WRITER
Victor Hugo
1802 - 1885
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (French: [viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo] ; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. His most famous works are the novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) and Les Misérables (1862). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Hugo has received more than 9,138,550 page views. His biography is available in 174 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 170 in 2019). Victor Hugo is the 12th most popular writer (up from 13th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from France (up from 8th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Writer.
Victor Hugo is most famous for his novel Les Miserables, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest novels of all time.
Memorability Metrics
9.1M
Page Views (PV)
86.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
174
Languages Editions (L)
13.10
Effective Languages (L*)
5.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Victor Hugo ranks 12 out of 7,302. Before him are Fyodor Dostoevsky, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord Byron, Voltaire, Hans Christian Andersen, and Leo Tolstoy. After him are Sophocles, Franz Kafka, Miguel de Cervantes, Jules Verne, Virgil, and Albert Camus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFyodor Dostoevsky
1821 - 1881
HPI: 87.73
Rank: 6
J. R. R. Tolkien
1892 - 1973
HPI: 87.63
Rank: 7
Lord Byron
1788 - 1824
HPI: 87.18
Rank: 8
Voltaire
1694 - 1778
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 9
Hans Christian Andersen
1805 - 1875
HPI: 86.61
Rank: 10
Leo Tolstoy
1828 - 1910
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 11
Victor Hugo
1802 - 1885
HPI: 86.20
Rank: 12
Sophocles
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 13
Franz Kafka
1883 - 1924
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 14
Miguel de Cervantes
1547 - 1616
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 15
Jules Verne
1828 - 1905
HPI: 85.10
Rank: 16
Virgil
70 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 84.57
Rank: 17
Albert Camus
1913 - 1960
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1802, Victor Hugo ranks 1. After him are Alexandre Dumas, Niels Henrik Abel, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Lajos Kossuth, Elias Lönnrot, János Bolyai, Miguel I of Portugal, Wilhelm Hauff, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, Charles Wheatstone, and Germain Henri Hess. Among people deceased in 1885, Victor Hugo ranks 1. After him are Ulysses S. Grant, Alfonso XII of Spain, Muhammad Ahmad, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Carl Spitzweg, Ferdinand II of Portugal, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Charles George Gordon, Iwasaki Yatarō, Rosalía de Castro, and L'Inconnue de la Seine.
Others Born in 1802
Go to all RankingsVictor Hugo
WRITER
1802 - 1885
HPI: 86.20
Rank: 1
Alexandre Dumas
WRITER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 2
Niels Henrik Abel
MATHEMATICIAN
1802 - 1829
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 3
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1878
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 4
Lajos Kossuth
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1894
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 5
Elias Lönnrot
PHYSICIAN
1802 - 1884
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 6
János Bolyai
MATHEMATICIAN
1802 - 1860
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 7
Miguel I of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1866
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 8
Wilhelm Hauff
WRITER
1802 - 1827
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 9
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1857
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 10
Charles Wheatstone
PHYSICIST
1802 - 1875
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 11
Germain Henri Hess
CHEMIST
1802 - 1850
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1885
Go to all RankingsVictor Hugo
WRITER
1802 - 1885
HPI: 86.20
Rank: 1
Ulysses S. Grant
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1885
HPI: 84.22
Rank: 2
Alfonso XII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1885
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 3
Muhammad Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1885
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 4
Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1885
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 5
Carl Spitzweg
PAINTER
1808 - 1885
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 6
Ferdinand II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1885
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 7
Jens Peter Jacobsen
WRITER
1847 - 1885
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 8
Charles George Gordon
ENGINEER
1833 - 1885
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 9
Iwasaki Yatarō
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1885
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 10
Rosalía de Castro
WRITER
1837 - 1885
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 11
L'Inconnue de la Seine
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1885
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Victor Hugo ranks 7 out of 6,770. Before him are Napoleon (1769), Louis XIV of France (1638), René Descartes (1596), Blaise Pascal (1623), Joan of Arc (1412), and Voltaire (1694). After him are Louis Pasteur (1822), Louis XVI of France (1754), Claude Monet (1840), Jules Verne (1828), Montesquieu (1689), and Louis XV of France (1710).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsNapoleon
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1821
HPI: 93.38
Rank: 1
Louis XIV of France
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1715
HPI: 90.57
Rank: 2
René Descartes
PHILOSOPHER
1596 - 1650
HPI: 89.91
Rank: 3
Blaise Pascal
MATHEMATICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 87.96
Rank: 4
Joan of Arc
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1412 - 1431
HPI: 87.68
Rank: 5
Voltaire
WRITER
1694 - 1778
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 6
Victor Hugo
WRITER
1802 - 1885
HPI: 86.20
Rank: 7
Louis Pasteur
CHEMIST
1822 - 1895
HPI: 85.97
Rank: 8
Louis XVI of France
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 9
Claude Monet
PAINTER
1840 - 1926
HPI: 85.43
Rank: 10
Jules Verne
WRITER
1828 - 1905
HPI: 85.10
Rank: 11
Montesquieu
PHILOSOPHER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 12
Louis XV of France
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1774
HPI: 84.17
Rank: 13
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Victor Hugo ranks 2. Before him are Voltaire (1694). After him are Jules Verne (1828), Molière (1622), Honoré de Balzac (1799), Jean-Paul Sartre (1905), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900), Denis Diderot (1713), Alexandre Dumas (1802), Charles Baudelaire (1821), Émile Zola (1840), and Stendhal (1783).
Voltaire
1694 - 1778
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 1
Victor Hugo
1802 - 1885
HPI: 86.20
Rank: 2
Jules Verne
1828 - 1905
HPI: 85.10
Rank: 3
Molière
1622 - 1673
HPI: 83.86
Rank: 4
Honoré de Balzac
1799 - 1850
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 5
Jean-Paul Sartre
1905 - 1980
HPI: 83.36
Rank: 6
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1900 - 1944
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 7
Denis Diderot
1713 - 1784
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 8
Alexandre Dumas
1802 - 1870
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 9
Charles Baudelaire
1821 - 1867
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 10
Émile Zola
1840 - 1902
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 11
Stendhal
1783 - 1842
HPI: 80.71
Rank: 12