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Hardy Krüger

1928 - 2022

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Hardy Krüger (German: [haːɐ̯.di ˈkʁyː.ɡɐ] ; born Eberhard August Franz Ewald Krüger; 12 April 1928 – 19 January 2022) was a German actor and author who appeared in more than 60 films from 1944 onwards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hardy Krüger has received more than 1,375,580 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Hardy Krüger is the 459th most popular actor (up from 653rd in 2019), the 721st most popular biography from Germany (up from 977th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Actor.

Hardy Krüger is most famous for his role in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai" as Colonel Saito.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hardy Krüger ranks 459 out of 9,996. Before him are Michèle Mercier, James Woods, Linda Hamilton, Linda Hunt, Lola Montez, and Karl Malden. After him are Raul Julia, Jack Palance, Lex Barker, Mae West, Jean Harlow, and Tom Hardy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Hardy Krüger ranks 44. Before him are Maya Angelou, Domenico Modugno, Carlos Fuentes, Lina Wertmüller, Tommaso Buscetta, and Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov. After him are Manfred Gerlach, Peyo, Li Peng, Li Ka-shing, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Herbert Kroemer. Among people deceased in 2022, Hardy Krüger ranks 42. Before him are Thierry Mugler, Lata Mangeshkar, Ricardo Bofill, Bill Russell, Angelo Sodano, and Peter Bogdanovich. After him are Kakuichi Mimura, Viktor Saneyev, Bruno Latour, David Sassoli, Uwe Seeler, and William Hurt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hardy Krüger ranks 721 out of 6,142. Before him are Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (1757), Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668), Arthur Nebe (1894), Max Schmeling (1905), David Strauss (1808), and Johann Tetzel (1460). After him are Gisela of Hungary (980), Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801), Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826), John George I, Elector of Saxony (1585), Moritz Schlick (1882), and Manfred Gerlach (1928).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Hardy Krüger ranks 6. Before him are Marlene Dietrich (1901), Bruce Willis (1955), Simone Signoret (1921), Jürgen Prochnow (1941), and Curd Jürgens (1915). After him are Magda Schneider (1909), Gert Fröbe (1913), Horst Buchholz (1933), Emmy Göring (1893), Udo Kier (1944), and Karlheinz Böhm (1928).

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