CHESS PLAYER
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
1796 - 1840
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1795 – December 1840) was a French chess master, possibly the strongest player in the early 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais is the 46th most popular chess player (down from 44th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Réunion (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Réunionese Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais ranks 46 out of 461. Before him are Vlastimil Hort, Borislav Ivkov, Robert Hübner, Lyudmila Rudenko, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, and Alexander McDonnell. After him are Jan Timman, László Szabó, Olga Rubtsova, Nigel Short, Gioachino Greco, and Yuri Averbakh.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
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Vlastimil Hort
1944 - 2025
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 40
Borislav Ivkov
1933 - 2022
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 41
Robert Hübner
1948 - 2025
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 42
Lyudmila Rudenko
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 43
Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona
1542 - 1597
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 44
Alexander McDonnell
1798 - 1835
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 45
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
1796 - 1840
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 46
Jan Timman
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 47
László Szabó
1917 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 48
Olga Rubtsova
1909 - 1994
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 49
Nigel Short
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 50
Gioachino Greco
1590 - 1630
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 51
Yuri Averbakh
1922 - 2022
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 52
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1796, Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais ranks 19. Before him are Peter Fendi, Philipp Franz von Siebold, Giovanni Pacini, Carl Loewe, Carl Ludwig Blume, and Ang Duong. After him are Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia, François Mignet, Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao, Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, Karl Ernst Claus, and James Bowie. Among people deceased in 1840, Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais ranks 21. Before him are Louis de Bonald, Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, Carl Ludvig Engel, Francisco de Paula Santander, and Maria Beatrice of Savoy. After him are Beau Brummell, Marcellin Champagnat, Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut, Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier, and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia.
Others Born in 1796
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Peter Fendi
PAINTER
1796 - 1842
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 13
Philipp Franz von Siebold
PHYSICIAN
1796 - 1866
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 14
Giovanni Pacini
COMPOSER
1796 - 1867
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 15
Carl Loewe
COMPOSER
1796 - 1869
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 16
Carl Ludwig Blume
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1862
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 17
Ang Duong
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1860
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 18
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
CHESS PLAYER
1796 - 1840
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 19
Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1850
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 20
François Mignet
JOURNALIST
1796 - 1884
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 21
Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1878
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 22
Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1865
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 23
Karl Ernst Claus
CHEMIST
1796 - 1864
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 24
James Bowie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1796 - 1836
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1840
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Louis de Bonald
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1840
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 15
Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
COMPANION
1784 - 1840
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 16
Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol
PHYSICIAN
1772 - 1840
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 17
Carl Ludvig Engel
ARCHITECT
1778 - 1840
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 18
Francisco de Paula Santander
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 19
Maria Beatrice of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 20
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
CHESS PLAYER
1796 - 1840
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 21
Beau Brummell
DESIGNER
1778 - 1840
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 22
Marcellin Champagnat
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1789 - 1840
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 23
Nicholas Aylward Vigors
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1840
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 24
Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1772 - 1840
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 25
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier
MATHEMATICIAN
1750 - 1840
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 26
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1746 - 1840
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 27
In Réunion
Among people born in Réunion, Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais ranks 5 out of 16. Before him are Roland Garros (1888), Michel Houellebecq (1956), Leconte de Lisle (1818), and Ambroise Vollard (1866). After him are Raymond Barre (1924), Edmond Albius (1829), Évariste de Parny (1753), Dimitri Payet (1987), Jackson Richardson (1969), Daniel Narcisse (1979), and Florent Sinama Pongolle (1984).
Others born in Réunion
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Roland Garros
PILOT
1888 - 1918
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 1
Michel Houellebecq
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 2
Leconte de Lisle
WRITER
1818 - 1894
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 3
Ambroise Vollard
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1939
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 4
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
CHESS PLAYER
1796 - 1840
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 5
Raymond Barre
ECONOMIST
1924 - 2007
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 6
Edmond Albius
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1880
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 7
Évariste de Parny
WRITER
1753 - 1814
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 8
Dimitri Payet
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 9
Jackson Richardson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 10
Daniel Narcisse
HANDBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 11
Florent Sinama Pongolle
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 12
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Réunion
Among chess players born in Réunion, Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais ranks 1.
