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José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell

1920 - 2007

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José Luis de Vilallonga y Cabeza de Vaca, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, GE (29 January 1920 – 30 August 2007) was a Spanish nobleman, author, socialite and film actor. His peculiar character, described as "a mixture of aristocratic arrogance, self-confidence and unconcern", brought him frequent enmities with other public figures. He was known to be a multifaceted, charming, elegant and playboy-like figure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell has received more than 64,516 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell is the 1,939th most popular writer (down from 1,751st in 2019), the 678th most popular biography from Spain (down from 616th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell ranks 1,939 out of 7,302Before him are Jordan of Saxony, Robert James Waller, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Ko Un, and Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal. After him are Vazha-Pshavela, Avitus of Vienne, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Nicholas Sparks, André Brink, and Constantine of Preslav.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell ranks 123Before him are Zhou Xuan, Yevgeny Dragunov, Christopher Robin Milne, DeForest Kelley, Saul Bass, and Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa. After him are Eva Dahlbeck, Henrietta Lacks, Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Albert Memmi, Yegor Ligachyov, and Václav Neumann. Among people deceased in 2007, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell ranks 99Before him are Viliam Schrojf, Dashrath Manjhi, Gordon Scott, Ulrich Mühe, Pierre Messmer, and Raymond Barre. After him are Al Oerter, Edward Yang, David Lane, Luigi Comencini, Steve Fossett, and Fernando Fernán Gómez.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell ranks 678 out of 3,355Before him are Luis de Morales (1509), José Antonio Aguirre (1904), Josefa de Óbidos (1630), Rafael Casanova (1660), Andrés Gimeno (1937), and Mariano Fortuny (1871). After him are Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560), Lucius Licinius Sura (40), Muniadona of Castile (995), Aioulf (400), Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), and Raphael (1943).

Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell ranks 71Before him are Antonio de Nebrija (1441), Josep Pla (1897), Abbot Oliba (971), Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (978), Luis de León (1527), and José de Espronceda (1808). After him are Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833), Cristóbal de Morales (1600), Jaume Cabré (1947), Jorge Manrique (1440), Caterina Albert (1869), and Mariano José de Larra (1809).