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François Cavanna

1923 - 2014

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François Cavanna (22 February 1923 – 29 January 2014) was a French author and satirical newspaper editor. Cavanna contributed to the creation and success of Hara-Kiri and Charlie Hebdo. He wrote in a variety of genres including reportage, satire, essays, novels, autobiography and humor. He also translated six books about famous cartoonists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Cavanna is the 4,196th most popular writer (down from 3,803rd in 2019), the 4,059th most popular biography from France (down from 3,761st in 2019) and the 515th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, François Cavanna ranks 4,196 out of 7,302. Before him are Daniel Boulanger, Christopher Priest, Sofi Oksanen, Jovan Rajić, Theodore Roszak, and Grigore Vieru. After him are William Davenant, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Berta Zuckerkandl, Adile Sultan, and Aleko Konstantinov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, François Cavanna ranks 259. Before him are Murray Hamilton, William Windom, Daniil Shafran, Giulio Cabianca, Ivan Gubijan, and Sara Lidman. After him are Israel Gutman, Jacob Taubes, Ellsworth Kelly, Joseph Keller, Rudolf Augstein, and Louise Brough. Among people deceased in 2014, François Cavanna ranks 268. Before him are Paul England, Isabelle Collin Dufresne, Durdy Bayramov, Warren Clarke, Daniel Boulanger, and Tullio Regge. After him are Helma Sanders-Brahms, Wu Ma, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Martin Špegelj, Thomas Berger, and Brian Hart.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Cavanna ranks 4,059 out of 6,770. Before him are Daniel Boulanger (1922), Maxime Maufra (1861), Léon Serpollet (1858), Stéphane Javelle (1864), Hippolyte Aucouturier (1876), and Wladimir Aïtoff (1879). After him are Odette Bancilhon (1908), Eugénie Cotton (1881), Simonne Mathieu (1908), Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (1924), Mary of Avesnes (1280), and Jean Rollin (1938).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, François Cavanna ranks 515. Before him are Judith Gautier (1845), Pascal Lainé (1942), Jean de Brunhoff (1899), Isabelle Collin Dufresne (1935), Daniel-Rops (1901), and Daniel Boulanger (1922). After him are Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (1924), Abel Bonnard (1883), Christiane Rochefort (1917), Louise-Victorine Ackermann (1813), Philippe Hériat (1898), and Petrus Borel (1809).

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