1921 - 1999
Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor and writer. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art-house films. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dirk Bogarde has received more than 1,783,052 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Dirk Bogarde is the 772nd most popular actor (down from 641st in 2019), the 973rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 874th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, Dirk Bogarde ranks 772 out of 10,030. Before him are Jane Wyman, Nǃxau ǂToma, Olivia Hussey, John Gavin, Elizabeth Montgomery, and José Ferrer. After him are Gary Busey, Lionel Logue, Holland Taylor, Mark Harmon, Dolores del Río, and Gillian Anderson.
1917 - 2007
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 766
1944 - 2003
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 767
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 768
1931 - 2018
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 769
1933 - 1995
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 770
1912 - 1992
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 771
1921 - 1999
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 772
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 773
1880 - 1953
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 774
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 775
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 776
1905 - 1983
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 777
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 778
Among people born in 1921, Dirk Bogarde ranks 83. Before him are Thomas Schelling, Amin al-Hafiz, Jack Steinberger, James Clavell, Herta Bothe, and Stein Rokkan. After him are Raymond Goethals, Iris Apfel, Mary Douglas, Gene Roddenberry, Yuri Nikulin, and Chris Marker. Among people deceased in 1999, Dirk Bogarde ranks 42. Before him are Nathalie Sarraute, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Gerhard Herzberg, Henri, Count of Paris, Henry Way Kendall, and Sarah Knauss. After him are Bernard Buffet, John F. Kennedy Jr., Adolfo Bioy Casares, Fabrizio De André, Amintore Fanfani, and Hermine Braunsteiner.
1921 - 2016
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 77
1921 - 2009
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 78
1921 - 2020
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 79
1921 - 1994
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 80
1921 - 2000
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 81
1921 - 1979
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 82
1921 - 1999
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 83
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 84
1921 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 85
1921 - 2007
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 86
1921 - 1991
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 87
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 88
1921 - 2012
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 89
1900 - 1999
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 36
1910 - 1999
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 37
1904 - 1999
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 38
1908 - 1999
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 39
1926 - 1999
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 40
1880 - 1999
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 41
1921 - 1999
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 42
1928 - 1999
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 43
1960 - 1999
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 44
1914 - 1999
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 45
1940 - 1999
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 46
1908 - 1999
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 47
1919 - 1999
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 48
Among people born in United Kingdom, Dirk Bogarde ranks 973 out of 6,924. Before him are Samuel Crompton (1753), John Hanning Speke (1827), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Thomas Willis (1621), W. O. Bentley (1888), and Derek Barton (1918). After him are Bob Hope (1903), Oliver Smithies (1925), Henry Royce (1863), David Hamilton (1933), Penda of Mercia (606), and Charles George Gordon (1833).
1753 - 1827
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 967
1827 - 1864
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 968
1884 - 1954
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 969
1621 - 1675
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 970
1888 - 1971
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 971
1918 - 1998
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 972
1921 - 1999
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 973
1903 - 2003
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 974
1925 - 2017
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 975
1863 - 1933
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 976
1933 - 2016
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 977
606 - 655
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 978
1833 - 1885
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 979
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Dirk Bogarde ranks 122. Before him are Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Greer Garson (1904), Sebastian Shaw (1905), James Mason (1909), David Prowse (1935), and Kim Cattrall (1956). After him are Jeremy Brett (1933), Ben Cross (1947), Kenny Baker (1934), Kristin Scott Thomas (1960), Michael Palin (1943), and Hugh Griffith (1912).
1989 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 116
1904 - 1996
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 117
1905 - 1994
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 118
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 119
1935 - 2020
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 120
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 121
1921 - 1999
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 122
1933 - 1995
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 123
1947 - 2020
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 124
1934 - 2016
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 125
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 126
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 127
1912 - 1980
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 128