WRITER

Pierre Souvestre

1874 - 1914

Pierre Souvestre

Pierre Souvestre (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ suvɛstʁ]; 1 June 1874 – 26 February 1914) was a French lawyer, journalist, writer and organizer of motor races. He is mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Marcel Allain of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantômas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Souvestre is the 2,971st most popular writer (down from 2,375th in 2019), the 3,143rd most popular biography from France (down from 2,641st in 2019) and the 402nd most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pierre Souvestre ranks 2,971 out of 7,302. Before him are Pierre Bec, Maximilian Voloshin, George Ohsawa, Gisèle Halimi, Drago Jančar, and Sergei Nilus. After him are Fatma Aliye Topuz, Fumiko Hayashi, Salimbene di Adam, Mahasweta Devi, Marija Jurić Zagorka, and Abraham Goldfaden.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Pierre Bec
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 2,965
Maximilian Voloshin
1877 - 1932
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 2,966
George Ohsawa
1893 - 1966
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 2,967
Gisèle Halimi
1927 - 2020
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 2,968
Drago Jančar
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 2,969
Sergei Nilus
1862 - 1929
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,970
Pierre Souvestre
1874 - 1914
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,971
Fatma Aliye Topuz
1862 - 1936
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,972
Fumiko Hayashi
1903 - 1951
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,973
Salimbene di Adam
1221 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,974
Mahasweta Devi
1926 - 2016
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,975
Marija Jurić Zagorka
1873 - 1957
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 2,976
Abraham Goldfaden
1840 - 1908
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 2,977

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Pierre Souvestre ranks 109. Before him are Ricardo Flores Magón, Gustave Whitehead, Constantin Ion Parhon, Bill Holland, Ephraim Moses Lilien, and Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov. After him are Rudolf Maister, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Jirō Minami, Laura Montoya, Bahaeddin Şakir, and Fernand Bouisson. Among people deceased in 1914, Pierre Souvestre ranks 65. Before him are Roque Sáenz Peña, Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg, Giovanni Sgambati, Félix Bracquemond, Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen, and Carl Chun. After him are David Gill, Adlai Stevenson I, Constantine V of Constantinople, Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg, Ellen Axson Wilson, and Prince Maurice of Battenberg.

Others Born in 1874

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Ricardo Flores Magón
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1874 - 1922
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 103
Gustave Whitehead
ENGINEER
1874 - 1927
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 104
Constantin Ion Parhon
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1969
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 105
Bill Holland
ATHLETE
1874 - 1930
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 106
Ephraim Moses Lilien
PAINTER
1874 - 1925
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 107
Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov
EXTREMIST
1874 - 1943
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 108
Pierre Souvestre
WRITER
1874 - 1914
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 109
Rudolf Maister
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1934
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 110
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1957
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 111
Jirō Minami
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1955
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 112
Laura Montoya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1874 - 1949
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 113
Bahaeddin Şakir
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1922
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 114
Fernand Bouisson
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 115

Others Deceased in 1914

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Roque Sáenz Peña
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1914
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 59
Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1914
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 60
Giovanni Sgambati
MUSICIAN
1841 - 1914
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 61
Félix Bracquemond
PAINTER
1833 - 1914
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 62
Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1914
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 63
Carl Chun
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1914
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 64
Pierre Souvestre
WRITER
1874 - 1914
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 65
David Gill
ASTRONOMER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 66
Adlai Stevenson I
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1914
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 67
Constantine V of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1833 - 1914
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 68
Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1836 - 1914
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 69
Ellen Axson Wilson
COMPANION
1860 - 1914
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 70
Prince Maurice of Battenberg
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1914
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 71

In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Souvestre ranks 3,143 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Charles Breguet (1880), Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth (1760), Raphaël Varane (1993), Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy (1386), Jean-François Raffaëlli (1850), and Bernard de Jussieu (1699). After him are Audomar (600), Nicolas Froment (1430), Édith Scob (1937), Denise Perrier (1935), Jean-François Stévenin (1944), and Amédée Courbet (1827).

Others born in France

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Louis Charles Breguet
ENGINEER
1880 - 1955
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 3,137
Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1829
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,138
Raphaël Varane
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,139
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1386 - 1428
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,140
Jean-François Raffaëlli
PAINTER
1850 - 1924
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,141
Bernard de Jussieu
PHYSICIAN
1699 - 1777
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,142
Pierre Souvestre
WRITER
1874 - 1914
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 3,143
Audomar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 670
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 3,144
Nicolas Froment
PAINTER
1430 - 1484
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 3,145
Édith Scob
ACTOR
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,146
Denise Perrier
CELEBRITY
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,147
Jean-François Stévenin
ACTOR
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,148
Amédée Courbet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1827 - 1885
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,149