Writer
Romain Rolland
1866 - 1944
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Romain Rolland
His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2024). Romain Rolland is the 73rd most popular writer (down from 67th in 2024), the 66th most popular biography from France (down from 55th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Writer.
Romain Rolland is most famous for his work in the field of literature. He was a French author, poet, and playwright. His most famous work was his novel Jean-Christophe, which was published in ten volumes from 1904 to 1932.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Romain Rolland ranks 73 out of 7,302. Before him are Rabindranath Tagore, Jorge Luis Borges, Stefan Zweig, Thomas Mann, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Robert Frost. After him are Charles Perrault, Umberto Eco, Giacomo Casanova, Sappho, Toni Morrison, and George R. R. Martin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Rabindranath Tagore
1861 - 1941
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 67
Jorge Luis Borges
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 68
Stefan Zweig
1881 - 1942
HPI: 83.35
Rank: 69
Thomas Mann
1875 - 1955
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 70
Arthur Conan Doyle
1859 - 1930
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 71
Robert Frost
1874 - 1963
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 72
Romain Rolland
1866 - 1944
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 73
Charles Perrault
1628 - 1703
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 74
Umberto Eco
1932 - 2016
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 75
Giacomo Casanova
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 76
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 77
Toni Morrison
1931 - 2019
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 78
George R. R. Martin
1948 - Present
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 79
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1866, Romain Rolland ranks 3. Before him are H. G. Wells, and Wassily Kandinsky. After him are Sun Yat-sen, Erik Satie, George Gurdjieff, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Alfred Werner, Charles Nicolle, Benedetto Croce, Jacinto Benavente, and Giovanni Agnelli. Among people deceased in 1944, Romain Rolland ranks 5. Before him are Edvard Munch, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wassily Kandinsky, and Piet Mondrian. After him are Erwin Rommel, Claus von Stauffenberg, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, William James Sidis, Charles Glover Barkla, Abdulmejid II, and Günther von Kluge.
Others Born in 1866
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H. G. Wells
WRITER
1866 - 1946
HPI: 85.76
Rank: 1
Wassily Kandinsky
PAINTER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 84.16
Rank: 2
Romain Rolland
WRITER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 3
Sun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 4
Erik Satie
COMPOSER
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 5
George Gurdjieff
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1949
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 6
Thomas Hunt Morgan
BIOLOGIST
1866 - 1945
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 7
Alfred Werner
CHEMIST
1866 - 1919
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 8
Charles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 9
Benedetto Croce
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1952
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 10
Jacinto Benavente
WRITER
1866 - 1954
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 11
Giovanni Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1945
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1944
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Edvard Munch
PAINTER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 87.17
Rank: 1
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
WRITER
1900 - 1944
HPI: 86.21
Rank: 2
Wassily Kandinsky
PAINTER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 84.16
Rank: 3
Piet Mondrian
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 4
Romain Rolland
WRITER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 5
Erwin Rommel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1944
HPI: 82.62
Rank: 6
Claus von Stauffenberg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1944
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 7
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 8
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 9
Charles Glover Barkla
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1944
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 10
Abdulmejid II
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 11
Günther von Kluge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Romain Rolland ranks 66 out of NaN. Before him are Philip IV of France (1268), Napoleon II (1811), Louis XVII of France (1785), Gustave Eiffel (1832), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), and Maurice Ravel (1875). After him are Charles Perrault (1628), Hector Berlioz (1803), Auguste Rodin (1840), Georges Bizet (1838), Claude Debussy (1862), and Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763).
Others born in France
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Philip IV of France
POLITICIAN
1268 - 1314
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 60
Napoleon II
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1832
HPI: 83.31
Rank: 61
Louis XVII of France
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1795
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 62
Gustave Eiffel
ENGINEER
1832 - 1923
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 63
Cardinal Richelieu
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1642
HPI: 83.21
Rank: 64
Maurice Ravel
COMPOSER
1875 - 1937
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 65
Romain Rolland
WRITER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 66
Charles Perrault
WRITER
1628 - 1703
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 67
Hector Berlioz
COMPOSER
1803 - 1869
HPI: 83.08
Rank: 68
Auguste Rodin
SCULPTOR
1840 - 1917
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 69
Georges Bizet
COMPOSER
1838 - 1875
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 70
Claude Debussy
COMPOSER
1862 - 1918
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 71
Charles XIV John of Sweden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1844
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 72
Among Writers In France
Among writers born in France, Romain Rolland ranks 17. Before him are Marcel Proust (1871), Denis Diderot (1713), Émile Zola (1840), Gustave Flaubert (1821), Octave Mirbeau (1848), and Stendhal (1783). After him are Charles Perrault (1628), Guy de Maupassant (1850), Alexandre Dumas fils (1824), Arthur Rimbaud (1854), François Rabelais (1494), and W. Somerset Maugham (1874).
Marcel Proust
1871 - 1922
HPI: 84.39
Rank: 11
Denis Diderot
1713 - 1784
HPI: 84.31
Rank: 12
Émile Zola
1840 - 1902
HPI: 84.25
Rank: 13
Gustave Flaubert
1821 - 1880
HPI: 84.13
Rank: 14
Octave Mirbeau
1848 - 1917
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 15
Stendhal
1783 - 1842
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 16
Romain Rolland
1866 - 1944
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 17
Charles Perrault
1628 - 1703
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 18
Guy de Maupassant
1850 - 1893
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 19
Alexandre Dumas fils
1824 - 1895
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 20
Arthur Rimbaud
1854 - 1891
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 21
François Rabelais
1494 - 1553
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 22
W. Somerset Maugham
1874 - 1965
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 23
