ACTOR

Louis de Funès

1914 - 1983

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Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (French: [lwi d(ə) fynɛs]; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in film and over 100 on stage. His acting style is remembered for its high-energy performance and his wide range of facial expressions and tics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis de Funès has received more than 2,228,510 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Louis de Funès is the 21st most popular actor, the 65th most popular biography from France (up from 74th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Actor.

Louis de Funès is most famous for his comedic roles in French movies and TV shows. He was born in 1914 and died in 1983.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 86

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Louis de Funès ranks 21 out of 13,578. Before him are Amitabh Bachchan, Anthony Quinn, Sarah Bernhardt, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, and Bette Davis. After him are Marlon Brando, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jackie Chan, Sophia Loren, Danny DeVito, and James Stewart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Louis de Funès ranks 1. After him are Yuri Andropov, Hedy Lamarr, Tove Jansson, Thor Heyerdahl, Tenzing Norgay, Marguerite Duras, Jiang Qing, Michael Wittmann, Octavio Paz, Julio Cortázar, and Alec Guinness. Among people deceased in 1983, Louis de Funès ranks 1. After him are Joan Miró, Garrincha, Leopold III of Belgium, Luis Buñuel, Umberto II of Italy, Hergé, Idris of Libya, Jon Brower Minnoch, Felix Bloch, Tennessee Williams, and Meyer Lansky.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis de Funès ranks 65 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Francis I of France (1494), Claudius (-10), Arthur Rimbaud (1854), and Louis Philippe I (1773). After him are Michel Foucault (1926), François Rabelais (1494), Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933), Jean-François Champollion (1790), Henri Bergson (1859), and Pierre de Fermat (1601).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Louis de Funès ranks 4. Before him are Alain Delon (1935), Brigitte Bardot (1934), and Sarah Bernhardt (1844). After him are Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933), Catherine Deneuve (1943), Gérard Depardieu (1948), Jean Marais (1913), Jean Gabin (1904), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), Philippe Noiret (1930), and Gérard Philipe (1922).

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