WRITER

Gilles Leroy

1958 - Today

Gilles Leroy

Gilles Leroy (French pronunciation: [ʒil ləʁwa]; born 28 December 1958 in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French writer. He studied at the Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, which appears in his 1996 novel Les Maîtres du monde as the "Lycée Ducasse". His novel Alabama song won the Prix Goncourt in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Gilles Leroy is the 6,405th most popular writer (up from 6,429th in 2024), the 5,248th most popular biography from France (up from 5,307th in 2019) and the 652nd most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gilles Leroy ranks 6,405 out of 7,302. Before him are George B. Seitz, Glenn Greenwald, Michael McClure, Alice Hoffman, Dick King-Smith, and Ann Coulter. After him are Anthony McCarten, Gerbrand Bakker, Linda Maria Baros, Joanna Baillie, Renate Dorrestein, and Sonja Åkesson.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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George B. Seitz
1888 - 1944
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 6,399
Glenn Greenwald
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 6,400
Michael McClure
1932 - 2020
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 6,401
Alice Hoffman
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 6,402
Dick King-Smith
1922 - 2011
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 6,403
Ann Coulter
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 6,404
Gilles Leroy
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 6,405
Anthony McCarten
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 6,406
Gerbrand Bakker
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 6,407
Linda Maria Baros
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 6,408
Joanna Baillie
1762 - 1851
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 6,409
Renate Dorrestein
1954 - 2018
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 6,410
Sonja Åkesson
1926 - 1977
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 6,411

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Gilles Leroy ranks 546. Before him are Wilfred Benítez, Hrant Bagratyan, Imre Garaba, Luc Luycx, Sergei Treshchov, and Joop Hiele. After him are Michael Landau, Xavier Becerra, Pedro Uralde, Drew Carey, Lisa Fischer, and Benjamin Zephaniah.

Others Born in 1958

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Wilfred Benítez
BOXER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 540
Hrant Bagratyan
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 541
Imre Garaba
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 542
Luc Luycx
DESIGNER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 543
Sergei Treshchov
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 544
Joop Hiele
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 545
Gilles Leroy
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 546
Michael Landau
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 547
Xavier Becerra
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 548
Pedro Uralde
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 549
Drew Carey
PRESENTER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 550
Lisa Fischer
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 551
Benjamin Zephaniah
WRITER
1958 - 2023
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 552

In France

Among people born in France, Gilles Leroy ranks 5,247 out of 6,770. Before him are Geoffrey Kondogbia (1993), Jean-Philippe Durand (1960), Stéphane Séjourné (1985), Philippe Bugalski (1963), and Christopher Nkunku (1997). After him are Bruno Delbonnel (1957), Clara Morgane (1981), Léon Binoche (1878), Angelique Boyer (1988), Nathalie Becquart (1969), Frédéric Antonetti (1961), and Georges Mikautadze (2000).

Others born in France

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Geoffrey Kondogbia
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 5,242
Jean-Philippe Durand
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 5,243
Stéphane Séjourné
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 5,244
Philippe Bugalski
RACING DRIVER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 5,245
Christopher Nkunku
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 5,246
Gilles Leroy
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 5,247
Bruno Delbonnel
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 5,248
Clara Morgane
MODEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 5,249
Léon Binoche
RUGBY PLAYER
1878 - 1962
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 5,250
Angelique Boyer
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 5,251
Nathalie Becquart
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 5,252
Frédéric Antonetti
COACH
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 5,253
Georges Mikautadze
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 5,254