HISTORIAN

Stéphane Courtois

1947 - Today

Photo of Stéphane Courtois

Icon of person Stéphane Courtois

Stéphane Courtois (French: [stefan kuʁtwa]; born 25 November 1947) is a French historian and university professor, a director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), professor at the Catholic Institute of Higher Studies (ICES) in La Roche-sur-Yon, and director of a collection specialized in the history of communist movements and communist states. The Black Book of Communism, a 1997 book edited by Courtois, has been translated into numerous languages, sold millions of copies, and is considered one of the most influential and controversial books written about the history of communism in the 20th century and state socialist regimes. In the first chapter of the book, Courtois argued that Communism and Nazism are similar totalitarian systems and that Communism was responsible for the murder of around 100 million people in the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stéphane Courtois is the 289th most popular historian (up from 299th in 2019), the 3,477th most popular biography from France (up from 3,578th in 2019) and the 39th most popular French Historian.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Stéphane Courtois by language

Loading...

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Stéphane Courtois ranks 289 out of 561. Before him are Timothy Garton Ash, Georges Lefebvre, George Buchanan, Gustave Schlumberger, Abraham Geiger, and Marino Sanuto the Younger. After him are Wilhelm von Bode, Yahya of Antioch, Juan de Mariana, Marin Drinov, Quentin Skinner, and Agnes Arber.

Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Stéphane Courtois ranks 345. Before him are Mitsuo Tsukahara, Orlan, Giancarlo Minardi, Bernard Giraudeau, Gunnar Hansen, and Lamar Smith. After him are Jacki Weaver, Kembo Uba Kembo, Chung Un-chan, Leszek Balcerowicz, Peer Steinbrück, and Jaroslav Pollák.

Others Born in 1947

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Stéphane Courtois ranks 3,477 out of 6,770. Before him are Gaël Monfils (1986), Bernard Picart (1673), Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza (1941), Françoise d'Eaubonne (1920), Carole André (1953), and Michel Hazanavicius (1967). After him are Jacques Fatton (1925), Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont (1798), Henri Cassini (1781), André Marie (1897), Charles Athanase Walckenaer (1771), and Constance of France, Princess of Antioch (1078).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, Stéphane Courtois ranks 39. Before him are Régine Pernoud (1909), André Clot (1909), Maxime Rodinson (1915), Claude Cahen (1909), Georges Lefebvre (1874), and Gustave Schlumberger (1844). After him are Marc Ferro (1924), Gustave Lanson (1857), Émile Mâle (1862), Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (1674), Pierre Vidal-Naquet (1930), and Élisabeth Roudinesco (1944).

French born Historians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous