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Ashok Kumar

1911 - 2001

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Ashok Kumar (born Kumudlal Ganguly; 13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema. He is considered to be the first Super-star of Indian cinema as well as the first lead actor to play an anti-hero. He also became the first star to reinvent himself, enjoying a long and hugely successful career as a character actor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ashok Kumar is the 739th most popular actor (up from 5,358th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from India (up from 683rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ashok Kumar ranks 739 out of 13,578. Before him are Milena Dravić, Maurice Ronet, Tom Berenger, Rita Moreno, Sônia Braga, and Andie MacDowell. After him are Natasha Richardson, Lila Kedrova, Rachel Weisz, Catherine O'Hara, Adrien Brody, and Boris Karloff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Ashok Kumar ranks 61. Before him are Gustav Wagner, Bruno Kreisky, Cantinflas, Henri Troyat, Vincent Price, and Alfonso García Robles. After him are Alfred Naujocks, Brian O'Nolan, George Stigler, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, Bernard Herrmann, and Karel Čurda. Among people deceased in 2001, Ashok Kumar ranks 42. Before him are Mohamed Atta, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Balthus, Emilie Schindler, Jacques Mayol, and John Lee Hooker. After him are W. G. Sebald, Isaac Stern, Charles Trenet, Anna Mani, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, and Giovanni Leone.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ashok Kumar ranks 161 out of 1,861. Before him are Sushruta (-620), Sher Shah Suri (1486), Kasturba Gandhi (1869), Bindusara (-320), Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936), and Wilfred Bion (1897). After him are Guru Angad (1504), Vikramaditya (-102), Ravi Shankar (1956), George Alencherry (1945), Anna Mani (1918), and Jayalalithaa (1948).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Ashok Kumar ranks 10. Before him are Aishwarya Rai (1973), Salman Khan (1965), Julie Christie (1940), Priyanka Chopra (1982), Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936), and Akshay Kumar (1967). After him are Mukesh (1923), Ajay Devgn (1969), Kareena Kapoor (1980), Sabu Dastagir (1924), Mumtaz (1947), and Shilpa Shetty (1975).

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