WRITER
Gaston Paris
1839 - 1903

Gaston Paris
Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris (French pronunciation: [ɡastɔ̃ paʁis]; 9 August 1839 – 5 March 1903) was a French literary historian, philologist, and scholar specialized in Romance studies and medieval French literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, 1902, and 1903. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaston Paris is the 2,216th most popular writer (down from 2,110th in 2019), the 2,487th most popular biography from France (down from 2,365th in 2019) and the 312th most popular French Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Gaston Paris ranks 2,216 out of 7,302. Before him are Alessandro Baricco, Eva Schloss, Katherine Jackson, Tadeusz Borowski, Seichō Matsumoto, and Edward Young. After him are Pierre Gamarra, John Skelton, Matthieu Ricard, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Oribasius, and Telesilla.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Baricco
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 2,210
Eva Schloss
1929 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 2,211
Katherine Jackson
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 2,212
Tadeusz Borowski
1922 - 1951
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 2,213
Seichō Matsumoto
1909 - 1992
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 2,214
Edward Young
1683 - 1765
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 2,215
Gaston Paris
1839 - 1903
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 2,216
Pierre Gamarra
1919 - 2009
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 2,217
John Skelton
1460 - 1529
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 2,218
Matthieu Ricard
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 2,219
Anton Hansen Tammsaare
1878 - 1940
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 2,220
Oribasius
325 - 403
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 2,221
Telesilla
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 2,222
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1839, Gaston Paris ranks 32. Before him are Karl Alfred von Zittel, George Mary Searle, Henry George, Harry Seeley, Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, and Francis Garnier. After him are Ivan Goremykin, Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria, Imre Steindl, Ouida, Takasugi Shinsaku, and Hermann Levi. Among people deceased in 1903, Gaston Paris ranks 33. Before him are Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, Karl Gegenbaur, Émile Baudot, Charles Renouvier, Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, and Hans Gude. After him are Rudolf Lipschitz, Paul Du Chaillu, Ronglu, Giuseppe Zanardelli, Augusta Holmès, and Béni Kállay.
Others Born in 1839
Go to all RankingsKarl Alfred von Zittel
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1904
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 26
George Mary Searle
ASTRONOMER
1839 - 1918
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 27
Henry George
ECONOMIST
1839 - 1897
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 28
Harry Seeley
PHYSICIAN
1839 - 1909
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 29
Ahmed Muhtar Pasha
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1919
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 30
Francis Garnier
EXPLORER
1839 - 1873
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 31
Gaston Paris
WRITER
1839 - 1903
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 32
Ivan Goremykin
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1917
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 33
Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1892
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 34
Imre Steindl
ARCHITECT
1839 - 1902
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 35
Ouida
WRITER
1839 - 1908
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 36
Takasugi Shinsaku
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1867
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 37
Hermann Levi
COMPOSER
1839 - 1900
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1903
Go to all RankingsPráxedes Mateo Sagasta
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1903
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 27
Karl Gegenbaur
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1903
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 28
Émile Baudot
INVENTOR
1845 - 1903
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 29
Charles Renouvier
PHILOSOPHER
1815 - 1903
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 30
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
PHILOSOPHER
1829 - 1903
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 31
Hans Gude
PAINTER
1825 - 1903
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 32
Gaston Paris
WRITER
1839 - 1903
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 33
Rudolf Lipschitz
MATHEMATICIAN
1832 - 1903
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 34
Paul Du Chaillu
WRITER
1835 - 1903
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 35
Ronglu
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1903
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 36
Giuseppe Zanardelli
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1903
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 37
Augusta Holmès
COMPOSER
1847 - 1903
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 38
Béni Kállay
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1903
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 39
In France
Among people born in France, Gaston Paris ranks 2,487 out of 6,770. Before him are Natalia Pavlovna Paley (1905), Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700), Yves Boisset (1939), Guy Hamilton (1922), Aimable Pélissier (1794), and Carle Vernet (1758). After him are Pierre Gamarra (1919), Theobald I, Count of Blois (910), Jacques Laffitte (1767), Drogo of Champagne (670), Charles Plumier (1646), and Jacques Tourneur (1904).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsNatalia Pavlovna Paley
MODEL
1905 - 1981
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 2,481
Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1726
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 2,482
Yves Boisset
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2025
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 2,483
Guy Hamilton
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 2,484
Aimable Pélissier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1794 - 1864
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 2,485
Carle Vernet
PAINTER
1758 - 1836
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 2,486
Gaston Paris
WRITER
1839 - 1903
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 2,487
Pierre Gamarra
WRITER
1919 - 2009
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 2,488
Theobald I, Count of Blois
POLITICIAN
910 - 975
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 2,489
Jacques Laffitte
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1844
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 2,490
Drogo of Champagne
POLITICIAN
670 - 708
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 2,491
Charles Plumier
BIOLOGIST
1646 - 1704
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 2,492
Jacques Tourneur
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1977
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 2,493
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Gaston Paris ranks 312. Before him are Pierre Lemaitre (1951), Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331), Sébastien Japrisot (1931), Bernardus Silvestris (1085), Michel Leiris (1901), and Elena Poniatowska (1932). After him are Pierre Gamarra (1919), Matthieu Ricard (1946), Claude Farrère (1876), Pierre Klossowski (1905), Ludovic Halévy (1834), and Benjamin Péret (1899).
Pierre Lemaitre
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 306
Gaston III, Count of Foix
1331 - 1391
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 307
Sébastien Japrisot
1931 - 2003
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 308
Bernardus Silvestris
1085 - 1160
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 309
Michel Leiris
1901 - 1990
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 310
Elena Poniatowska
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 311
Gaston Paris
1839 - 1903
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 312
Pierre Gamarra
1919 - 2009
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 313
Matthieu Ricard
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 314
Claude Farrère
1876 - 1957
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 315
Pierre Klossowski
1905 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 316
Ludovic Halévy
1834 - 1908
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 317
Benjamin Péret
1899 - 1959
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 318