Philippe Besson

French writer (born 1967)

Person human Q788830

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17 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: January 29, 1967
Place of birth: Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire
Country of citizenship: France^[8]
Occupation: writer, screenwriter, radio personality, literary critic, lawyer, novelist^[9]
Educated at: Rouen Business School^[10]
Award received: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, prix Ouest, Prix Emmanuel Roblès, Prix Nice-Baie-des-Anges, Grand prix RTL-Lire, Prix Maison de la Presse, Wikidata item^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Work location: Paris^[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed: French^[22]
Different from: Philippe Besson^[24]
Family name: Besson^[19]
Given name: Philippe^[20]
Name in native language: Philippe Besson^[23]
P14419: 117129
P14750: 0BA1-CCF8-59F9-4E4D-E6A8
Writing language: French^[25]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 55

ISNI: 0000000078387429
VIAF cluster ID: 85496936
Library of Congress authority ID: nb2002031270
GND ID: 13037539X
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Philippe Besson 2011 a.jpg ↗
AlloCiné person ID: 51691
Babelio author ID: 3591
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13612621x
CANTIC ID: 981058513200406706
CBDB.cz author ID: 12007
CiNii Research ID: 1140845216788684672
Ciné-Ressources person ID: 86801

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DDB person (GND) ID: 13037539X
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 4092
Europeana entity: agent/base/88199
Evene ID: philippe-besson-14746
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_13037539X
FactGrid item ID: Drežnica
Film.ru person ID: filipp-besson
Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme): 1916180
Freebase ID: /m/0fyj3q
Goodreads author ID: 199634
IMDb ID: nm0078865
IdRef ID: 055677401
JRC Names ID: 100773
KBR person ID: 14686661
Kinobox person ID: 140057
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID: Julius Hart
LdiF person ID: 182651
Les Archives du spectacle person ID: 56534
Libris-URI: sq47cmwb05w0hgt
Munzinger person ID: 00000025177
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA18702970
NDL Authority ID: 01013882
NL CR AUT ID: xx0031969
NUKAT ID: n2003069470
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007443304805171
National Library of Korea ID: KAC200710211
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810537252905606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1712534
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 217424953
Open Library ID: OL1522843A
Perlentaucher ID: philippe-besson
Prabook ID: 1957610
Radio France person ID: philippe-besson
SBN author ID: LO1V209418
SELIBR ID: 305620
SVKKL authority ID: 0220431-Besson-Philippe-1967
TMDB person ID: 1097295
Unifrance person ID: 322572
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058513200406706
Who's Who in France biography ID: 55486
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJcc9YJ8qkC4k9XpCGwwG3
Yale LUX ID: person/5bd388be-8029-437f-9665-73a3dfbbcd0b
ČSFD person ID: 287877

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Occupation 5

writer, lawyer, screenwriter, radio personality, literary critic

← Cast member 3

Life Is a Bed of Roses, I Can't Sleep, The Sentinel

← After a work by 2

His Brother, Lie with Me

Award received 1

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Country of citizenship 1

France

FactGrid item ID 1

Drežnica

Films written 1

Raspoutine (2011 film)

Instance of 1

human

Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1

Julius Hart

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

French

Place of birth 1

Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Paris

Writing language 1

French

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Summary

Philippe Besson was born on January 29, 1967^[1], in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire^[2]. He has worked as a writer^[3], screenwriter^[4], radio personality^[5], literary critic^[6], and lawyer^[7].

FAQs

Where was Philippe Besson born?

Philippe Besson was born in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire^[2].

What did Philippe Besson do for work?

Philippe Besson worked as a writer^[3], screenwriter^[4], radio personality^[5], literary critic^[6], and lawyer^[7].

Where did Philippe Besson go to school?

Philippe Besson was educated at Rouen Business School^[10].

What awards did Philippe Besson receive?

Honors received include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[11], Prix Ouest^[12], Prix Emmanuel Roblès^[13], and Prix Nice-Baie-des-Anges^[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Philippe Besson — place of birth (P19): Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Philippe Besson — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Philippe Besson — country of citizenship (P27): France. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Philippe Besson — educated at (P69): Rouen Business School. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Philippe Besson — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Philippe Besson — occupation (P106): screenwriter. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Philippe Besson — occupation (P106): radio personality. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Philippe Besson — occupation (P106): literary critic. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Philippe Besson — occupation (P106): lawyer. Retrieved 2019-06-14. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Philippe Besson — occupation (P106): novelist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Philippe Besson — award received (P166): Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Philippe Besson — award received (P166): Prix Ouest. printempsdulivre.terresdemontaigu.fr. printempsdulivre.terresdemontaigu.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Philippe Besson — award received (P166): Prix Emmanuel Roblès. lanouvellerepublique.fr. lanouvellerepublique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Philippe Besson — award received (P166): Prix Nice-Baie-des-Anges. lalettredulibraire.com. lalettredulibraire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Philippe Besson — award received (P166): Grand prix RTL-Lire. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Philippe Besson — award received (P166): Prix Maison de la Presse. maisondelapresse.com. maisondelapresse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Philippe Besson — award received (P166): Q140353011. livreshebdo.fr. livreshebdo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Philippe Besson — date of birth (P569): January 29, 1967. Babelio. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Philippe Besson — family name (P734): Besson. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Philippe Besson — given name (P735): Philippe. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Philippe Besson — work location (P937): Paris. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-28. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Philippe Besson — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Philippe Besson — name in native language (P1559): Philippe Besson. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Philippe Besson — different from (P1889): Philippe Besson. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Philippe Besson — writing language (P6886): French. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.

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1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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10w ago · JoyfulBerry · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Award received → Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, prix Ouest, Prix Emmanuel Roblès +4

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21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

SVKKL authority ID → 0220431-Besson-Philippe-1967

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Occupation → writer, screenwriter, radio personality +3

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25w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Wikidata description → French writer (born 1967)

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