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Dharmendra

1935 - 2025

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Dharmendra (8 December 1935 – 24 November 2025) was an Indian actor, producer and politician, primarily known for his work in Hindi films. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most commercially successful megastars in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning 65 years, he worked in over 300 films, holding the record for starring in the highest number of hit films in Hindi cinema. Born in Nasrali, Punjab, Dharmendra made his debut in 1960 with Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Dharmendra is the 1,354th most popular actor (down from 966th in 2024), the 259th most popular biography from India (down from 181st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dharmendra ranks 1,354 out of 13,578. Before him are Run Run Shaw, David Strathairn, Kurt Gerron, George Sanders, Mandy Patinkin, and Vahide Perçin. After him are Basil Rathbone, Rakhee Gulzar, Melvyn Douglas, Lyudmila Gurchenko, James Remar, and Rosanna Arquette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Dharmendra ranks 106. Before him are Thomas Keneally, Luis del Sol, André Brink, Valeri Kubasov, Mohamed Choukri, and Ron Paul. After him are Justin Francis Rigali, Marina Doria, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Dick McTaggart, Agne Simonsson, and Tsutomu Hata. Among people deceased in 2025, Dharmendra ranks 129. Before him are Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, Jeannot Szwarc, Fred Stolle, Graham Greene, André Vingt-Trois, and Anastasios of Albania. After him are Rodion Shchedrin, Werner Leimgruber, Dick McTaggart, Ivan Klíma, Zoltán Horváth, and Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh.

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In India

Among people born in India, Dharmendra ranks 259 out of 1,861. Before him are Mahadevi Varma (1907), Śāntarakṣita (725), Dignāga (480), Dhyan Chand (1905), Priyanka Gandhi (1972), and Pushyamitra Shunga (-300). After him are Rakhee Gulzar (1947), Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942), Kittur Chennamma (1778), Hemachandra (1089), Murad Bakhsh (1624), and Anna Leonowens (1831).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Dharmendra ranks 23. Before him are Rajkumar (1929), Hema Malini (1948), Amjad Khan (1940), Feroz Khan (1939), Johnny Lever (1957), and Mithun Chakraborty (1950). After him are Rakhee Gulzar (1947), Lara Dutta (1978), Suniel Shetty (1961), John Abraham (1972), Prabhas (1979), and Amrish Puri (1932).

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