POLITICIAN
Érik Orsenna
1947 - Today

Érik Orsenna
Érik Orsenna is the pen-name of Érik Arnoult (born 22 March 1947) a French politician and novelist. After studying philosophy and political science at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris ("Sciences Po"), Orsenna specialized in economics at the London School of Economics. He was a close collaborator of François Mitterrand and held several government positions in the 1980s and 1990s. He is a member (currently on leave) of the Conseil d'État, having been appointed in 1985. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Érik Orsenna is the 15,023rd most popular politician (down from 14,533rd in 2019), the 4,538th most popular biography from France (down from 4,439th in 2019) and the 859th most popular French Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Érik Orsenna ranks 15,023 out of 19,576. Before him are Fruto Chamorro, Francisco Lagos Cházaro, Seankhenre Mentuhotepi, Claude Cheysson, Bronislovas Lubys, and Saulius Skvernelis. After him are Rosalia Zemlyachka, Wilbur Ross, José María Medina, Þorsteinn Pálsson, Eduardo Schaerer, and Fatemeh Pahlavi.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFruto Chamorro
1804 - 1855
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 15,024
Francisco Lagos Cházaro
1878 - 1932
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 15,025
Seankhenre Mentuhotepi
1650 BC - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 15,026
Claude Cheysson
1920 - 2012
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 15,027
Bronislovas Lubys
1938 - 2011
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 15,028
Saulius Skvernelis
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 15,029
Érik Orsenna
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 15,030
Rosalia Zemlyachka
1876 - 1947
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 15,031
Wilbur Ross
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 15,032
José María Medina
1826 - 1878
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 15,033
Þorsteinn Pálsson
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 15,034
Eduardo Schaerer
1873 - 1941
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 15,035
Fatemeh Pahlavi
1928 - 1987
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 15,036
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Érik Orsenna ranks 550. Before him are Terje Rypdal, Svetlana Bojković, Nikolai Volkoff, Ottis Toole, Peter Osgood, and Tracey Walter. After him are Þorsteinn Pálsson, John Ratzenberger, Gordon Neufeld, Gregg Rolie, Maria del Mar Bonet, and Hawa Abdi.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsTerje Rypdal
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 544
Svetlana Bojković
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 545
Nikolai Volkoff
WRESTLER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 546
Ottis Toole
EXTREMIST
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 547
Peter Osgood
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 548
Tracey Walter
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 549
Érik Orsenna
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 550
Þorsteinn Pálsson
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 551
John Ratzenberger
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 552
Gordon Neufeld
PSYCHOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 553
Gregg Rolie
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 554
Maria del Mar Bonet
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 555
Hawa Abdi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 556
In France
Among people born in France, Érik Orsenna ranks 4,538 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Paul Agon (1956), Édouard Louis Trouessart (1842), Joséphine Fodor (1789), Hervé Guibert (1955), Claude Cheysson (1920), and Jean Piot (1890). After him are Chrétien Waydelich (1841), Jean Graczyk (1933), Philippe Descola (1949), Gaston Amson (1883), Adolphe Grisel (1872), and Maurice Perrin (1911).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean-Paul Agon
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 4,532
Édouard Louis Trouessart
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 4,533
Joséphine Fodor
SINGER
1789 - 1870
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 4,534
Hervé Guibert
WRITER
1955 - 1991
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 4,535
Claude Cheysson
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2012
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 4,536
Jean Piot
ATHLETE
1890 - 1961
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 4,537
Érik Orsenna
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 4,538
Chrétien Waydelich
ATHLETE
1841 - 1917
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 4,539
Jean Graczyk
CYCLIST
1933 - 2004
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 4,540
Philippe Descola
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 4,541
Gaston Amson
ATHLETE
1883 - 1960
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 4,542
Adolphe Grisel
ATHLETE
1872 - 1942
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 4,543
Maurice Perrin
CYCLIST
1911 - 1992
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 4,544
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Érik Orsenna ranks 859. Before him are Victor Bérard (1864), Jean-Claude Gaudin (1939), Luc Ferry (1951), Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway (1648), Edmund, Earl of Rutland (1443), and Claude Cheysson (1920). After him are Jean, Count of Paris (1965), Simon Arnauld, Marquis de Pomponne (1618), Roselyne Bachelot (1946), Alain Peyrefitte (1925), Arlette Laguiller (1940), and François Asselineau (1957).
Victor Bérard
1864 - 1931
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 853
Jean-Claude Gaudin
1939 - 2024
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 854
Luc Ferry
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 855
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway
1648 - 1720
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 856
Edmund, Earl of Rutland
1443 - 1460
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 857
Claude Cheysson
1920 - 2012
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 858
Érik Orsenna
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 859
Jean, Count of Paris
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 860
Simon Arnauld, Marquis de Pomponne
1618 - 1699
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 861
Roselyne Bachelot
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 862
Alain Peyrefitte
1925 - 1999
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 863
Arlette Laguiller
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 864
François Asselineau
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 865