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Bernard-Henri Lévy

1948 - Today

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Bernard-Henri Georges Lévy (; French: [bɛʁnaʁ ɑ̃ʁi ʒɔʁʒ levi]; born 5 November 1948) is a French public intellectual. Often referred to in France simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the "Nouveaux Philosophes" (New Philosophers) movement in 1976. His opinions, political activism, and publications have also been the subject of several controversies over the years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard-Henri Lévy is the 1,078th most popular writer (down from 866th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 27th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Algerian Writer.

Bernard-Henri Lévy is a French philosopher, journalist, and activist. He is most famous for his book, "American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville," which was published in 2006.

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Among writers, Bernard-Henri Lévy ranks 1,078 out of 7,302. Before him are Ilia Chavchavadze, Leigh Hunt, Thomas Pynchon, Bolesław Prus, Michel Tournier, and Tavo Burat. After him are Edith Wharton, Pierre Louÿs, Ibn Sirin, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Dubravka Ugrešić, and Yakub Kolas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Bernard-Henri Lévy ranks 82. Before him are Tom Wilkinson, Nicolae Timofti, Radomir Antić, Luis Galván, Brian Eno, and William Gibson. After him are Svetlana Savitskaya, Edmund Kemper, Jayalalithaa, Ichirou Mizuki, Raymond Leo Burke, and Charles Maung Bo.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Bernard-Henri Lévy ranks 34 out of 213. Before him are Marcel Cerdan (1916), Hélène Cixous (1937), Edwige Fenech (1948), Marcus Cornelius Fronto (100), Chadli Bendjedid (1929), and Marlène Jobert (1940). After him are Mohamed Boudiaf (1919), Sidi Boushaki (1394), Assia Djebar (1936), Marcus Minucius Felix (110), Louis Franchet d'Espèrey (1856), and Priscian (500).

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Among WRITERS In Algeria

Among writers born in Algeria, Bernard-Henri Lévy ranks 4. Before him are Albert Camus (1913), Apuleius (125), and Hélène Cixous (1937). After him are Assia Djebar (1936), Marcus Minucius Felix (110), Robert Merle (1908), Boualem Sansal (1949), Kateb Yacine (1929), Al-Busiri (1213), Isaac Alfasi (1013), and Mohammed Dib (1920).

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