1936 - 2009
David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series Kung Fu, playing Kwai Chang Caine, a peace-loving Shaolin monk travelling through the American Old West. He also portrayed the titular character of both of the Kill Bill films. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Carradine has received more than 8,685,288 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). David Carradine is the 175th most popular actor (up from 182nd in 2019), the 340th most popular biography from United States (up from 355th in 2019) and the 91st most popular American Actor.
David Carradine is most famous for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu.
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Among actors, David Carradine ranks 175 out of 10,030. Before him are Rock Hudson, Rudolph Valentino, Caitlyn Jenner, Martin Sheen, David Suchet, and Anita Ekberg. After him are Russell Crowe, Gary Oldman, Vanessa Redgrave, Jerry Lewis, Jane Birkin, and Angelina Jolie.
1925 - 1985
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 169
1895 - 1926
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 170
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 171
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 172
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 173
1931 - 2015
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 174
1936 - 2009
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 175
1964 - Present
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 176
1958 - Present
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 177
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 178
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 179
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 180
1975 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 181
Among people born in 1936, David Carradine ranks 15. Before him are Andrei Chikatilo, Valery Legasov, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Amancio Ortega, Mikhail Tal, and Wilt Chamberlain. After him are Barack Obama Sr., Richard Bach, John McCain, F. W. de Klerk, Dennis Hopper, and Robert Woodrow Wilson. Among people deceased in 2009, David Carradine ranks 7. Before him are Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Kim Dae-jung, Pina Bausch, and Paul Samuelson. After him are Roh Moo-hyun, Aage Bohr, Millvina Dean, Maurice Jarre, Farrah Fawcett, and Ted Kennedy.
1936 - 1994
HPI: 78.03
Rank: 9
1936 - 1988
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 10
1936 - 2019
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 11
1936 - Present
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 12
1936 - 1992
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 13
1936 - 1999
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 14
1936 - 2009
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 15
1936 - 1982
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 16
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 17
1936 - 2018
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 18
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 19
1936 - 2010
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 20
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 21
1958 - 2009
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 1
1952 - 2009
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 2
1908 - 2009
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 3
1924 - 2009
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 4
1940 - 2009
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 5
1915 - 2009
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 6
1936 - 2009
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 7
1946 - 2009
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 8
1922 - 2009
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 9
1912 - 2009
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 10
1924 - 2009
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 11
1947 - 2009
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 12
1932 - 2009
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 13
Among people born in United States, David Carradine ranks 340 out of 15,968. Before him are Joe Frazier (1944), Martin Sheen (1940), Pete Conrad (1930), Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958), Stevie Wonder (1950), and Andrew Johnson (1808). After him are James A. Garfield (1831), Jerry Lewis (1926), Kurt Cobain (1967), Paul Auster (1947), Angelina Jolie (1975), and Richard Bach (1936).
1944 - 2011
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 334
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 335
1930 - 1999
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 336
1958 - Present
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 337
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 338
1808 - 1875
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 339
1936 - 2009
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 340
1831 - 1881
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 341
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 342
1967 - 1994
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 343
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 344
1975 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 345
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 346
Among actors born in United States, David Carradine ranks 91. Before him are Nick Nolte (1941), Kevin Costner (1955), Ben Affleck (1972), Rock Hudson (1925), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), and Martin Sheen (1940). After him are Jerry Lewis (1926), Angelina Jolie (1975), Anthony Perkins (1932), Montgomery Clift (1920), Dennis Hopper (1936), and Kathy Bates (1948).
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 85
1955 - Present
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 86
1972 - Present
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 87
1925 - 1985
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 88
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 89
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 90
1936 - 2009
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 91
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 92
1975 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 93
1932 - 1992
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 94
1920 - 1966
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 95
1936 - 2010
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 96
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 97