Actor

John Cleese

1939 - presente

John Cleese

John Marwood Cleese (Weston-super-Mare, Inglaterra, 27 de octubre de 1939) es un actor y comediante inglés, conocido por haber sido uno de los seis miembros del grupo cómico Monty Python. Leer más en Wikipedia

His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2024). John Cleese is the 371st most popular actor (down from 369th in 2024), the 566th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 487th in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Actor.

John Cleese is most famous for his role as Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers.

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Among Actors

Among actors, John Cleese ranks 371 out of 13,578. Before him are Rod Steiger, Salma Hayek, Bolo Yeung, Giancarlo Giannini, James Woods, and Mads Mikkelsen. After him are Larry Hagman, George Peppard, William Sadler, Stephen Collins, Telly Savalas, and Brandon Lee.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Rod Steiger
1925 - 2002
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 365
Salma Hayek
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 366
Bolo Yeung
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 367
Giancarlo Giannini
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 368
James Woods
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 369
Mads Mikkelsen
1965 - Present
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 370
John Cleese
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 371
Larry Hagman
1931 - 2012
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 372
George Peppard
1928 - 1994
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 373
William Sadler
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 374
Stephen Collins
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 375
Telly Savalas
1922 - 1994
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 376
Brandon Lee
1965 - 1993
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 377

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, John Cleese ranks 31. Before him are Jackie Stewart, Romano Prodi, Michèle Mercier, Harry Kroto, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, and Barbara Liskov. After him are George Lazenby, Junko Tabei, F. Murray Abraham, Sidney Altman, Clay Regazzoni, and Tzvetan Todorov.

Others Born in 1939

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Jackie Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 25
Romano Prodi
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 26
Michèle Mercier
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 27
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 28
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2001
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 29
Barbara Liskov
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 30
John Cleese
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 31
George Lazenby
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 32
Junko Tabei
MOUNTAINEER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 33
F. Murray Abraham
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 34
Sidney Altman
CHEMIST
1939 - 2022
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 35
Clay Regazzoni
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 36
Tzvetan Todorov
HISTORIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 37

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Cleese ranks 566 out of 8,785. Before him are Harold Wilson (1916), Niels Kaj Jerne (1911), Adrian Smith (1957), George Everest (1790), Sid Vicious (1957), and Bobby Moore (1941). After him are John Hicks (1904), Eadweard Muybridge (1830), John Bowlby (1907), Jim Clark (1936), Stanley Matthews (1915), and Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Harold Wilson
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1995
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 560
Niels Kaj Jerne
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1994
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 561
Adrian Smith
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 562
George Everest
GEOGRAPHER
1790 - 1866
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 563
Sid Vicious
MUSICIAN
1957 - 1979
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 564
Bobby Moore
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1993
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 565
John Cleese
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 566
John Hicks
ECONOMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 567
Eadweard Muybridge
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1904
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 568
John Bowlby
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1990
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 569
Jim Clark
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 570
Stanley Matthews
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 571
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2018
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 572