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Virginie Despentes

1969 - Today

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Virginie Despentes (French: [viʁ.ʒi.ni de.pɑ̃t]; born 13 June 1969) is a French writer, novelist, and filmmaker. She is known for her work exploring gender, sexuality, and people who live in poverty or other marginalised conditions. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Virginie Despentes is the 4,422nd most popular writer (down from 3,963rd in 2019), the 4,201st most popular biography from France (down from 3,883rd in 2019) and the 534th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Virginie Despentes ranks 4,422 out of 7,302. Before her are Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau, Mario Rigoni Stern, Uma Aaltonen, Anita Brookner, Ágnes Gergely, and Diane Ackerman. After her are Balamani Amma, James Salter, Connie Willis, Kim Myeong-sun, Lajos Kassák, and Richard Steele.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Virginie Despentes ranks 187. Before her are Kathryn Morris, Ayelet Zurer, Muhammad V of Kelantan, Rory McCann, Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, and Jesse James. After her are Andrei Kanchelskis, Ol Parker, Shinichi Kawano, Fran, Chin Han, and Ariadna Gil.

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In France

Among people born in France, Virginie Despentes ranks 4,201 out of 6,770. Before her are Maurice Sachs (1906), Julie Dreyfus (1966), Henri Duveyrier (1840), Désirée Artôt (1835), Emmanuel Drake del Castillo (1855), and Michel Subor (1935). After her are Henri Deloge (1874), Jean-Claude Andruet (1940), Annette Messager (1943), Clémence Royer (1830), Albert Capellani (1874), and Édouard Spach (1801).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Virginie Despentes ranks 534. Before her are Pierre Daninos (1913), Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719), Virginie Ancelot (1792), Pierre Pithou (1539), Jakob Balde (1604), and Maurice Sachs (1906). After her are Gervase of Tilbury (1155), Louis Henri Boussenard (1847), Catherine Millet (1948), Michel Déon (1919), Régine Deforges (1935), and Olivier de Serres (1539).

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