ACTOR

David Gulpilil

1953 - 2021

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David Dhalatnghu Gulpilil (1 July 1953 – 29 November 2021) was an Australian actor and dancer. He was known for his roles in the films Walkabout (1971), Storm Boy (1976), The Last Wave (1977), Crocodile Dundee (1986), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), The Tracker (2002), and Australia (2008). An Indigenous Australian and Yolŋu person, he was raised in a traditional lifestyle in Arnhem Land. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Gulpilil has received more than 1,746,266 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). David Gulpilil is the 7,596th most popular actor (down from 5,749th in 2019), the 377th most popular biography from Australia (down from 244th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Australian Actor.

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  • 49.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Gulpilil ranks 7,596 out of 13,578. Before him are Sada Thompson, Mari Iijima, Sullivan Stapleton, George Tobias, Alice Terry, and Isabelle Fuhrman. After him are Dwight Frye, Peter Masterson, Lee Tergesen, June Havoc, Robert Wuhl, and Mackenzie Phillips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, David Gulpilil ranks 535. Before him are Georgy Poltavchenko, Joanna Kerns, Hu Shuli, Mahmoud Guendouz, Yahya Ould Hademine, and Abderraouf Ben Aziza. After him are Vladimir Rushailo, Jerzy Klempel, Lucinda Williams, Paul Mariner, Filbert Bayi, and Alistair Darling. Among people deceased in 2021, David Gulpilil ranks 599. Before him are Umberto Colombo, Viktor Shuvalov, Jacques Zimako, Isidore Mankofsky, Jack Angel, and Paul Orndorff. After him are Paul Mariner, Leslie Marr, Francesc Arnau, Walter Smith, Carl Levin, and Vladimir Shadrin.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, David Gulpilil ranks 377 out of 1,143. Before him are Gillian Armstrong (1950), Troy Bayliss (1969), Jacinda Barrett (1972), Kim So-hyun (1999), Greg Norman (1955), and Sullivan Stapleton (1977). After him are Ralph Doubell (1945), Kate Morton (1976), Avraam Papadopoulos (1984), Neil Robertson (1982), Ernie Parker (1883), and Jacob Elordi (1997).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, David Gulpilil ranks 82. Before him are Essie Davis (1970), Indiana Evans (1990), Damon Herriman (1970), Jacinda Barrett (1972), Kim So-hyun (1999), and Sullivan Stapleton (1977). After him are Jacob Elordi (1997), Claire Holt (1988), Jacqueline McKenzie (1967), Bill Hunter (1940), Coral Browne (1913), and Adam Garcia (1973).

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