WRITER
Jacques Clément
1567 - 1589

Jacques Clément
Jacques Clément (1567 – 1 August 1589) was a French conspirator and the regicide of King Henry III. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Clément is the 1,048th most popular writer (down from 920th in 2019), the 1,218th most popular biography from France (down from 1,038th in 2019) and the 156th most popular French Writer.
Jacques Clément was a Dominican priest who assassinated King Henry III of France in 1589.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jacques Clément ranks 1,048 out of 7,302. Before him are Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Persius, Bertran de Born, Mary Higgins Clark, James Hadley Chase, and John Dryden. After him are Alfred de Vigny, Marko Marulić, Johannes Tauler, Charles Nodier, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, and Ernst Toller.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGustavo Adolfo Bécquer
1836 - 1870
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 1,042
Persius
34 - 62
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 1,043
Bertran de Born
1140 - 1215
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 1,044
Mary Higgins Clark
1927 - 2020
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 1,045
James Hadley Chase
1906 - 1985
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1,046
John Dryden
1631 - 1700
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1,047
Jacques Clément
1567 - 1589
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 1,048
Alfred de Vigny
1797 - 1863
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 1,049
Marko Marulić
1450 - 1524
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 1,050
Johannes Tauler
1300 - 1361
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 1,051
Charles Nodier
1780 - 1844
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 1,052
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
1737 - 1814
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 1,053
Ernst Toller
1893 - 1939
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 1,054
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1567, Jacques Clément ranks 10. Before him are Samuel de Champlain, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Date Masamune, Willem Schouten, Eleanor de' Medici, and Sanada Yukimura. After him are Honoré d'Urfé, Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, Jacob van Heemskerck, Archduchess Margaret of Austria, John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Arima Harunobu. Among people deceased in 1589, Jacques Clément ranks 5. Before him are Catherine de' Medici, Henry III of France, Alessandro Farnese, and Christophe Plantin. After him are Benedict the Moor, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, Johannes Sturm, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, Bernard Palissy, Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Michael Baius.
Others Born in 1567
Go to all RankingsSamuel de Champlain
EXPLORER
1567 - 1635
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 4
Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1597
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 5
Date Masamune
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1636
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 6
Willem Schouten
EXPLORER
1567 - 1625
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 7
Eleanor de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1611
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 8
Sanada Yukimura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1615
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 9
Jacques Clément
WRITER
1567 - 1589
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 10
Honoré d'Urfé
WRITER
1567 - 1625
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 11
Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1640
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 12
Jacob van Heemskerck
EXPLORER
1567 - 1607
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 13
Archduchess Margaret of Austria
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1633
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 14
John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1618
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 15
Arima Harunobu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1612
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1589
Go to all RankingsCatherine de' Medici
COMPANION
1519 - 1589
HPI: 83.94
Rank: 1
Henry III of France
POLITICIAN
1551 - 1589
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 2
Alessandro Farnese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1520 - 1589
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 3
Christophe Plantin
BUSINESSPERSON
1520 - 1589
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 4
Jacques Clément
WRITER
1567 - 1589
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 5
Benedict the Moor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1526 - 1589
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 6
Anna Maria of the Palatinate
COMPANION
1561 - 1589
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 7
Johannes Sturm
PHILOSOPHER
1507 - 1589
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 8
Jean-Antoine de Baïf
WRITER
1532 - 1589
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 9
Bernard Palissy
WRITER
1510 - 1589
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 10
Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1528 - 1589
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 11
Michael Baius
PHILOSOPHER
1513 - 1589
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Jacques Clément ranks 1,218 out of 6,770. Before him are Anne de Montmorency (1493), Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785), Alcide d'Orbigny (1802), Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756), Albert Marquet (1875), and Nicolas Chauvin (1790). After him are Alfred de Vigny (1797), Jean-Claude Trichet (1942), Johannes Tauler (1300), Isabella of Valois (1389), Charles Nodier (1780), and Jules de Polignac (1780).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAnne de Montmorency
NOBLEMAN
1493 - 1567
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 1,212
Florestan I, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1856
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1,213
Alcide d'Orbigny
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1802 - 1857
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1,214
Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1791
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1,215
Albert Marquet
PAINTER
1875 - 1947
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 1,216
Nicolas Chauvin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1790 - 1900
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 1,217
Jacques Clément
WRITER
1567 - 1589
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 1,218
Alfred de Vigny
WRITER
1797 - 1863
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 1,219
Jean-Claude Trichet
ECONOMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 1,220
Johannes Tauler
WRITER
1300 - 1361
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 1,221
Isabella of Valois
POLITICIAN
1389 - 1409
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 1,222
Charles Nodier
WRITER
1780 - 1844
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 1,223
Jules de Polignac
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1847
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 1,224
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Jacques Clément ranks 156. Before him are Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), Jean-Claude Carrière (1931), Alexandra David-Néel (1868), Paulinus of Nola (354), Raymond Radiguet (1903), and Bertran de Born (1140). After him are Alfred de Vigny (1797), Johannes Tauler (1300), Charles Nodier (1780), Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), Gottfried von Strassburg (1180), and Paul Bourget (1852).
Madeleine de Scudéry
1607 - 1701
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 150
Jean-Claude Carrière
1931 - 2021
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 151
Alexandra David-Néel
1868 - 1969
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 152
Paulinus of Nola
354 - 431
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 153
Raymond Radiguet
1903 - 1923
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 154
Bertran de Born
1140 - 1215
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 155
Jacques Clément
1567 - 1589
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 156
Alfred de Vigny
1797 - 1863
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 157
Johannes Tauler
1300 - 1361
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 158
Charles Nodier
1780 - 1844
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 159
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
1737 - 1814
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 160
Gottfried von Strassburg
1180 - 1215
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 161
Paul Bourget
1852 - 1935
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 162