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Bob Denver

1935 - 2005

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Robert Osbourne Denver (January 9, 1935 – September 2, 2005) was an American comedic actor who portrayed beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and Gilligan on the 1964–1967 television series Gilligan's Island. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Bob Denver is the 8,673rd most popular actor (down from 7,789th in 2024), the 13,200th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,529th in 2019) and the 4,040th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bob Denver ranks 8,673 out of 13,578. Before him are Julia Channel, Kim Joo-ryoung, Ann Gillis, Jean Wallace, Masaya Onosaka, and Oh Yeon-seo. After him are Charlotte Le Bon, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Adjoa Andoh, Amy Jo Johnson, Shreya Ghoshal, and Anu Aggarwal.

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Among people born in 1935, Bob Denver ranks 530. Before him are Kofi Awoonor, Irma P. Hall, Billy Boy Arnold, Rosemary Leach, Alex Karras, and Manuel Aaron. After him are Bhama Srinivasan, Gabriel Elorde, Dorothy Masuka, Rajmohan Gandhi, Bobby Bare, and John Cordts. Among people deceased in 2005, Bob Denver ranks 358. Before him are William Hootkins, Michael Park, Luis Taruc, Ted Ditchburn, June Haver, and Constance Cummings. After him are Ramanand Sagar, Wayne C. Booth, Mason Adams, Shelley Mann, Art Cross, and Ronnie Barker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Denver ranks 13,204 out of 20,380. Before him are Caesar Rodney (1728), Elaine Pagels (1943), Ann Gillis (1927), Elvis Crespo (1971), Jean Wallace (1923), and Gil Shaham (1971). After him are Patrick Schwarzenegger (1993), Mack Robinson (1914), John Boozman (1950), Ben Moody (1981), Amy Jo Johnson (1970), and Connie Kay (1927).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bob Denver ranks 4,042. Before him are Jane Randolph (1914), Mary Kay Bergman (1961), George Chandler (1898), Elizabeth Lail (1992), Ann Gillis (1927), and Jean Wallace (1923). After him are Patrick Schwarzenegger (1993), Amy Jo Johnson (1970), Aimee Teegarden (1989), Ed McMahon (1923), Thomas Gomez (1905), and Lillian Russell (1860).

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