WRITER

Jean de Brunhoff

1899 - 1937

Jean de Brunhoff

Jean de Brunhoff (French: [ʒɑ̃ də bʁynɔf]; 9 December 1899 – 16 October 1937) was a French writer and illustrator remembered best for creating the Babar series of children's books concerning a fictional elephant, the first of which was published in 1931. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean de Brunhoff is the 4,141st most popular writer (down from 4,096th in 2019), the 4,014th most popular biography from France (down from 3,953rd in 2019) and the 511th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean de Brunhoff ranks 4,141 out of 7,302. Before him are Elizabeth Bowen, Vasco Pratolini, Peter Straub, Hranush Arshagyan, Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, and Melissa Mathison. After him are Sonny Barger, Alexander Serafimovich, David Lagercrantz, Reinhard Bonnke, Anne-Cath. Vestly, and Irmgard Keun.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Elizabeth Bowen
1899 - 1973
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 4,135
Vasco Pratolini
1913 - 1991
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 4,136
Peter Straub
1943 - 2022
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 4,137
Hranush Arshagyan
1887 - 1905
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 4,138
Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz
861 - 908
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 4,139
Melissa Mathison
1950 - 2015
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 4,140
Jean de Brunhoff
1899 - 1937
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 4,141
Sonny Barger
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4,142
Alexander Serafimovich
1863 - 1949
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4,143
David Lagercrantz
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4,144
Reinhard Bonnke
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,145
Anne-Cath. Vestly
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,146
Irmgard Keun
1905 - 1982
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,147

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Jean de Brunhoff ranks 196. Before him are Marcel Arland, Roger Vitrac, Armas Toivonen, Gerhard von Schwerin, Elizabeth Bowen, and Filipp Oktyabrsky. After him are Väinö Kokkinen, Hart Crane, Haddon Sundblom, Carlyle S. Beals, Colleen Moore, and Paul Schmidt. Among people deceased in 1937, Jean de Brunhoff ranks 127. Before him are Alexander Chervyakov, Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, Henri Lebasque, Kazimierz Nowak, Meliton Balanchivadze, and Titsian Tabidze. After him are Alexander Chayanov, Victor Laloux, Robert Borden, Alfred Abel, Walter Burley Griffin, and Wilhelm Weinberg.

Others Born in 1899

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Marcel Arland
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 190
Roger Vitrac
WRITER
1899 - 1952
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 191
Armas Toivonen
ATHLETE
1899 - 1973
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 192
Gerhard von Schwerin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1980
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 193
Elizabeth Bowen
WRITER
1899 - 1973
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 194
Filipp Oktyabrsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1969
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 195
Jean de Brunhoff
WRITER
1899 - 1937
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 196
Väinö Kokkinen
WRESTLER
1899 - 1967
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 197
Hart Crane
WRITER
1899 - 1932
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 198
Haddon Sundblom
PAINTER
1899 - 1976
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 199
Carlyle S. Beals
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 200
Colleen Moore
ACTOR
1899 - 1988
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 201
Paul Schmidt
DIPLOMAT
1899 - 1970
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 202