1917 - 2016
George Gaynes (born George Jongejans; May 16, 1917 – February 15, 2016) was a Russian-American singer, actor, and voice artist. Born to Dutch and Russian-Finnish parents in the Grand Duchy of Finland of the Russian Empire, he served in the Royal Netherlands Navy during World War II, and subsequently emigrated to the United States, where he became a citizen and began his acting career on Broadway. Gaynes' most recognized roles in cinema were that of Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy series and as John Van Horn in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Gaynes has received more than 2,118,734 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. George Gaynes is the 409th most popular actor (up from 445th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Finland (up from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Actor.
George Gaynes is most famous for playing Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy films.
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Among actors, George Gaynes ranks 409 out of 9,996. Before him are Anne Baxter, Lana Turner, Alfred Molina, Richard Crenna, Tobey Maguire, and Emmanuelle Riva. After him are Groucho Marx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bob Hoskins, Jean Simmons, Laurence Fishburne, and Charlie Sheen.
1923 - 1985
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 403
1921 - 1995
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 404
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 405
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 406
1975 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 407
1927 - 2017
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 408
1917 - 2016
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 409
1890 - 1977
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 410
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 411
1942 - 2014
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 412
1929 - 2010
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 413
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 414
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 415
Among people born in 1917, George Gaynes ranks 30. Before him are Óscar Romero, Jean-Pierre Melville, Bourvil, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, James Rainwater, and Sven Hassel. After him are Ferdinand Marcos, Dizzy Gillespie, Algirdas Julien Greimas, Danielle Darrieux, John Lee Hooker, and Thelonious Monk. Among people deceased in 2016, George Gaynes ranks 36. Before him are Andrzej Żuławski, Carrie Fisher, Nancy Reagan, Věra Čáslavská, Bernardo Provenzano, and Gene Wilder. After him are James Cronin, Walter Scheel, Hilary Putnam, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Michael Cimino, and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 24
1917 - 1973
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 25
1917 - 1970
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 26
1917 - 1992
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 27
1917 - 1986
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 28
1917 - 2012
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 29
1917 - 2016
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 30
1917 - 1989
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 31
1917 - 1993
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 32
1917 - 1992
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 33
1917 - 2017
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 34
1917 - 2001
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 35
1917 - 1982
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 36
1940 - 2016
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 30
1956 - 2016
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 31
1921 - 2016
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 32
1942 - 2016
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 33
1933 - 2016
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 34
1933 - 2016
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 35
1917 - 2016
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 36
1931 - 2016
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 37
1919 - 2016
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 38
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 39
1929 - 2016
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 40
1939 - 2016
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 41
1920 - 2016
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 42
Among people born in Finland, George Gaynes ranks 18 out of 642. Before him are Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832), Risto Ryti (1889), Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917), Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895), and Elias Lönnrot (1802). After him are Arto Paasilinna (1942), Ragnar Granit (1900), Helene Schjerfbeck (1862), Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Aki Kaurismäki (1957), and Johan Gadolin (1760).
1870 - 1956
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 12
1832 - 1901
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 13
1889 - 1956
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 14
1917 - 1992
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 15
1895 - 1973
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 16
1802 - 1884
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 17
1917 - 2016
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 18
1942 - 2018
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 19
1900 - 1991
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 20
1862 - 1946
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 21
1861 - 1944
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 22
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 23
1760 - 1852
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 24
Among actors born in Finland, George Gaynes ranks 1. After him are Gustaf Molander (1888), Tapio Rautavaara (1915), Peter Franzén (1971), Stina Ekblad (1954), Matti Pellonpää (1951), Taina Elg (1930), Vesa-Matti Loiri (1945), Kati Outinen (1961), Tauno Palo (1908), Jasper Pääkkönen (1980), and Pihla Viitala (1982).
1917 - 2016
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 1
1888 - 1973
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 2
1915 - 1979
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 3
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 4
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 5
1951 - 1995
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 6
1930 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 7
1945 - 2022
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 8
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 9
1908 - 1982
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 10
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 11
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 12