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Pierre de Ronsard

1524 - 1585

Pierre de Ronsard

Pierre de Ronsard (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də ʁɔ̃saʁ]; 11 September 1524 – 27 December 1585) was a French poet or, as his own generation in France called him, a "prince of poets". Ronsard was born at Manoir de la Possonnière in the village of Couture-sur-Loir, Vendômois. His father served Francis I as maître d'hôtel du roi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre de Ronsard has received more than 297,970 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Pierre de Ronsard is the 691st most popular writer (down from 534th in 2019), the 803rd most popular biography from France (down from 611th in 2019) and the 113th most popular French Writer.

Pierre de Ronsard was a French poet and writer. He is most famous for his poems, which were published in the 16th century.

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300k
Page Views (PV)
63.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
2.73
Effective Languages (L*)
5.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pierre de Ronsard ranks 691 out of 5,755. Before him are Vātsyāyana, Alexander Pope, Max Frisch, Ninon de l'Enclos, Jaroslav Seifert, and Hugo Ball. After him are Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Władysław Reymont, Ursula K. Le Guin, Neal Cassady, Berossus, and Carlos Fuentes.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Vātsyāyana
300 - 500
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 685
Alexander Pope
1688 - 1744
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 686
Max Frisch
1911 - 1991
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 687
Ninon de l'Enclos
1620 - 1705
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 688
Jaroslav Seifert
1901 - 1986
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 689
Hugo Ball
1886 - 1927
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 690
Pierre de Ronsard
1524 - 1585
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 691
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
1797 - 1826
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 692
Władysław Reymont
1867 - 1925
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 693
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 694
Neal Cassady
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 695
Berossus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 696
Carlos Fuentes
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 697

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1524, Pierre de Ronsard ranks 3. Before him are Selim II and Luís de Camões. After him are Diego de Landa, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Joseph Nasi, Louise Labé, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, Rani Durgavati, François Hotman, and Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1585, Pierre de Ronsard ranks 4. Before him are Pope Gregory XIII, Ismihan Sultan, and Yermak Timofeyevich. After him are Andrea Gabrieli, Thomas Tallis, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, Rembert Dodoens, Luca Cambiaso, and Nicolò da Ponte.

Others Born in 1524

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Selim II
1524 - 1574
HPI: 84.70
Rank: 1
Luís de Camões
1524 - 1580
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 2
Pierre de Ronsard
1524 - 1585
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 3
Diego de Landa
1524 - 1579
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 4
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
1524 - 1586
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 5
Joseph Nasi
1524 - 1579
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 6
Louise Labé
1524 - 1566
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 7
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
1524 - 1574
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 8
Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn
1524 - 1568
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 9
Rani Durgavati
1524 - 1564
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 10
François Hotman
1524 - 1590
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 11
Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg
1524 - 1586
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 12