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Alain Delon

1935 - 2024

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Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (French: [alɛ̃ dəlɔ̃]; 8 November 1935 – 18 August 2024) was a French actor, film producer, screenwriter, singer, and businessman. Acknowledged as a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century, Delon emerged as one of the foremost European actors of the late 1950s to the 1980s, and became an international sex symbol. He is regarded as one of the most well-known figures of the French cultural landscape. His style, looks, and roles, which made him an international icon, earned him enduring popularity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alain Delon is the 8th most popular actor (down from 5th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from France (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular French Actor.

Alain Delon is most famous for his role in the French film "Plein Soleil" (Purple Noon) in 1960.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alain Delon ranks 8 out of 13,578. Before him are Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, and Bruce Lee. After him are Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Hopkins, Robert De Niro, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marlene Dietrich, and Sophia Loren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Alain Delon ranks 2. Before him is Elvis Presley. After him are Salman of Saudi Arabia, Luciano Pavarotti, 14th Dalai Lama, José Mujica, Mahmoud Abbas, Hussein of Jordan, Woody Allen, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Luis Suárez. Among people deceased in 2024, Alain Delon ranks 2. Before him is Jimmy Carter. After him are Franz Beckenbauer, Manmohan Singh, Maggie Smith, Donald Sutherland, O. J. Simpson, Fethullah Gülen, Paul Auster, Mário Zagallo, Ismail Kadare, and William Anders.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain Delon ranks 30 out of 6,770. Before him are Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900), Caracalla (188), Édith Piaf (1915), Antoine Lavoisier (1743), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841), and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122). After him are Auguste Comte (1798), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780), Paul Cézanne (1839), Coco Chanel (1883), John Calvin (1509), and Louis XIII of France (1601).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Alain Delon ranks 1. After him are Brigitte Bardot (1934), Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933), Louis de Funès (1914), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Gérard Depardieu (1948), Catherine Deneuve (1943), Jean Marais (1913), Jean Gabin (1904), Jean Renoir (1894), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), and Fernandel (1903).

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