1913 - 1978
Roger Caillois (French: [ʁɔʒe kajwa]; 3 March 1913 – 21 December 1978) was a French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, ludology and philosophy by focusing on diverse subjects such as games and play as well as the sacred. He was also instrumental in introducing Latin American authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda and Miguel Ángel Asturias to the French public. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Caillois has received more than 189,891 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Caillois is the 1,193rd most popular writer (down from 1,060th in 2019), the 1,381st most popular biography from France (down from 1,195th in 2019) and the 178th most popular French Writer.
Roger Caillois is most famous for his contributions to the study of games and play. He was a French philosopher and psychoanalyst who wrote about the importance of play in human life.
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Among writers, Roger Caillois ranks 1,193 out of 5,755. Before him are Herrad of Landsberg, John Dickson Carr, Hélène Cixous, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, and Paul Bourget. After him are Gabriele Amorth, Claudio Magris, Max Nordau, John Berger, Khaqani, and Dan Simmons.
1125 - 1195
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 1,187
1906 - 1977
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 1,188
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 1,189
1820 - 1891
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 1,190
1711 - 1780
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,191
1852 - 1935
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,192
1913 - 1978
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,193
1925 - 2016
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,194
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,195
1849 - 1923
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,196
1926 - 2017
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,197
1126 - 1199
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,198
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,199
Among people born in 1913, Roger Caillois ranks 64. Before him are Sergey Mikhalkov, Xi Zhongxun, Otto Wichterle, Jan Kubiš, Benjamin Bloom, and Peter Cushing. After him are Alan Ladd, Méret Oppenheim, Tito Gobbi, Lloyd Bridges, Edward Gierek, and Heinz Linge. Among people deceased in 1978, Roger Caillois ranks 41. Before him are József Bozsik, Tamara Karsavina, Étienne Gilson, Keith Moon, Charles Boyer, and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish. After him are Burt Munro, Georgi Markov, Ida Noddack, Musa al-Sadr, Vincent du Vigneaud, and Carlo Scarpa.
1913 - 2009
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 58
1913 - 2002
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 59
1913 - 1998
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 60
1913 - 1942
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 61
1913 - 1999
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 62
1913 - 1994
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 63
1913 - 1978
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 64
1913 - 1964
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 65
1913 - 1985
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 66
1913 - 1984
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 67
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 68
1913 - 2001
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 69
1913 - 1980
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 70
1925 - 1978
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 35
1885 - 1978
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 36
1884 - 1978
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 37
1946 - 1978
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 38
1899 - 1978
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 39
1897 - 1978
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 40
1913 - 1978
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 41
1899 - 1978
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 42
1929 - 1978
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 43
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 44
1928 - 1978
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 45
1901 - 1978
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 46
1906 - 1978
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 47
Among people born in France, Roger Caillois ranks 1,381 out of 6,011. Before him are Theobald II, Count of Champagne (1093), Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), Anne Geneviève de Bourbon (1619), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), and Paul Bourget (1852). After him are Lazare Hoche (1768), Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1604), Jean-Claude Killy (1943), Coluche (1944), Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692), and Pierre Cambronne (1770).
1093 - 1152
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 1,375
1734 - 1802
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 1,376
1711 - 1780
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,377
1619 - 1679
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,378
1000 - 1061
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,379
1852 - 1935
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,380
1913 - 1978
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,381
1768 - 1797
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,382
1604 - 1675
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,383
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,384
1944 - 1986
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,385
1692 - 1740
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,386
1770 - 1842
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,387
Among writers born in France, Roger Caillois ranks 178. Before him are Léon Bloy (1846), Léon Werth (1878), Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675), Henri Murger (1822), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), and Paul Bourget (1852). After him are Pierre de Marivaux (1688), Vivant Denon (1747), Victorien Sardou (1831), Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893), Régis Debray (1940), and Antoine de Montchrestien (1575).
1846 - 1917
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 172
1878 - 1955
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 173
1675 - 1755
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 174
1822 - 1861
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 175
1711 - 1780
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 176
1852 - 1935
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 177
1913 - 1978
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 178
1688 - 1763
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 179
1747 - 1825
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 180
1831 - 1908
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 181
1893 - 1945
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 182
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 183
1575 - 1621
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 184