ACTOR
Alfred Abel
1879 - 1937

Alfred Abel
Alfred Peter Abel (12 March 1879 – 12 December 1937) was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in more than 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938. His best-known performance was as Joh Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Abel is the 3,876th most popular actor (down from 2,744th in 2019), the 4,233rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,472nd in 2019) and the 119th most popular German Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Alfred Abel ranks 3,876 out of 13,578. Before him are Patrick Bergin, Tsuru Aoki, Margarita Xirgu, Rance Howard, Ratna Pathak, and Ed Wynn. After him are Gladys Cooper, Tarık Akan, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Lily Pons, Taheyya Kariokka, and Genevieve Cortese.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPatrick Bergin
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 3,870
Tsuru Aoki
1892 - 1961
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 3,871
Margarita Xirgu
1888 - 1969
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 3,872
Rance Howard
1928 - 2017
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,873
Ratna Pathak
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,874
Ed Wynn
1886 - 1966
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,875
Alfred Abel
1879 - 1937
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,876
Gladys Cooper
1888 - 1971
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,877
Tarık Akan
1949 - 2016
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,878
Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak
1951 - 2025
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,879
Lily Pons
1898 - 1976
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,880
Taheyya Kariokka
1915 - 1999
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,881
Genevieve Cortese
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 3,882
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Alfred Abel ranks 168. Before him are Rafael Erich, Émile Champion, Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov, Wladimir Aïtoff, Antti Tulenheimo, and Beals Wright. After him are Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria, Pierre Cérésole, Benjamin Christensen, Cyril Scott, and Will Rogers. Among people deceased in 1937, Alfred Abel ranks 131. Before him are Meliton Balanchivadze, Titsian Tabidze, Jean de Brunhoff, Alexander Chayanov, Victor Laloux, and Robert Borden. After him are Walter Burley Griffin, Wilhelm Weinberg, Anastasios Metaxas, Clarence Clark, Juan Campisteguy, and Bolesław Leśmian.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsRafael Erich
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1946
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 162
Émile Champion
ATHLETE
1879 - 1921
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 163
Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 164
Wladimir Aïtoff
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 165
Antti Tulenheimo
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 166
Beals Wright
TENNIS PLAYER
1879 - 1961
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 167
Alfred Abel
ACTOR
1879 - 1937
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 168
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 169
Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 170
Pierre Cérésole
ENGINEER
1879 - 1945
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 171
Benjamin Christensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 172
Cyril Scott
COMPOSER
1879 - 1970
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 173
Will Rogers
ACTOR
1879 - 1935
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 174
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsMeliton Balanchivadze
SINGER
1862 - 1937
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 125
Titsian Tabidze
WRITER
1895 - 1937
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 126
Jean de Brunhoff
WRITER
1899 - 1937
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 127
Alexander Chayanov
ECONOMIST
1888 - 1937
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 128
Victor Laloux
ARCHITECT
1850 - 1937
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 129
Robert Borden
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1937
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 130
Alfred Abel
ACTOR
1879 - 1937
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 131
Walter Burley Griffin
ARCHITECT
1876 - 1937
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 132
Wilhelm Weinberg
BIOLOGIST
1862 - 1937
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 133
Anastasios Metaxas
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1937
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 134
Clarence Clark
TENNIS PLAYER
1859 - 1937
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 135
Juan Campisteguy
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1937
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 136
Bolesław Leśmian
WRITER
1877 - 1937
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 137
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Alfred Abel ranks 4,235 out of 7,253. Before him are Emanuel Geibel (1815), Karl Georg Christian von Staudt (1798), Ingrid Gulbin (1943), Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern (1417), Georg von Habsburg (1964), and Hans Zender (1936). After him are James Krüss (1926), Joseph Vilsmaier (1939), Jutta Rüdiger (1910), Margot Hielscher (1919), Joachim Ringelnatz (1883), and Hugo von Mohl (1805).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEmanuel Geibel
WRITER
1815 - 1884
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 4,229
Karl Georg Christian von Staudt
MATHEMATICIAN
1798 - 1867
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 4,230
Ingrid Gulbin
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 4,231
Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern
NOBLEMAN
1417 - 1480
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 4,232
Georg von Habsburg
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 4,233
Hans Zender
CONDUCTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 4,234
Alfred Abel
ACTOR
1879 - 1937
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 4,235
James Krüss
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 4,236
Joseph Vilsmaier
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,237
Jutta Rüdiger
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,238
Margot Hielscher
SINGER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,239
Joachim Ringelnatz
WRITER
1883 - 1934
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 4,240
Hugo von Mohl
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1872
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 4,241
Among ACTORS In Germany
Among actors born in Germany, Alfred Abel ranks 119. Before him are Hannelore Elsner (1942), Sandra Hüller (1978), Christian Berkel (1957), Heike Makatsch (1971), Horst Frank (1929), and Mathieu Carrière (1950). After him are Otto Waalkes (1948), Ilse Steppat (1917), Susanne Lothar (1960), Curt Bois (1901), August Wilhelm Iffland (1759), and Martina Gedeck (1961).
Hannelore Elsner
1942 - 2019
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 113
Sandra Hüller
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 114
Christian Berkel
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 115
Heike Makatsch
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 116
Horst Frank
1929 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 117
Mathieu Carrière
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 118
Alfred Abel
1879 - 1937
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 119
Otto Waalkes
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 120
Ilse Steppat
1917 - 1969
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 121
Susanne Lothar
1960 - 2012
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 122
Curt Bois
1901 - 1991
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 123
August Wilhelm Iffland
1759 - 1814
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 124
Martina Gedeck
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 125