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Sonia Rykiel

1930 - 2016

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Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Sonia Rykiel is the 975th most popular writer (up from 1,065th in 2024), the 1,129th most popular biography from France (up from 1,220th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular French Writer.

Sonia Rykiel is most famous for her knitwear, and she is credited with popularizing the "unisex" look.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Sonia Rykiel ranks 975 out of 7,302. Before her are Ambrose Bierce, Raymond Carver, Venantius Fortunatus, Jean Giraudoux, Viktor Shklovsky, and Abraham Abulafia. After her are Hélène Cixous, Avienus, Sin Saimdang, Victorien Sardou, Bruce Chatwin, and Heinrich Kramer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sonia Rykiel ranks 77. Before her are William R. Pogue, Mary Quant, Adunis, Moustapha Akkad, Stanley Miller, and Gaafar Nimeiry. After her are Jean Rochefort, Luce Irigaray, Zhores Alferov, David Dacko, Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, and Itamar Franco. Among people deceased in 2016, Sonia Rykiel ranks 64. Before her are Ahmed Zewail, Robert Vaughn, Ray Tomlinson, Michèle Morgan, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and Marvin Minsky. After her are René Angélil, Jacques Rivette, Ettore Scola, Věra Čáslavská, George Martin, and Hilary Putnam.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sonia Rykiel ranks 1,129 out of NaN. Before her are Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756), Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (1895), Vincent d'Indy (1851), Jean Giraudoux (1882), Charibert II (618), and Gaston Maspero (1846). After her are François Leclerc du Tremblay (1577), Louis Malle (1932), Jean Vigo (1905), Christophe Plantin (1520), Jean-Pierre Papin (1963), and Victorien Sardou (1831).

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Among Writers In France

Among writers born in France, Sonia Rykiel ranks 142. Before her are Julien Green (1900), Jules Renard (1864), Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), George Steiner (1929), Juliette Récamier (1777), and Jean Giraudoux (1882). After her are Victorien Sardou (1831), Heinrich Kramer (1430), Jacques Hébert (1757), Joachim du Bellay (1522), André Bazin (1918), and Nicolas Chamfort (1741).

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