1952 - Today
Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan (French pronunciation: [ʁəno pjɛʁ manɥɛl seʃɑ̃]; born 11 May 1952 in Paris), known as Renaud, is a French singer-songwriter. With twenty-six albums to his credit, selling nearly twenty million copies, he is one of France's most popular singers. Several of his songs are popular classics in France, including the sea tale "Dès que le vent soufflera", the irreverent "Laisse béton", the ballad "Morgane de toi" and the nostalgic "Mistral gagnant". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Renaud has received more than 386,223 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Renaud is the 702nd most popular singer (up from 828th in 2019), the 3,140th most popular biography from France (up from 3,290th in 2019) and the 47th most popular French Singer.
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Among singers, Renaud ranks 702 out of 3,528. Before him are Fish, Roberto Alagna, Afrika Bambaataa, Julio Jaramillo, Andrea True, and Mike Love. After him are Daddy Yankee, Kevin Ayers, Richard Anthony, Philipp Kirkorov, Bobby Vinton, and Leonid Utyosov.
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 696
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 697
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 698
1935 - 1978
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 699
1943 - 2011
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 700
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 701
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 702
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 703
1944 - 2013
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 704
1938 - 2015
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 705
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 706
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 707
1895 - 1982
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 708
Among people born in 1952, Renaud ranks 179. Before him are Joey Dunlop, Petar Stoyanov, Christopher Doyle, Salam Fayyad, Ricardo Martinelli, and Reginald VelJohnson. After him are Dalia Itzik, Nile Rodgers, Vasco Rossi, Péter Erdő, Delroy Lindo, and Krystyna Janda.
1952 - 2000
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 173
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 174
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 175
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 176
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 177
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 178
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 179
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 180
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 181
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 182
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 183
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 184
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 185
Among people born in France, Renaud ranks 3,140 out of 6,011. Before him are Matthias de l'Obel (1538), Flodoard (894), Pierre Veyron (1903), Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755), David Belle (1973), and Christian Metz (1931). After him are Charles de La Fosse (1636), René Daumal (1908), Charles, Prince Napoléon (1950), Louis Dollo (1857), Louis Seigner (1903), and Frédéric François-Marsal (1874).
1538 - 1616
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 3,134
894 - 966
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 3,135
1903 - 1970
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 3,136
1755 - 1794
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 3,137
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,138
1931 - 1993
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,139
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,140
1636 - 1716
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,141
1908 - 1944
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,142
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,143
1857 - 1931
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,144
1903 - 1991
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 3,145
1874 - 1958
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 3,146
Among singers born in France, Renaud ranks 47. Before him are Edita Piekha (1937), Emma Calvé (1858), Patachou (1918), Sheila (1945), Michel Berger (1947), and Roberto Alagna (1963). After him are Alain Barrière (1935), Indila (1984), Fréhel (1891), Brigitte Fontaine (1939), Michèle Arnaud (1919), and Julie d'Aubigny (1670).
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 41
1858 - 1942
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 42
1918 - 2015
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 43
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 44
1947 - 1992
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 45
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 46
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 47
1935 - 2019
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 48
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 49
1891 - 1951
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 50
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 51
1919 - 1998
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 52
1670 - 1707
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 53