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Pierre Mac Orlan

1882 - 1970

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Pierre Mac Orlan, sometimes written MacOrlan (born Pierre Dumarchey, February 26, 1882 – June 27, 1970), was a French novelist and songwriter. His novel Quai des Brumes was the source for Marcel Carné's 1938 film of the same name, starring Jean Gabin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Mac Orlan has received more than 44,019 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Mac Orlan is the 4,026th most popular writer (down from 3,736th in 2019), the 3,757th most popular biography from France (down from 3,420th in 2019) and the 490th most popular French Writer.

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  • 44k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pierre Mac Orlan ranks 4,026 out of 5,755. Before him are Franz von Schober, Jefimija, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Berta Zuckerkandl, Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, and Sándor Weöres. After him are Ivanka Trump, Larysa Hienijuš, Anna Langfus, Mia Couto, Camille Lemonnier, and Antonio Muñoz Molina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Pierre Mac Orlan ranks 172. Before him are Leonhard Frank, Giovanni Amendola, Marie Doro, Alexander Rueb, Emmanouil Tsouderos, and Simon Vratsian. After him are Rockwell Kent, Osip Piatnitsky, Alfred Keller, Elin Wägner, Benjamin Jones, and Wyndham Halswelle. Among people deceased in 1970, Pierre Mac Orlan ranks 164. Before him are Cyril Scott, Billie Burke, Eva Hesse, Orhan Kemal, Johnny Hodges, and Alfred Sturtevant. After him are Ralph Hartley, Inger Stevens, Alfréd Rényi, Alla Horska, Peter Doi, and Marcel Minnaert.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Mac Orlan ranks 3,757 out of 6,011. Before him are Saïd Taghmaoui (1973), Marcel Deprez (1843), Élisabeth Roudinesco (1944), Gérard Pirès (1942), Marcel Cachin (1869), and Achille Richard (1794). After him are Anémone (1950), Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes (1719), Pierre Pithou (1539), Alfred Perot (1863), Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863), and Albert Capellani (1874).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Pierre Mac Orlan ranks 490. Before him are Rémy Belleau (1528), Pierre Bec (1921), Isaac de Benserade (1613), Alphonse de Châteaubriant (1877), Edmonde Charles-Roux (1920), and Jacqueline de Romilly (1913). After him are Pierre Pithou (1539), Anna Gavalda (1970), Michel Carré (1821), Guillaume Musso (1974), Olivier de Serres (1539), and Marcel Arland (1899).

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