ACTOR
Jean Renoir
1894 - 1979
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir (French: [ʁənwaʁ]; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s. His La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Renoir has received more than 1,431,545 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Renoir is the 150th most popular actor (down from 139th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from France (down from 338th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Actor.
Jean Renoir is most famous for his films, such as La Grande Illusion and The Rules of the Game.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
69.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
63
Languages Editions (L)
8.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Jean Renoir ranks 150 out of 13,578. Before him are Susan Sarandon, Gérard Philipe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gloria Stuart, Tony Curtis, and Orson Welles. After him are Laurence Olivier, Ava Gardner, Eli Wallach, Tommy Lee Jones, Stan Laurel, and Antonio Banderas.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSusan Sarandon
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 144
Gérard Philipe
1922 - 1959
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 145
Leonardo DiCaprio
1974 - Present
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 146
Gloria Stuart
1910 - 2010
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 147
Tony Curtis
1925 - 2010
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 148
Orson Welles
1915 - 1985
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 149
Jean Renoir
1894 - 1979
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 150
Laurence Olivier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 151
Ava Gardner
1922 - 1990
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 152
Eli Wallach
1915 - 2014
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 153
Tommy Lee Jones
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 154
Stan Laurel
1890 - 1965
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 155
Antonio Banderas
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 156
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1894, Jean Renoir ranks 12. Before him are Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Maximilian Kolbe, Georges Lemaître, John Ford, Boris III of Bulgaria, and Moshe Sharett. After him are Norbert Wiener, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Fritz Sauckel, Joseph Roth, Harold Macmillan, and Gala Dalí. Among people deceased in 1979, Jean Renoir ranks 8. Before him are Park Chung-hee, John Wayne, Giuseppe Meazza, Talcott Parsons, Herbert Marcuse, and Nino Rota. After him are Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Jean Monnet, Sándor Kocsis, Mika Waltari, Dennis Gabor, and Ludvík Svoboda.
Others Born in 1894
Go to all RankingsLouis-Ferdinand Céline
WRITER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 6
Maximilian Kolbe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1941
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 7
Georges Lemaître
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1966
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 8
John Ford
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1973
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 9
Boris III of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1943
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 10
Moshe Sharett
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1965
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 11
Jean Renoir
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 12
Norbert Wiener
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 13
Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 14
Fritz Sauckel
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 15
Joseph Roth
WRITER
1894 - 1939
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 16
Harold Macmillan
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1986
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 17
Gala Dalí
COMPANION
1894 - 1982
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsPark Chung-hee
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 2
John Wayne
ACTOR
1907 - 1979
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 3
Giuseppe Meazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1979
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 4
Talcott Parsons
SOCIOLOGIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 5
Herbert Marcuse
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 6
Nino Rota
COMPOSER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 7
Jean Renoir
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 8
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 9
Jean Monnet
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1979
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 10
Sándor Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 11
Mika Waltari
WRITER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 12
Dennis Gabor
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 13
Ludvík Svoboda
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 14
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Renoir ranks 360 out of 6,770. Before him are Olivier Messiaen (1908), Gérard Philipe (1922), Robert Guiscard (1016), Denis Papin (1647), Édouard Daladier (1884), and Adolphe Thiers (1797). After him are Roger Martin du Gard (1881), Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752), Jean Buridan (1295), Guillaume de Machaut (1300), Henri Charrière (1906), and Pope Nicholas II (990).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsOlivier Messiaen
COMPOSER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 354
Gérard Philipe
ACTOR
1922 - 1959
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 355
Robert Guiscard
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1085
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 356
Denis Papin
INVENTOR
1647 - 1712
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 357
Édouard Daladier
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1970
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 358
Adolphe Thiers
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1877
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 359
Jean Renoir
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 360
Roger Martin du Gard
WRITER
1881 - 1958
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 361
Joseph Marie Jacquard
INVENTOR
1752 - 1834
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 362
Jean Buridan
PHILOSOPHER
1295 - 1361
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 363
Guillaume de Machaut
WRITER
1300 - 1377
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 364
Henri Charrière
WRITER
1906 - 1973
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 365
Pope Nicholas II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
990 - 1061
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 366
Among ACTORS In France
Among actors born in France, Jean Renoir ranks 13. Before him are Gérard Depardieu (1948), Jean Marais (1913), Jean Gabin (1904), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), Philippe Noiret (1930), and Gérard Philipe (1922). After him are Fernandel (1903), Marcel Marceau (1923), Anouk Aimée (1932), Isabelle Huppert (1953), Jeanne Moreau (1928), and Annie Girardot (1931).
Gérard Depardieu
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 7
Jean Marais
1913 - 1998
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 8
Jean Gabin
1904 - 1976
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 9
Jean-Louis Trintignant
1930 - 2022
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 10
Philippe Noiret
1930 - 2006
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 11
Gérard Philipe
1922 - 1959
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 12
Jean Renoir
1894 - 1979
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 13
Fernandel
1903 - 1971
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 14
Marcel Marceau
1923 - 2007
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 15
Anouk Aimée
1932 - 2024
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 16
Isabelle Huppert
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 17
Jeanne Moreau
1928 - 2017
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 18
Annie Girardot
1931 - 2011
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 19