ACTOR
Amrish Puri
1932 - 2005
Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Indian cinema and theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, established himself as one of the most popular and iconic actors in Indian cinema. Puri is remembered for playing various roles in a variety of film genres, especially iconic villainous roles in Hindi cinema, as well as international cinema. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amrish Puri has received more than 9,629,447 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Amrish Puri is the 1,076th most popular actor (up from 1,227th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from India (up from 199th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Actor.
Memorability Metrics
9.6M
Page Views (PV)
58.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
2.49
Effective Languages (L*)
5.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Amrish Puri ranks 1,076 out of 13,578. Before him are Run Run Shaw, Bernard Blier, Kathryn Joosten, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Rosemary Harris, and Joan Plowright. After him are Barbara Brylska, Hema Malini, Stacy Keach, Pedro Infante, Megan Fox, and Tchéky Karyo.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRun Run Shaw
1907 - 2014
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,070
Bernard Blier
1916 - 1989
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,071
Kathryn Joosten
1939 - 2012
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,072
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 1,073
Rosemary Harris
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,074
Joan Plowright
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,075
Amrish Puri
1932 - 2005
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 1,076
Barbara Brylska
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 1,077
Hema Malini
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,078
Stacy Keach
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,079
Pedro Infante
1917 - 1957
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,080
Megan Fox
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,081
Tchéky Karyo
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,082
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Amrish Puri ranks 107. Before him are Ingemar Johansson, Joe Zawinul, Antonio Tejero, Rodion Shchedrin, Paolo Villaggio, and Wolf Vostell. After him are Joseph Zen, Charly Gaul, Stuart Hall, Aharon Appelfeld, Dieter Rams, and Dušan Makavejev. Among people deceased in 2005, Amrish Puri ranks 67. Before him are Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Moog, John Garang, Henry Taube, Maurice Trintignant, and Narriman Sadek. After him are Charly Gaul, Dana Elcar, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Ba Jin, Richard Pryor, and Yao Wenyuan.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsIngemar Johansson
BOXER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 101
Joe Zawinul
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2007
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 102
Antonio Tejero
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 103
Rodion Shchedrin
COMPOSER
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 104
Paolo Villaggio
ACTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 105
Wolf Vostell
PAINTER
1932 - 1998
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 106
Amrish Puri
ACTOR
1932 - 2005
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 107
Joseph Zen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 108
Charly Gaul
CYCLIST
1932 - 2005
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 109
Stuart Hall
SOCIOLOGIST
1932 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 110
Aharon Appelfeld
WRITER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 111
Dieter Rams
DESIGNER
1932 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 112
Dušan Makavejev
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2019
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 113
Others Deceased in 2005
Go to all RankingsBarbara Bel Geddes
ACTOR
1922 - 2005
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 61
Robert Moog
INVENTOR
1934 - 2005
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 62
John Garang
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2005
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 63
Henry Taube
CHEMIST
1915 - 2005
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 64
Maurice Trintignant
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2005
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 65
Narriman Sadek
COMPANION
1933 - 2005
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 66
Amrish Puri
ACTOR
1932 - 2005
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 67
Charly Gaul
CYCLIST
1932 - 2005
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 68
Dana Elcar
ACTOR
1927 - 2005
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 69
Clemente Domínguez y Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2005
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 70
Ba Jin
WRITER
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 71
Richard Pryor
COMEDIAN
1940 - 2005
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 72
Yao Wenyuan
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2005
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 73
In India
Among people born in India, Amrish Puri ranks 195 out of 1,861. Before him are George Alencherry (1945), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), Shilpa Shetty (1975), M. Visvesvaraya (1861), and Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621). After him are Hema Malini (1948), Andal (800), Kuvempu (1904), Pushyamitra Shunga (-300), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), and Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsGeorge Alencherry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 189
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1977
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 190
B. K. S. Iyengar
WRITER
1918 - 2014
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 191
Shilpa Shetty
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 192
M. Visvesvaraya
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1962
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 193
Guru Tegh Bahadur
POLITICIAN
1621 - 1675
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 194
Amrish Puri
ACTOR
1932 - 2005
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 195
Hema Malini
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 196
Andal
WRITER
800 - 900
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 197
Kuvempu
WRITER
1904 - 1994
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 198
Pushyamitra Shunga
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 148 BC
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 199
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1762
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 200
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1988
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 201
Among ACTORS In India
Among actors born in India, Amrish Puri ranks 12. Before him are Julie Christie (1940), Mithun Chakraborty (1950), Akshay Kumar (1967), Ajay Devgn (1969), Dharmendra (1935), and Shilpa Shetty (1975). After him are Hema Malini (1948), Rajesh Khanna (1942), Aamir Khan (1965), Sridevi (1963), Merle Oberon (1911), and Jaya Bachchan (1948).
Julie Christie
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 6
Mithun Chakraborty
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 7
Akshay Kumar
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 8
Ajay Devgn
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 9
Dharmendra
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 10
Shilpa Shetty
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 11
Amrish Puri
1932 - 2005
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 12
Hema Malini
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 13
Rajesh Khanna
1942 - 2012
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 14
Aamir Khan
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 15
Sridevi
1963 - 2018
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 16
Merle Oberon
1911 - 1979
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 17
Jaya Bachchan
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 18