1934 - 2003
Sir Alan Arthur Bates (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from the popular children's story Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving. He is also known for his performance with Anthony Quinn in Zorba the Greek, as well as his roles in King of Hearts, Georgy Girl, Far From the Madding Crowd and The Fixer, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Bates has received more than 1,991,310 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Alan Bates is the 1,206th most popular actor (up from 1,295th in 2019), the 1,382nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,500th in 2019) and the 178th most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, Alan Bates ranks 1,206 out of 10,030. Before him are Gal Gadot, John Cusack, David Bradley, Matt Dillon, Anthony Daniels, and Jason Bateman. After him are Shannen Doherty, Rip Torn, Woody Strode, Walter Gotell, John Heard, and Kirsten Dunst.
1985 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,200
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,201
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,202
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,203
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,204
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,205
1934 - 2003
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,206
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,207
1931 - 2019
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,208
1914 - 1994
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,209
1924 - 1997
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,210
1946 - 2017
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,211
1982 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,212
Among people born in 1934, Alan Bates ranks 111. Before him are Allen Carr, Bingu wa Mutharika, Fredric Jameson, Jean Sorel, Wilford Brimley, and Kisho Kurokawa. After him are Paul Cohen, Freddie King, George Segal, Gloria Steinem, Howard Martin Temin, and Frankie Valli. Among people deceased in 2003, Alan Bates ranks 72. Before him are David Hemmings, Ilan Ramon, Uday Hussein, Michael P. Anderson, Michael Jeter, and Rubén González. After him are Fritz Fischer, André Claveau, Rik Van Steenbergen, Martha Scott, Prince Carl Bernadotte, and Howard Fast.
1934 - 2006
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 105
1934 - 2012
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 106
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 107
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 108
1934 - 2020
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 109
1934 - 2007
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 110
1934 - 2003
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 111
1934 - 2007
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 112
1934 - 1976
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 113
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 114
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 115
1934 - 1994
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 116
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 117
1941 - 2003
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 66
1954 - 2003
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 67
1964 - 2003
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 68
1959 - 2003
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 69
1952 - 2003
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 70
1919 - 2003
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 71
1934 - 2003
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 72
1912 - 2003
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 73
1911 - 2003
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 74
1924 - 2003
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 75
1912 - 2003
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 76
1911 - 2003
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 77
1914 - 2003
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 78
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Bates ranks 1,382 out of 6,924. Before him are David Bradley (1942), Alan Baker (1939), Michael Anderson (1920), Bernie Taupin (1950), John Wilkins (1614), and Anthony Daniels (1946). After him are Peter Burke (1937), David Ogilvy (1911), Samuel Bellamy (1689), Reginald Lee (1870), Edward Frankland (1825), and John Gould (1804).
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,376
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,377
1920 - 2018
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,378
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,379
1614 - 1672
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,380
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,381
1934 - 2003
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,382
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,383
1911 - 1999
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,384
1689 - 1717
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,385
1870 - 1913
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,386
1825 - 1899
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 1,387
1804 - 1881
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 1,388
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Alan Bates ranks 178. Before him are Victor McLaglen (1886), Jared Harris (1961), Marina Berti (1924), Emilia Clarke (1986), David Bradley (1942), and Anthony Daniels (1946). After him are Peter Mayhew (1944), Edward Fox (1937), Ronald Colman (1891), Rupert Everett (1959), Channing Tatum (1980), and Peter Vaughan (1923).
1886 - 1959
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 172
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 173
1924 - 2002
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 174
1986 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 175
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 176
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 177
1934 - 2003
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 178
1944 - 2019
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 179
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 180
1891 - 1958
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 181
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 182
1980 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 183
1923 - 2016
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 184