ACTOR

Charles Boyer

1899 - 1978

Photo of Charles Boyer

Icon of person Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer (French: [ʃaʁl bwaje]; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American films during the 1930s. His memorable performances were among the era's most highly praised, in romantic dramas such as The Garden of Allah (1936), Algiers (1938), and Love Affair (1939), as well as the mystery-thriller Gaslight (1944). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Boyer has received more than 2,042,578 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Charles Boyer is the 690th most popular actor (up from 739th in 2019), the 1,246th most popular biography from France (up from 1,303rd in 2019) and the 61st most popular French Actor.

Charles Boyer was a French actor who was most famous for his roles in the films "Algiers" and "Gaslight."

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Boyer ranks 690 out of 13,578. Before him are Cléo de Mérode, Maureen O'Hara, Erik Bruhn, Ryan Gosling, Tim Roth, and Scott Glenn. After him are Barbara Bouchet, Kirstie Alley, David Morse, Dorothy Malone, Jack Elam, and Kim Cattrall.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Charles Boyer ranks 50. Before him are Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Sobhuza II, James Cagney, Franz Jonas, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Georges Auric. After him are Henri Michaux, P. L. Travers, Louis Hjelmslev, Lao She, Lev Kuleshov, and Andrei Platonov. Among people deceased in 1978, Charles Boyer ranks 39. Before him are Claude François, Tamara Karsavina, Jomo Kenyatta, Étienne Gilson, Norman Rockwell, and Musa al-Sadr. After him are Giovanni Gronchi, Roger Caillois, W. Eugene Smith, Guo Moruo, Hannah Höch, and Ida Noddack.

Others Born in 1899

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1978

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Charles Boyer ranks 1,246 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767), Michel Fourniret (1942), Marie Anne de Mailly (1717), Jean Giono (1895), Alain Poher (1909), and Gérard Genette (1930). After him are Lúcio Costa (1902), Emmanuelle Béart (1963), Victor Noir (1848), Robert Badinter (1928), Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1384), and Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Charles Boyer ranks 61. Before him are Pierre Brice (1929), Louis Jourdan (1921), Claudette Colbert (1903), François Cluzet (1955), André Antoine (1858), and Cléo de Mérode (1875). After him are Emmanuelle Béart (1963), Nathalie Baye (1948), Max Linder (1883), Jean-Louis Barrault (1910), Capucine (1928), and Maria Schneider (1952).

French born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous