182nd most popular French Writer.
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Pierre Drieu La Rochelle's biography spans 31 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 66.58.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Pierre Drieu La Rochelle ranks 1,262 out of 7,707. Before him are Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Ivan Kotliarevsky, Émile Gaboriau, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Siegfried Kracauer, and John Tzetzes. After him are Rodolphe Töpffer, Madame d'Aulnoy, Vittorio Alfieri, Jan Kochanowski, Agrippa d'Aubigné, and Eiji Yoshikawa.
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Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
1539 - 1616
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 1,256
Ivan Kotliarevsky
1769 - 1838
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 1,257
Émile Gaboriau
1832 - 1873
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 1,258
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
1812 - 1885
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 1,259
Siegfried Kracauer
1889 - 1966
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,260
John Tzetzes
1110 - 1180
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,261
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,262
Rodolphe Töpffer
1799 - 1846
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,263
Madame d'Aulnoy
1651 - 1705
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 1,264
Vittorio Alfieri
1749 - 1803
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 1,265
Jan Kochanowski
1530 - 1584
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 1,266
Agrippa d'Aubigné
1552 - 1630
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 1,267
Eiji Yoshikawa
1892 - 1962
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 1,268
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Pierre Drieu La Rochelle ranks 58. Before him are Edward G. Robinson, Ernst Öpik, Roy O. Disney, Battista Farina, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk. After him are Erwin Piscator, Walter Christaller, Raymond Loewy, Bill Tilden, Hans Scharoun, and Dragiša Cvetković. Among people deceased in 1945, Pierre Drieu La Rochelle ranks 94. Before him are Rudolf von Sebottendorf, John Ambrose Fleming, Kurt Gerstein, Charles Fabry, Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, and Josef Čapek. After him are Fritz Klein, Hans Kammler, Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger, Else Lasker-Schüler, Albrecht Penck, and Roza Shanina.
Others Born in 1893
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Edward G. Robinson
ACTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 52
Ernst Öpik
ASTRONOMER
1893 - 1985
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 53
Roy O. Disney
BUSINESSPERSON
1893 - 1971
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 54
Battista Farina
DESIGNER
1893 - 1966
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 55
Vsevolod Pudovkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1953
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 56
Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 57
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
WRITER
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 58
Erwin Piscator
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1966
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 59
Walter Christaller
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1969
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 60
Raymond Loewy
DESIGNER
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 61
Bill Tilden
TENNIS PLAYER
1893 - 1953
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 62
Hans Scharoun
ARCHITECT
1893 - 1972
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 63
Dragiša Cvetković
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1969
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 64
Others Deceased in 1945
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Rudolf von Sebottendorf
WRITER
1875 - 1945
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 88
John Ambrose Fleming
ENGINEER
1849 - 1945
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 89
Kurt Gerstein
ENGINEER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 90
Charles Fabry
PHYSICIST
1867 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 91
Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 92
Josef Čapek
WRITER
1887 - 1945
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 93
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
WRITER
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 94
Fritz Klein
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1945
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 95
Hans Kammler
ENGINEER
1901 - 1945
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 96
Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1945
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 97
Else Lasker-Schüler
WRITER
1869 - 1945
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 98
Albrecht Penck
GEOGRAPHER
1858 - 1945
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 99
Roza Shanina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1945
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 100
In France
Among people born in France, Pierre Drieu La Rochelle ranks 1,434 out of 7,658. Before him are Michèle Mouton (1951), Emmanuel Mounier (1905), Geneviève Grad (1944), Louis I, Count of Flanders (1304), Émile Gaboriau (1832), and Paul Ulrich Villard (1860). After him are Bertrand Blier (1939), Philippe Starck (1949), Emmanuelle Béart (1963), Madame d'Aulnoy (1651), Pierre Mauroy (1928), and Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785).
Others born in France
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Michèle Mouton
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 1,428
Emmanuel Mounier
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1950
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 1,429
Geneviève Grad
ACTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 1,430
Louis I, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1304 - 1346
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 1,431
Émile Gaboriau
WRITER
1832 - 1873
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 1,432
Paul Ulrich Villard
CHEMIST
1860 - 1934
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,433
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
WRITER
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,434
Bertrand Blier
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2025
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,435
Philippe Starck
DESIGNER
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,436
Emmanuelle Béart
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 1,437
Madame d'Aulnoy
WRITER
1651 - 1705
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 1,438
Pierre Mauroy
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 1,439
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1845
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 1,440
Among Writers In France
Among writers born in France, Pierre Drieu La Rochelle ranks 182. Before him are Michel Verne (1861), Pierre de Marivaux (1688), B. H. Liddell Hart (1895), Charles Péguy (1873), Léon Bloy (1846), and Émile Gaboriau (1832). After him are Madame d'Aulnoy (1651), Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552), Pierre Larousse (1817), Blaise de Vigenère (1523), Jean Giono (1895), and Maurice Barrès (1862).
Michel Verne
1861 - 1925
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 176
Pierre de Marivaux
1688 - 1763
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 177
B. H. Liddell Hart
1895 - 1970
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 178
Charles Péguy
1873 - 1914
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 179
Léon Bloy
1846 - 1917
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 180
Émile Gaboriau
1832 - 1873
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 181
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 182
Madame d'Aulnoy
1651 - 1705
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 183
Agrippa d'Aubigné
1552 - 1630
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 184
Pierre Larousse
1817 - 1875
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 185
Blaise de Vigenère
1523 - 1596
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 186
Jean Giono
1895 - 1970
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 187
Maurice Barrès
1862 - 1923
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 188
