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Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve

1685 - 1755

Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve

Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (28 November 1685 – 29 December 1755) was a French author influenced by Madame d'Aulnoy, Charles Perrault, and various précieuse writers. Villeneuve is particularly noted for her original story of La Belle et la Bête, which was published in 1740 and is the oldest known variant of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve is the 1,201st most popular writer (up from 1,698th in 2019), the 1,366th most popular biography from France (up from 1,954th in 2019) and the 174th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve ranks 1,201 out of 7,302. Before her are Sarah, Duchess of York, Rigas Feraios, Asconius Pedianus, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Kazi Nazrul Islam. After her are Lü Dongbin, Matthias Flacius, Symeon the New Theologian, Jan Długosz, Richard Matheson, and Rex Stout.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Sarah, Duchess of York
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 1,195
Rigas Feraios
1757 - 1798
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,196
Asconius Pedianus
9 BC - 76
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,197
Adolfo Bioy Casares
1914 - 1999
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,198
Rosamunde Pilcher
1924 - 2019
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,199
Kazi Nazrul Islam
1899 - 1976
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,200
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
1685 - 1755
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,201
Lü Dongbin
796 - 870
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,202
Matthias Flacius
1520 - 1575
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,203
Symeon the New Theologian
949 - 1022
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,204
Jan Długosz
1415 - 1480
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 1,205
Richard Matheson
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,206
Rex Stout
1886 - 1975
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 1,207

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1685, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve ranks 10. Before her are Domenico Scarlatti, George Berkeley, Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Brook Taylor, Johann Maria Farina, and Jean-Marc Nattier. After her are John Gay, Edward England, Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, William Kent, and Dominikus Zimmermann. Among people deceased in 1755, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve ranks 3. Before her are Montesquieu, and Johann Georg Pisendel. After her are Francesco Durante, Johann Georg Gmelin, Gerard Majella, Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz, and Zhang Tingyu.

Others Born in 1685

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Domenico Scarlatti
COMPOSER
1685 - 1757
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 4
George Berkeley
PHILOSOPHER
1685 - 1753
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 5
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
COMPANION
1685 - 1712
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 6
Brook Taylor
MATHEMATICIAN
1685 - 1731
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 7
Johann Maria Farina
INVENTOR
1685 - 1766
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 8
Jean-Marc Nattier
PAINTER
1685 - 1766
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 9
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
WRITER
1685 - 1755
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 10
John Gay
WRITER
1685 - 1732
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 11
Edward England
PIRATE
1685 - 1720
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 12
Bartolomeu de Gusmão
INVENTOR
1685 - 1724
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 13
Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
COMPANION
1685 - 1735
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 14
William Kent
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1748
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 15
Dominikus Zimmermann
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1766
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 16

Others Deceased in 1755

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Montesquieu
PHILOSOPHER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 87.46
Rank: 1
Johann Georg Pisendel
COMPOSER
1687 - 1755
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 2
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
WRITER
1685 - 1755
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 3
Francesco Durante
COMPOSER
1684 - 1755
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 4
Johann Georg Gmelin
GEOGRAPHER
1709 - 1755
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 5
Gerard Majella
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1726 - 1755
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 6
Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach
NOBLEMAN
1682 - 1755
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 7
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
WRITER
1675 - 1755
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 8
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
COMPOSER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 9
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
PAINTER
1686 - 1755
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 10
Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz
NOBLEMAN
1686 - 1755
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 11
Zhang Tingyu
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1755
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 12

In France

Among people born in France, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve ranks 1,366 out of 6,770. Before her are Constance of Arles (974), Pierre Brice (1929), Karim Benzema (1987), Hubert Robert (1733), Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179), and Guillaume Budé (1467). After her are Joan, Countess of Flanders (1200), Hélène Langevin-Joliot (1927), Laurent Schwartz (1915), André Campra (1660), Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier (1742), and John of Matha (1150).

Others born in France

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Constance of Arles
COMPANION
974 - 1032
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,360
Pierre Brice
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,361
Karim Benzema
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,362
Hubert Robert
PAINTER
1733 - 1808
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,363
Theobald III, Count of Champagne
NOBLEMAN
1179 - 1201
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,364
Guillaume Budé
PHILOSOPHER
1467 - 1540
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,365
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
WRITER
1685 - 1755
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,366
Joan, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1244
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,367
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
PHYSICIST
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,368
Laurent Schwartz
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,369
André Campra
COMPOSER
1660 - 1744
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,370
Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1742 - 1819
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,371
John of Matha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1150 - 1213
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,372