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Jean Richard

1921 - 2001

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Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret in the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities. Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Richard has received more than 45,599 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Richard is the 4,044th most popular actor, the 3,957th most popular biography from France and the 254th most popular French Actor.

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  • 46k

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  • 47.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean Richard ranks 4,044 out of 9,996Before him are Marian Seldes, Edie Falco, Mamie Van Doren, Kathy Burke, Željko Ivanek, and Wang Leehom. After him are Barry Corbin, Tura Satana, August Diehl, Christine Lahti, Vivi Bach, and Lori Loughlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Jean Richard ranks 275Before him are James Blish, Alan Freed, Tafari Benti, Cuthbert Sebastian, Harold Agnew, and Yuri Ozerov. After him are János Pilinszky, Ferenc Karinthy, George Nader, Jan Sterling, Walter Rudin, and Heinrich Schmid. Among people deceased in 2001, Jean Richard ranks 196Before him are Jenő Fock, Vasily Abaev, Dale Earnhardt, József Csermák, Lee Cronbach, and Yuri Ozerov. After him are Betty Holberton, Sivaji Ganesan, Gerhard Stoltenberg, Ranko Marinković, Franco Rasetti, and Alberto Gallardo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Richard ranks 3,957 out of 6,011Before him are Thierry Breton (1955), Ferdinand Sarrien (1840), Nicolas Dalayrac (1753), Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe (1729), Geoffrey I of Provence (1013), and Dominique Baratelli (1947). After him are William Gallas (1977), Adrien René Franchet (1834), Audrey Fleurot (1977), Antonin Mercié (1845), Louis Hémon (1880), and Pierre Emmanuel (1916).

Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jean Richard ranks 254Before him are Lily Pons (1898), Jean Poiret (1926), Dominique Blanc (1956), Jean Vilar (1912), Hippolyte Girardot (1955), and Jean-Pierre Darroussin (1953). After him are Audrey Fleurot (1977), Ludivine Sagnier (1979), Valérie Lemercier (1964), Louis Garrel (1983), Michel Blanc (1952), and Colette Marchand (1925).

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