WRITER

Théophile de Viau

1590 - 1626

Théophile de Viau

Théophile de Viau (1590 – 25 September 1626) was a French Baroque poet and dramatist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Théophile de Viau is the 2,541st most popular writer (up from 2,573rd in 2019), the 2,805th most popular biography from France (up from 2,816th in 2019) and the 356th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Théophile de Viau ranks 2,541 out of 7,302. Before him are Kjeld Abell, Đura Jakšić, Michel Zevaco, Song Yingxing, Donald Adamson, and Gustave Aimard. After him are Petter Dass, Amélie Nothomb, Kamalaśīla, Giovanni Pascoli, Chariton, and Ki no Tsurayuki.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Kjeld Abell
1901 - 1961
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 2,535
Đura Jakšić
1832 - 1878
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,536
Michel Zevaco
1860 - 1918
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,537
Song Yingxing
1587 - 1666
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,538
Donald Adamson
1939 - 2024
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,539
Gustave Aimard
1818 - 1883
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,540
Théophile de Viau
1590 - 1626
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,541
Petter Dass
1647 - 1707
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,542
Amélie Nothomb
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,543
Kamalaśīla
740 - 795
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,544
Giovanni Pascoli
1855 - 1912
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,545
Chariton
100 - 200
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,546
Ki no Tsurayuki
866 - 945
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,547

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1590, Théophile de Viau ranks 13. Before him are William Bradford, Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Gioachino Greco, Urbain Grandier, John Albert II, and Yamada Nagamasa. After him are Jacob van Eyck, María de Zayas, Daniel Seghers, and Sarmad Kashani. Among people deceased in 1626, Théophile de Viau ranks 18. Before him are Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Wakisaka Yasuharu, Edmund Gunter, and Odoardo Farnese. After him are Salomon de Brosse, John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Malik Ambar, and Edward Alleyn.

Others Born in 1590

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William Bradford
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1657
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 7
Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1590 - 1624
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 8
Gioachino Greco
CHESS PLAYER
1590 - 1630
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 9
Urbain Grandier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1590 - 1634
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 10
John Albert II
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1636
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 11
Yamada Nagamasa
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1630
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 12
Théophile de Viau
WRITER
1590 - 1626
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 13
Jacob van Eyck
COMPOSER
1590 - 1657
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 14
María de Zayas
WRITER
1590 - 1961
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 15
Daniel Seghers
PAINTER
1590 - 1661
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 16
Sarmad Kashani
WRITER
1590 - 1661
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 17

Others Deceased in 1626

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Christian the Younger of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1599 - 1626
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 12
Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
POLITICIAN
1587 - 1626
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 13
Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1577 - 1626
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 14
Wakisaka Yasuharu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1554 - 1626
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 15
Edmund Gunter
MATHEMATICIAN
1581 - 1626
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 16
Odoardo Farnese
POLITICIAN
1573 - 1626
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 17
Théophile de Viau
WRITER
1590 - 1626
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 18
Salomon de Brosse
ARCHITECT
1571 - 1626
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 19
John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1594 - 1626
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 20
Malik Ambar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1626
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 21
Edward Alleyn
ACTOR
1566 - 1626
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 22