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Laurence Olivier

1907 - 1989

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Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurence Olivier has received more than 10,811,169 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Laurence Olivier is the 143rd most popular actor (down from 113th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 196th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Actor.

Laurence Olivier is most famous for his work as an actor. He is well known for his roles in Shakespearean plays, such as "Henry V" and "Hamlet."

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  • 74

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Laurence Olivier ranks 143 out of 9,996. Before him are Jim Carrey, Julie Andrews, Jean Renoir, Oliver Hardy, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jane Birkin. After him are Christopher Lloyd, Klaus Kinski, Anita Ekberg, George Lazenby, Peter O'Toole, and Joe Pesci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Laurence Olivier ranks 10. Before him are Katharine Hepburn, Oscar Niemeyer, John Wayne, Edwin McMillan, Mircea Eliade, and Hergé. After him are Rachel Carson, Alberto Moravia, Yakov Dzhugashvili, Baldur von Schirach, Jacques Tati, and Yang Shangkun. Among people deceased in 1989, Laurence Olivier ranks 16. Before him are Georges Simenon, Andrei Sakharov, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Elena Ceaușescu, Lee Van Cleef, and Andrei Gromyko. After him are Osamu Tezuka, Vladimir Horowitz, Bette Davis, János Kádár, Silvana Mangano, and Dolores Ibárruri.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Laurence Olivier ranks 227 out of 7,765. Before him are Harold Godwinson (1022), Margaret Tudor (1489), James V of Scotland (1512), Julie Andrews (1935), John Deacon (1951), and Jane Birkin (1946). After him are Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), Sting (1951), Alcuin (735), Francis Galton (1822), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), and Lady Jane Grey (1537).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Laurence Olivier ranks 23. Before him are Jason Statham (1967), Helen Mirren (1945), Ben Kingsley (1943), Stan Laurel (1890), Julie Andrews (1935), and Jane Birkin (1946). After him are Peter O'Toole (1932), Timothy Dalton (1946), Jeremy Irons (1948), Alec Guinness (1914), Daniel Craig (1968), and Daniel Day-Lewis (1957).

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