WRITER
Gregory of Tours
538 - 593

Gregory of Tours
Gregory of Tours (born Georgius Florentius; 30 November c. 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian period and is known as the "father of French history". He was a prelate in the Merovingian kingdom, encompassing Gaul's historic region. Gregory's most notable work is the Decem Libri Historiarum ('Ten Books of Histories'), also known as the Historia Francorum ('History of the Franks'). Decem Libri Historiarum is considered a primary source for the study of Merovingian history and chronicles the accounts of the Franks during the period. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory of Tours is the 438th most popular writer (down from 388th in 2019), the 516th most popular biography from France (down from 457th in 2019) and the 74th most popular French Writer.
Gregory of Tours is most famous for his Historia Francorum, a history of the Franks.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Gregory of Tours ranks 438 out of 7,302. Before him are Ágota Kristóf, Gertrude Stein, Sholem Aleichem, Joseph Brodsky, Sergei Yesenin, and Sándor Márai. After him are Georges Bataille, Fausto Cercignani, Andrzej Sapkowski, Qu Yuan, Henri Barbusse, and Vuk Karadžić.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÁgota Kristóf
1935 - 2011
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 432
Gertrude Stein
1874 - 1946
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 433
Sholem Aleichem
1859 - 1916
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 434
Joseph Brodsky
1940 - 1996
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 435
Sergei Yesenin
1895 - 1925
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 436
Sándor Márai
1900 - 1989
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 437
Gregory of Tours
538 - 593
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 438
Georges Bataille
1897 - 1962
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 439
Fausto Cercignani
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 440
Andrzej Sapkowski
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 441
Qu Yuan
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 442
Henri Barbusse
1873 - 1935
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 443
Vuk Karadžić
1787 - 1864
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 444
Contemporaries
Among people born in 538, Gregory of Tours ranks 1. After him are Zhiyi, and Emperor Bidatsu. Among people deceased in 593, Gregory of Tours ranks 1. After him are Dazu Huike, Ceawlin of Wessex, Garibald I of Bavaria, Ino Anastasia, Creoda of Mercia, Hussa of Bernicia, and Tytila of East Anglia.
Others Born in 538
Go to all RankingsGregory of Tours
WRITER
538 - 593
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 1
Zhiyi
PHILOSOPHER
538 - 597
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 2
Emperor Bidatsu
POLITICIAN
538 - 585
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 593
Go to all RankingsGregory of Tours
WRITER
538 - 593
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 1
Dazu Huike
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
487 - 593
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 2
Ceawlin of Wessex
POLITICIAN
600 - 593
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 3
Garibald I of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
550 - 593
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 4
Ino Anastasia
POLITICIAN
600 - 593
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 5
Creoda of Mercia
POLITICIAN
540 - 593
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 6
Hussa of Bernicia
POLITICIAN
600 - 593
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 7
Tytila of East Anglia
POLITICIAN
600 - 593
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 8
In France
Among people born in France, Gregory of Tours ranks 516 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774), Carus (230), Christine Lagarde (1956), Frédéric Bazille (1841), Camille Desmoulins (1760), and René Laennec (1781). After him are Edgard Varèse (1883), Georges Bataille (1897), Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640), Joseph Black (1728), Théodore Rousseau (1812), and Joan I of Navarre (1273).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean-Baptiste Biot
PHYSICIST
1774 - 1862
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 510
Carus
POLITICIAN
230 - 283
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 511
Christine Lagarde
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 512
Frédéric Bazille
PAINTER
1841 - 1870
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 513
Camille Desmoulins
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1794
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 514
René Laennec
PHYSICIAN
1781 - 1826
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 515
Gregory of Tours
WRITER
538 - 593
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 516
Edgard Varèse
COMPOSER
1883 - 1965
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 517
Georges Bataille
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 518
Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan
POLITICIAN
1640 - 1707
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 519
Joseph Black
CHEMIST
1728 - 1799
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 520
Théodore Rousseau
PAINTER
1812 - 1867
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 521
Joan I of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1273 - 1305
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 522
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Gregory of Tours ranks 74. Before him are Auguste Escoffier (1847), Paul Éluard (1895), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), Arthur de Gobineau (1816), Jacques Prévert (1900), and William of Rubruck (1220). After him are Georges Bataille (1897), Henri Barbusse (1873), Louis Aragon (1897), Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394), Françoise Sagan (1935), and André Maurois (1885).
Auguste Escoffier
1847 - 1935
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 68
Paul Éluard
1895 - 1952
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 69
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
1636 - 1711
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 70
Arthur de Gobineau
1816 - 1882
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 71
Jacques Prévert
1900 - 1977
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 72
William of Rubruck
1220 - 1293
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 73
Gregory of Tours
538 - 593
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 74
Georges Bataille
1897 - 1962
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 75
Henri Barbusse
1873 - 1935
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 76
Louis Aragon
1897 - 1982
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 77
Charles, Duke of Orléans
1394 - 1465
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 78
Françoise Sagan
1935 - 2004
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 79
André Maurois
1885 - 1967
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 80