WRITER
Jean-Paul Dubois
1950 - Today

Jean-Paul Dubois
Jean-Paul Dubois (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl dybwa]; born 1950 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French journalist and author. He won the Prix Goncourt in 2019 for Tous les hommes n'habitent pas le monde de la même façon ("All Men Do Not Inhabit This World in the Same Way"), a novel told from the perspective of a prisoner looking back on life. The jury compared Dubois to John Irving and William Boyd, who wrote books that were both popular and critical successes. He is the author of several novels and travel pieces, and is a reporter for Le Nouvel Observateur. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Paul Dubois is the 5,685th most popular writer (down from 5,662nd in 2019), the 4,891st most popular biography from France (down from 4,833rd in 2019) and the 618th most popular French Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jean-Paul Dubois ranks 5,685 out of 7,302. Before him are Gregório de Matos, William Michael Rossetti, Nahum Tate, Emine Semiye Önasya, Charles Allston Collins, and Lars Ahlin. After him are William Boyd, Frank Belknap Long, Otokar Březina, Bahaa Taher, Michio Mado, and George William Russell.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGregório de Matos
1636 - 1696
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 5,679
William Michael Rossetti
1829 - 1919
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 5,680
Nahum Tate
1652 - 1715
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 5,681
Emine Semiye Önasya
1864 - 1944
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 5,682
Charles Allston Collins
1828 - 1873
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 5,683
Lars Ahlin
1915 - 1997
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 5,684
Jean-Paul Dubois
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 5,685
William Boyd
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 5,686
Frank Belknap Long
1901 - 1994
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 5,687
Otokar Březina
1868 - 1929
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 5,688
Bahaa Taher
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 5,689
Michio Mado
1909 - 2014
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 5,690
George William Russell
1867 - 1935
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 5,691
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Jean-Paul Dubois ranks 505. Before him are Awn Al-Khasawneh, Tomás Herrera Martínez, Paolo Conti, Mariz Kemal, Peter Jurasik, and Robert Brandom. After him are Michael Paul Chan, Werewere Liking, Hasely Crawford, Luciano Spinosi, George Thorogood, and Roma Ryan.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsAwn Al-Khasawneh
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 499
Tomás Herrera Martínez
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 500
Paolo Conti
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 501
Mariz Kemal
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 502
Peter Jurasik
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 503
Robert Brandom
PHILOSOPHER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 504
Jean-Paul Dubois
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 505
Michael Paul Chan
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 506
Werewere Liking
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 507
Hasely Crawford
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 508
Luciano Spinosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 509
George Thorogood
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 510
Roma Ryan
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 511
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-Paul Dubois ranks 4,891 out of 6,770. Before him are Marielle de Sarnez (1951), Nicole Marthe Le Douarin (1930), Jean-Pierre Haigneré (1948), Roger Rio (1913), Élie Bayol (1914), and Christian Dalger (1949). After him are Presnel Kimpembe (1995), Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769), Marcellin Boule (1861), Louise du Pierry (1746), Henri Louveau (1910), and Henri Eberhardt (1913).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMarielle de Sarnez
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2021
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 4,885
Nicole Marthe Le Douarin
BIOLOGIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 4,886
Jean-Pierre Haigneré
ASTRONAUT
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 4,887
Roger Rio
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1999
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 4,888
Élie Bayol
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 4,889
Christian Dalger
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 4,890
Jean-Paul Dubois
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 4,891
Presnel Kimpembe
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 4,892
Rose Philippine Duchesne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1769 - 1852
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 4,893
Marcellin Boule
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1861 - 1942
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 4,894
Louise du Pierry
ASTRONOMER
1746 - 1807
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 4,895
Henri Louveau
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 4,896
Henri Eberhardt
ATHLETE
1913 - 1976
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 4,897
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Jean-Paul Dubois ranks 618. Before him are Léon Frapié (1863), Michel Deguy (1930), Eugène Dabit (1898), Jean-Jacques Schuhl (1941), Olivier Rolin (1947), and Delphine de Vigan (1966). After him are Charles Le Goffic (1863), Alain Decaux (1925), Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau (1850), Dominique Bona (1953), Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes (1884), and Roger Vercel (1894).
Léon Frapié
1863 - 1949
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 612
Michel Deguy
1930 - 2022
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 613
Eugène Dabit
1898 - 1936
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 614
Jean-Jacques Schuhl
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 615
Olivier Rolin
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 616
Delphine de Vigan
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 617
Jean-Paul Dubois
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 618
Charles Le Goffic
1863 - 1932
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 619
Alain Decaux
1925 - 2016
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 620
Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau
1850 - 1932
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 621
Dominique Bona
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 622
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
1884 - 1974
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 623
Roger Vercel
1894 - 1957
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 624