WRITER

Francis Carco

1886 - 1958

Francis Carco

Francis Carco (born François Carcopino-Tusoli) (3 July 1886 – 26 May 1958) was a French author, born at Nouméa, New Caledonia. He was a poet, belonging to the Fantaisiste school, a novelist, a dramatist, and art critic for L'Homme libre and Gil Blas. During World War I he became an aviation pilot at Étampes, after studying at the aviation school there. His works are picturesque, painting as they do the street life of Montmartre, and often being written in the argot of Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Carco is the 5,446th most popular writer (up from 5,580th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from New Caledonia (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Francis Carco ranks 5,446 out of 7,302. Before him are Chaim Potok, Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov, William Cobbett, Robert Christgau, Rafael Cadenas, and Jeanne Dumée. After him are Cynthia McLeod, Alison Lurie, Nikolai Pogodin, Walter J. Ong, János Pilinszky, and Aquilino Ribeiro.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Chaim Potok
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 5,440
Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov
1890 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 5,441
William Cobbett
1763 - 1835
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 5,442
Robert Christgau
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 5,443
Rafael Cadenas
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 5,444
Jeanne Dumée
1660 - 1706
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,445
Francis Carco
1886 - 1958
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,446
Cynthia McLeod
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,447
Alison Lurie
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,448
Nikolai Pogodin
1900 - 1962
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,449
Walter J. Ong
1912 - 2003
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 5,450
János Pilinszky
1921 - 1981
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 5,451
Aquilino Ribeiro
1885 - 1963
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 5,452

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Francis Carco ranks 259. Before him are Mark Aldanov, Henry Lehrman, Muthulakshmi Reddy, Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Hector Goetinck, and Arthur Amundsen. After him are Kōsaku Yamada, Marcel Riesz, Owen Moore, Robert L. Eichelberger, Fidel Pagés, and Gustavo Jiménez. Among people deceased in 1958, Francis Carco ranks 159. Before him are Harry Spanjer, Charles King, Georgy Ivanov, Ásgrímur Jónsson, Alfredo Zibechi, and Olaf Gulbransson. After him are Josep Irla, Doris Humphrey, George Orton, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Maksimilijan Mihelčič, and Eddie Colman.

Others Born in 1886

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Mark Aldanov
WRITER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 253
Henry Lehrman
ACTOR
1886 - 1946
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 254
Muthulakshmi Reddy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1886 - 1968
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 255
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 256
Hector Goetinck
SOCCER PLAYER
1886 - 1943
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 257
Arthur Amundsen
GYMNAST
1886 - 1936
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 258
Francis Carco
WRITER
1886 - 1958
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 259
Kōsaku Yamada
COMPOSER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 260
Marcel Riesz
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1969
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 261
Owen Moore
ACTOR
1886 - 1939
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 262
Robert L. Eichelberger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 263
Fidel Pagés
PHYSICIAN
1886 - 1923
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 264
Gustavo Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1933
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 265