WRITER
Muriel Barbery
1969 - Today

Muriel Barbery
Muriel Barbery (born 28 May 1969) is a French novelist and philosophy teacher. Her 2006 novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog quickly sold more than a million copies in several countries. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muriel Barbery is the 4,809th most popular writer (up from 4,866th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Morocco (up from 112th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Moroccan Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Muriel Barbery ranks 4,809 out of 7,302. Before her are Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Béla Illés, Rube Goldberg, David E. Kelley, Ricardo Palma, and Klabund. After her are Anna Enquist, Jan Frans Willems, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, Hilde Domin, Marie Hankel, and Gáspár Heltai.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaria Aurèlia Capmany
1918 - 1991
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 4,803
Béla Illés
1895 - 1974
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 4,804
Rube Goldberg
1883 - 1970
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 4,805
David E. Kelley
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 4,806
Ricardo Palma
1833 - 1919
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 4,807
Klabund
1890 - 1928
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 4,808
Muriel Barbery
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 4,809
Anna Enquist
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 4,810
Jan Frans Willems
1793 - 1846
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 4,811
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
1900 - 1938
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 4,812
Hilde Domin
1909 - 2006
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 4,813
Marie Hankel
1844 - 1929
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 4,814
Gáspár Heltai
1510 - 1574
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 4,815
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Muriel Barbery ranks 212. Before her are Massimo Busacca, Nate Dogg, Juan Carlos Villamayor, Kim Raver, Danis Tanović, and Spike Jonze. After her are Stephen Hendry, Daniel Fonseca, Cosmin Olăroiu, Ben Mendelsohn, Adam Riess, and Erlend Loe.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsMassimo Busacca
REFEREE
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 206
Nate Dogg
SINGER
1969 - 2011
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 207
Juan Carlos Villamayor
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 208
Kim Raver
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 209
Danis Tanović
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 210
Spike Jonze
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 211
Muriel Barbery
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 212
Stephen Hendry
SNOOKER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 213
Daniel Fonseca
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 214
Cosmin Olăroiu
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 215
Ben Mendelsohn
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 216
Adam Riess
ASTRONOMER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 217
Erlend Loe
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 218
In Morocco
Among people born in Morocco, Muriel Barbery ranks 110 out of 264. Before her are Mohammed Hazzaz (1945), Gad Elmaleh (1971), Houmane Jarir (1944), Ahmed Bahnini (1909), Abdallah Lamrani (1946), and Med Hondo (1936). After her are Driss Bamous (1942), Abdeljalil Hadda (1972), Abderrahmane Mahjoub (1929), Maati Bouabid (1927), Hicham El Guerrouj (1974), and Hadi Dahane (1946).
Others born in Morocco
Go to all RankingsMohammed Hazzaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2018
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 104
Gad Elmaleh
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 105
Houmane Jarir
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2018
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 106
Ahmed Bahnini
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1971
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 107
Abdallah Lamrani
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 108
Med Hondo
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 109
Muriel Barbery
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 110
Driss Bamous
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2015
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 111
Abdeljalil Hadda
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 112
Abderrahmane Mahjoub
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 113
Maati Bouabid
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1996
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 114
Hicham El Guerrouj
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 115
Hadi Dahane
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 116
Among WRITERS In Morocco
Among writers born in Morocco, Muriel Barbery ranks 10. Before her are Mohamed Choukri (1935), Driss Chraïbi (1926), Dunash ben Labrat (920), Eva Illouz (1961), Malika Oufkir (1953), and Ahmed Rami (1946). After her are Katherine Pancol (1954), Leïla Slimani (1981), Abdellah Taïa (1973), and Laila Lalami (1968).
Mohamed Choukri
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 4
Driss Chraïbi
1926 - 2007
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 5
Dunash ben Labrat
920 - 990
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 6
Eva Illouz
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 7
Malika Oufkir
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 8
Ahmed Rami
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 9
Muriel Barbery
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 10
Katherine Pancol
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 11
Leïla Slimani
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 12
Abdellah Taïa
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 13
Laila Lalami
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 14