JOURNALIST
François Mignet
1796 - 1884

François Mignet
François Auguste Marie Mignet (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa oɡyst maʁi miɲɛ], 8 May 1796 – 24 March 1884) was a French journalist and historian of the French Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Mignet is the 30th most popular journalist (up from 37th in 2019), the 2,293rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,661st in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Journalist.
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Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, François Mignet ranks 30 out of 196. Before him are Endre Ady, Marcel Bezençon, Mauricio Funes, Jeremy Clarkson, Charles Dow, and Margaret Bourke-White. After him are Christopher Hitchens, Kevin Carter, Edgar Snow, Harriet Quimby, Walker Evans, and Diana Nyad.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEndre Ady
1877 - 1919
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 24
Marcel Bezençon
1907 - 1981
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 25
Mauricio Funes
1959 - 2025
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 26
Jeremy Clarkson
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 27
Charles Dow
1851 - 1902
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 28
Margaret Bourke-White
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 29
François Mignet
1796 - 1884
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 30
Christopher Hitchens
1949 - 2011
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 31
Kevin Carter
1960 - 1994
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 32
Edgar Snow
1905 - 1972
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 33
Harriet Quimby
1875 - 1912
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 34
Walker Evans
1903 - 1975
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 35
Diana Nyad
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 36
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1796, François Mignet ranks 21. Before him are Giovanni Pacini, Carl Loewe, Carl Ludwig Blume, Ang Duong, Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, and Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia. After him are Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao, Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, Karl Ernst Claus, James Bowie, Jean-Gaspard Deburau, and Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz. Among people deceased in 1884, François Mignet ranks 29. Before him are Jules Bastien-Lepage, Leopold Fitzinger, Eduard Rüppell, Alexander, Prince of Orange, George Bentham, and William, Duke of Brunswick. After him are Jan Arnošt Smoler, Hans Rott, Bernardo Guimarães, Gotthilf Hagen, Eduard Totleben, and Ludwig Richter.
Others Born in 1796
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Pacini
COMPOSER
1796 - 1867
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 15
Carl Loewe
COMPOSER
1796 - 1869
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 16
Carl Ludwig Blume
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1862
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 17
Ang Duong
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1860
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 18
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
CHESS PLAYER
1796 - 1840
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 19
Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1850
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 20
François Mignet
JOURNALIST
1796 - 1884
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 21
Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1878
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 22
Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1865
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 23
Karl Ernst Claus
CHEMIST
1796 - 1864
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 24
James Bowie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1796 - 1836
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 25
Jean-Gaspard Deburau
ACTOR
1796 - 1846
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 26
Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1796 - 1877
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1884
Go to all RankingsJules Bastien-Lepage
PAINTER
1848 - 1884
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 23
Leopold Fitzinger
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1884
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 24
Eduard Rüppell
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1884
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 25
Alexander, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1884
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 26
George Bentham
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1884
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 27
William, Duke of Brunswick
NOBLEMAN
1806 - 1884
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 28
François Mignet
JOURNALIST
1796 - 1884
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 29
Jan Arnošt Smoler
WRITER
1816 - 1884
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 30
Hans Rott
COMPOSER
1858 - 1884
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 31
Bernardo Guimarães
WRITER
1825 - 1884
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 32
Gotthilf Hagen
ENGINEER
1797 - 1884
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 33
Eduard Totleben
ENGINEER
1818 - 1884
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 34
Ludwig Richter
PAINTER
1803 - 1884
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 35
In France
Among people born in France, François Mignet ranks 2,293 out of 6,770. Before him are Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (1953), Nominoe (800), Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (1249), Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou (1006), Henri Wallon (1879), and Étienne Carjat (1828). After him are Just Jaeckin (1940), Mathieu Kassovitz (1967), Philip II, Count of Nevers (1389), Jacques Charrier (1936), Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914), and Hervé Renard (1968).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFrançoise Bettencourt Meyers
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 2,287
Nominoe
POLITICIAN
800 - 851
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 2,288
Amadeus V, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1249 - 1323
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,289
Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1006 - 1060
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,290
Henri Wallon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1879 - 1962
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 2,291
Étienne Carjat
PHOTOGRAPHER
1828 - 1906
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,292
François Mignet
JOURNALIST
1796 - 1884
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,293
Just Jaeckin
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,294
Mathieu Kassovitz
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,295
Philip II, Count of Nevers
NOBLEMAN
1389 - 1415
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 2,296
Jacques Charrier
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 2,297
Jean-Pierre Vernant
HISTORIAN
1914 - 2007
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 2,298
Hervé Renard
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 2,299
Among JOURNALISTS In France
Among journalists born in France, François Mignet ranks 5. Before him are François-Noël Babeuf (1760), Jean-Marie Balestre (1921), Victor Noir (1848), and Robert Guérin (1876). After him are Vladimir Posner (1934), Bernard Pivot (1935), Caroline Rémy de Guebhard (1855), Robbie Ross (1869), Pierre Brossolette (1903), Daniel Schneidermann (1958), and Catherine Leroy (1944).
François-Noël Babeuf
1760 - 1797
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 1
Jean-Marie Balestre
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 2
Victor Noir
1848 - 1870
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 3
Robert Guérin
1876 - 1952
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 4
François Mignet
1796 - 1884
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 5
Vladimir Posner
1934 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 6
Bernard Pivot
1935 - 2024
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 7
Caroline Rémy de Guebhard
1855 - 1929
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 8
Robbie Ross
1869 - 1918
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 9
Pierre Brossolette
1903 - 1944
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 10
Daniel Schneidermann
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 11
Catherine Leroy
1944 - 2006
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 12