Quiz

Is the 15th most translated author of all time, most translated French-speaking author of the 20th century (UNESCO Index Translationum 2011).

The 20th century's most widely published and adapted author.

Wrote some 250 novels under his own name (of which about 80 feature Maigret) which have been read by more than a billion readers worldwide.

President of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1960

Simenon was famous for his erotic prowess. In old age, he bragged that he had slept with 10,000 different women.

During the 1940s, Simenon was reportedly told by a doctor that he had a serious heart condition and that he was likely to die within months. It turned out to be a misdiagnosis, and Simenon lived until 1989.

His 2nd wife Denise is the sister of famed Canadian journalist Marcel Ouimet.

Father of Marc Simenon, John Simenon, Marie-Jo Simenon, and grandfather of Diane Simenon.