1941 - 2019
Francesco Maria Columbu (August 7, 1941 – August 30, 2019) was an Italian-American bodybuilder, powerlifter, actor, author, producer, and a licensed chiropractor. Originally a boxer, Columbu won the Mr. Olympia in 1976 and 1981, and competed in the inaugural edition of the World's Strongest Man in 1977, where he placed fifth. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franco Columbu has received more than 3,488,597 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Franco Columbu is the 534th most popular actor (down from 523rd in 2019), the 1,002nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,023rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Italian Actor.
Columbus is most famous for being the first European to make contact with the Americas. He sailed from Spain and landed in the Bahamas, believing he had found a new route to Asia.
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Among actors, Franco Columbu ranks 534 out of 9,996. Before him are Jean Rochefort, Margot Robbie, Winona Ryder, Elliott Gould, Richard Dreyfuss, and Jessica Tandy. After him are Jim Belushi, Kevin Kline, Harriet Andersson, Gabriel Byrne, Gillian Anderson, and Steve Buscemi.
1930 - 2017
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 528
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 529
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 530
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 531
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 532
1909 - 1994
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 533
1941 - 2019
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 534
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 535
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 536
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 537
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 538
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 539
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 540
Among people born in 1941, Franco Columbu ranks 65. Before him are Frank Farian, Dan Shechtman, Otis Redding, Pete Best, Ray Tomlinson, and Milan Kučan. After him are Paul Anka, Claudine Auger, Igor Smirnov, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Toyo Ito, and Louis Ignarro. Among people deceased in 2019, Franco Columbu ranks 42. Before him are Beji Caid Essebsi, B. J. Habibie, Li Peng, Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, Marie Laforêt, and Ferdinand Piëch. After him are Ratko Janev, Giya Kancheli, Claudine Auger, Henri, Count of Paris, Demetris Christofias, and David J. Thouless.
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 59
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 60
1941 - 1967
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 61
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 62
1941 - 2016
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 63
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 64
1941 - 2019
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 65
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 66
1941 - 2019
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 67
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 68
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 69
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 70
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 71
1926 - 2019
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 36
1936 - 2019
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 37
1928 - 2019
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 38
1925 - 2019
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 39
1939 - 2019
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 40
1937 - 2019
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 41
1941 - 2019
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 42
1939 - 2019
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 43
1935 - 2019
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 44
1941 - 2019
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 45
1933 - 2019
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 46
1946 - 2019
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 47
1934 - 2019
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 48
Among people born in Italy, Franco Columbu ranks 1,002 out of 4,668. Before him are Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Niccolò Piccinni (1728), Valerius Maximus (-100), Romuald (951), and Ibycus (-600). After him are Liutprand of Cremona (922), Luigi Riva (1944), Mirella Freni (1935), Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (1470), Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon (1249), and Francesco Albani (1578).
1503 - 1547
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 996
1943 - 2012
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 997
1728 - 1800
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 998
100 BC - 100
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 999
951 - 1027
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 1,000
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 1,001
1941 - 2019
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 1,002
922 - 972
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 1,003
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 1,004
1935 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,005
1470 - 1524
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,006
1249 - 1302
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,007
1578 - 1660
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,008
Among actors born in Italy, Franco Columbu ranks 24. Before him are Giancarlo Giannini (1942), Lino Ventura (1919), Vittorio Gassman (1922), Virna Lisi (1936), Gian Maria Volonté (1933), and Lucia Bosè (1931). After him are Michele Placido (1946), Alberto Sordi (1920), Raf Vallone (1916), Daniela Bianchi (1942), Pier Angeli (1932), and Totò (1898).
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 18
1919 - 1987
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 19
1922 - 2000
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 20
1936 - 2014
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 21
1933 - 1994
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 22
1931 - 2020
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 23
1941 - 2019
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 24
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 25
1920 - 2003
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 26
1916 - 2002
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 27
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 28
1932 - 1971
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 29
1898 - 1967
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 30