WRITER

Jean Cau

1925 - 1993

Photo of Jean Cau

Icon of person Jean Cau

Jean Cau (8 July 1925, in Bram, Aude – 18 June 1993) was a French writer and journalist. Born in Bram, Aude, he was secretary to Jean-Paul Sartre, after which he was a journalist and reporter for L'Express, Figaro, and Paris Match. In 1961, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt for his novel The Mercy of God. Cau also wrote several works about bullfighting and Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Cau is the 5,141st most popular writer (down from 4,740th in 2019), the 4,610th most popular biography from France (down from 4,335th in 2019) and the 583rd most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Jean Cau by language

Loading...

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean Cau ranks 5,141 out of 7,302. Before him are Carlo Porta, Ahmet Mithat, Arthur Golden, Mykhaylo Semenko, Daša Drndić, and Gerbrand Bredero. After him are Anna Louisa Karsch, Arvo Valton, Stephen Hunter, Francis Bebey, Wolf Erlbruch, and Angela Sommer-Bodenburg.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jean Cau ranks 388. Before him are John Baptist Wu, Ron Tauranac, Ruth First, Olga Aroseva, Bert Bolin, and Károly Makk. After him are Rosemary Murphy, Miiko Taka, Carla Del Poggio, Andrei Eshpai, Álvaro Magaña, and Charles Haughey. Among people deceased in 1993, Jean Cau ranks 212. Before him are Masaru Furukawa, Mario Cecchi Gori, Akio Kaminaga, Viola Myers, Edwin Vásquez, and Ivan Kozlovsky. After him are Joe Kelly, Bengt Edlén, Tony Barton, John Hersey, Margarita Nikolaeva, and Marjorie Clark.

Others Born in 1925

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1993

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Jean Cau ranks 4,610 out of 6,770. Before him are Hedi Slimane (1968), Alphonse Areola (1993), Emma Shapplin (1974), Hatem Ben Arfa (1987), Gotlib (1934), and Louis Chaillot (1914). After him are Arlette Laguiller (1940), Palisot de Beauvois (1752), Adil Rami (1985), Sabine Weiss (1924), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1985), and Sébastien Haller (1994).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Cau ranks 583. Before him are Michiel de Swaen (1654), Jean-Christophe Rufin (1952), Marguerite Audoux (1863), Jacques Jasmin (1798), René Boylesve (1867), and Jacques Audiberti (1899). After him are Jean Clair (1940), Albert Londres (1884), Henri Bosco (1888), Bernard Clavel (1923), Robert of Torigni (1100), and Jean Prévost (1901).

French born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous