WRITER
Michel Houellebecq
1956 - Today
Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl wɛlbɛk]; born Michel Thomas on 26 February 1956) is a French author of novels, poems, and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker, and singer. His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Houellebecq published his first novel, Whatever, in 1994. His next novel, Atomised was published in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Houellebecq is the 521st most popular writer (down from 409th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Réunion (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Writer.
Michel Houellebecq is a French author and filmmaker. He is most famous for his novel, "The Elementary Particles."
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Michel Houellebecq ranks 521 out of 7,302. Before him are Jostein Gaarder, Ivan Franko, Tibullus, Ivan Goncharov, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Ilya Ehrenburg. After him are Boris Vian, William S. Burroughs, Novatian, G. K. Chesterton, Jacinto Benavente, and Ludvig Holberg.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Jostein Gaarder
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 515
Ivan Franko
1856 - 1916
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 516
Tibullus
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 517
Ivan Goncharov
1812 - 1891
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 518
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1804 - 1864
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 519
Ilya Ehrenburg
1891 - 1967
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 520
Michel Houellebecq
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 521
Boris Vian
1920 - 1959
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 522
William S. Burroughs
1914 - 1997
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 523
Novatian
220 - 258
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 524
G. K. Chesterton
1874 - 1936
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 525
Jacinto Benavente
1866 - 1954
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 526
Ludvig Holberg
1684 - 1754
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 527
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Michel Houellebecq ranks 14. Before him are John Lydon, Paolo Rossi, Christine Lagarde, José Manuel Barroso, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and Lars von Trier. After him are Jost Gippert, David Copperfield, Bryan Cranston, Theresa May, Dalia Grybauskaitė, and Dave Murray.
Others Born in 1956
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John Lydon
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 8
Paolo Rossi
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2020
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 9
Christine Lagarde
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 10
José Manuel Barroso
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 11
Katerina Sakellaropoulou
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 12
Lars von Trier
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 13
Michel Houellebecq
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 14
Jost Gippert
LINGUIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 15
David Copperfield
MAGICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 16
Bryan Cranston
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 17
Theresa May
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 18
Dalia Grybauskaitė
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 19
Dave Murray
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 20
In Réunion
Among people born in Réunion, Michel Houellebecq ranks 2 out of 16. Before him are Roland Garros (1888). After him are Leconte de Lisle (1818), Ambroise Vollard (1866), Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1796), 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 WRITERS In Réunion
Among writers born in Réunion, Michel Houellebecq ranks 1. After him are Leconte de Lisle (1818), and Évariste de Parny (1753).
Michel Houellebecq
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 1
Leconte de Lisle
1818 - 1894
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 2
Évariste de Parny
1753 - 1814
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3
