PHILOSOPHER
Roland Barthes
1915 - 1980
Roland Barthes
Roland Gérard Barthes (; French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ baʁt]; 12 November 1915 – 26 March 1980) was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. His work engaged in the analysis of a variety of sign systems, mainly derived from Western popular culture. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roland Barthes has received more than 2,335,018 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Roland Barthes is the 104th most popular philosopher (down from 99th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from France (down from 192nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Philosopher.
Roland Barthes is most famous for his book "The Death of the Author." In this book, he argues that the author's intention is not the final word on a text. Rather, the text should be interpreted and analyzed from the perspective of the reader.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
73.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
11.00
Effective Languages (L*)
3.07
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Roland Barthes ranks 104 out of 1,267. Before him are George Gurdjieff, Roger Bacon, Anaximenes of Miletus, Al-Tabari, Aristippus, and Jacques Derrida. After him are Meister Eckhart, Zhu Xi, Emil Cioran, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Rudolf Christoph Eucken, and Tertullian.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Gurdjieff
1866 - 1949
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 98
Roger Bacon
1220 - 1292
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 99
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 100
Al-Tabari
839 - 923
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 101
Aristippus
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 102
Jacques Derrida
1930 - 2004
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 103
Roland Barthes
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 104
Meister Eckhart
1260 - 1328
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 105
Zhu Xi
1130 - 1200
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 106
Emil Cioran
1911 - 1995
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 107
Wilhelm von Humboldt
1767 - 1835
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 108
Rudolf Christoph Eucken
1846 - 1926
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 109
Tertullian
155 - 220
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 110
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Roland Barthes ranks 7. Before him are Édith Piaf, Augusto Pinochet, Anthony Quinn, Moshe Dayan, Frank Sinatra, and Ingrid Bergman. After him are Vasily Zaitsev, Yitzhak Shamir, David Rockefeller, Arthur Miller, Orson Welles, and Eli Wallach. Among people deceased in 1980, Roland Barthes ranks 9. Before him are Karl Dönitz, Alfred Hitchcock, John Lennon, Jean Piaget, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and Erich Fromm. After him are Bon Scott, Oskar Kokoschka, Steve McQueen, Jesse Owens, Colonel Sanders, and Joe Dassin.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsÉdith Piaf
SINGER
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 1
Augusto Pinochet
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 2
Anthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 3
Moshe Dayan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 4
Frank Sinatra
SINGER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 5
Ingrid Bergman
ACTOR
1915 - 1982
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 6
Roland Barthes
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 7
Vasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 8
Yitzhak Shamir
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 9
David Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2017
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 10
Arthur Miller
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 11
Orson Welles
ACTOR
1915 - 1985
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 12
Eli Wallach
ACTOR
1915 - 2014
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1980
Go to all RankingsKarl Dönitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1980
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 3
Alfred Hitchcock
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 4
John Lennon
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 5
Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 6
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 7
Erich Fromm
PSYCHOLOGIST
1900 - 1980
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 8
Roland Barthes
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 9
Bon Scott
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1980
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 10
Oskar Kokoschka
PAINTER
1886 - 1980
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 11
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 12
Jesse Owens
ATHLETE
1913 - 1980
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 13
Colonel Sanders
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1980
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 14
Joe Dassin
SINGER
1938 - 1980
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 15
In France
Among people born in France, Roland Barthes ranks 208 out of 6,770. Before him are François Truffaut (1932), Alexis de Tocqueville (1805), Letizia Ramolino (1750), Nicolas Sarkozy (1955), Jean Marais (1913), and Jean-Luc Godard (1930). After him are Margaret of Valois (1553), Charles IV of France (1294), François-René de Chateaubriand (1768), Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663), Pope Clement IV (1190), and Pope Urban IV (1185).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFrançois Truffaut
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1984
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 202
Alexis de Tocqueville
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 203
Letizia Ramolino
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1836
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 204
Nicolas Sarkozy
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 205
Jean Marais
ACTOR
1913 - 1998
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 206
Jean-Luc Godard
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2022
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 207
Roland Barthes
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 208
Margaret of Valois
NOBLEMAN
1553 - 1615
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 209
Charles IV of France
POLITICIAN
1294 - 1328
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 210
François-René de Chateaubriand
WRITER
1768 - 1848
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 211
Prince Eugene of Savoy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1663 - 1736
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 212
Pope Clement IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1190 - 1268
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 213
Pope Urban IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1185 - 1264
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 214
Among PHILOSOPHERS In France
Among philosophers born in France, Roland Barthes ranks 10. Before him are Michel Foucault (1926), Henri Bergson (1859), Michel de Montaigne (1533), Peter Abelard (1079), Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809), and Jean Bodin (1530). After him are Gilles Deleuze (1925), Henri de Saint-Simon (1760), Simone Weil (1909), Charles Fourier (1772), Jean Buridan (1295), and Jean Baudrillard (1929).
Michel Foucault
1926 - 1984
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 4
Henri Bergson
1859 - 1941
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 5
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 6
Peter Abelard
1079 - 1142
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 7
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
1809 - 1865
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 8
Jean Bodin
1530 - 1596
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 9
Roland Barthes
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 10
Gilles Deleuze
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 11
Henri de Saint-Simon
1760 - 1825
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 12
Simone Weil
1909 - 1943
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 13
Charles Fourier
1772 - 1837
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 14
Jean Buridan
1295 - 1361
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 15
Jean Baudrillard
1929 - 2007
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 16