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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, The Tracker (both 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 1,628,321 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). David Gulpilil is the 5,758th most popular actor (up from 7,530th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Australia (up from 387th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Australian Actor.

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  • 1.6M

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  • 43.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Gulpilil ranks 5,758 out of 9,996Before him are Sara Gilbert, Aleksandr Dedyushko, Kay Lenz, Byun Baek-hyun, T. J. Thyne, and Susan Peters. After him are Brian Tee, Mary Boland, Melissa George, Paul Winchell, Richard Denning, and Jeremy Kemp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, David Gulpilil ranks 368Before him are Yekta Uzunoglu, Matthias Platzeck, Daniel Sanchez, Jimmy Iovine, Valero Rivera López, and Kay Lenz. After him are Raúl Ramírez, Ditmar Jakobs, Dražen Mužinić, Alex Grey, Brigitte Zypries, and Adel Safar. Among people deceased in 2021, David Gulpilil ranks 543Before him are Ernie Lively, Theodore Katsanevas, Antoninho, Bashkim Fino, Pornsak Songsaeng, and Lloyd Price. After him are Paul Ritter, Gerry Marsden, Guillermo Sepúlveda, Nanci Griffith, Leslie Marr, and David Darling.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, David Gulpilil ranks 244 out of 925Before him are Beryl Penrose (1930), Frank Hurley (1885), Lleyton Hewitt (1981), Walter Frederick Gale (1865), Markus Zusak (1975), and Frank Gardner (1931). After him are Melissa George (1976), Stanley Bruce (1883), Mervyn Rose (1930), Alycia Debnam-Carey (1993), Frank Fenner (1914), and Leigh Whannell (1977).

Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, David Gulpilil ranks 70Before him are Jack Thompson (1940), Jason Donovan (1968), Rachel Griffiths (1968), Peta Wilson (1970), Simmone Jade Mackinnon (1973), and Snub Pollard (1889). After him are Melissa George (1976), Alycia Debnam-Carey (1993), Indiana Evans (1990), Claire Holt (1988), Brenton Thwaites (1989), and Dustin Clare (1982).

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