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Audie Murphy

1925 - 1971

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Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, and has been described as the most highly decorated enlisted soldier in U.S. history. He received every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at age 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, before leading a successful counterattack while wounded. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Audie Murphy is the 166th most popular actor (down from 123rd in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from United States (down from 239th in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Actor.

Audie Murphy is most famous for being the most decorated soldier of World War II. He received 33 medals, including the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, and the Bronze Star.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Audie Murphy ranks 166 out of 13,578. Before him are Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gloria Stuart, Dianne Wiest, Ben Kingsley, Bruno Ganz, and Lee Van Cleef. After him are Jamie Foxx, Jeremy Irons, Geraldine Chaplin, Jet Li, Jim Carrey, and Fernandel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Audie Murphy ranks 24. Before him are Giorgio Napolitano, Sammy Davis Jr., Pierre Boulez, Mikis Theodorakis, Bill Haley, and Lee Van Cleef. After him are Simon van der Meer, Jack Lemmon, Robert F. Kennedy, Carlos Castaneda, Frantz Fanon, and Rock Hudson. Among people deceased in 1971, Audie Murphy ranks 11. Before him are Louis Armstrong, Jim Morrison, Paul Karrer, John Boyd Orr, György Lukács, and Wendell Meredith Stanley. After him are Giorgos Seferis, Fernandel, Hermann Hoth, J. D. Bernal, Theodor Svedberg, and Arne Tiselius.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Audie Murphy ranks 402 out of 20,380. Before him are Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958), Owen Chamberlain (1920), Edward Thorndike (1874), Rocky Marciano (1923), John Ford (1894), and Lee Van Cleef (1925). After him are Jamie Foxx (1967), Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921), Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839), James Brown (1933), Geraldine Chaplin (1944), and George Smith (1941).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Audie Murphy ranks 89. Before him are Ava Gardner (1922), Sharon Stone (1958), Joe Pesci (1943), Gloria Stuart (1910), Dianne Wiest (1946), and Lee Van Cleef (1925). After him are Jamie Foxx (1967), Geraldine Chaplin (1944), Glenn Close (1947), Shirley MacLaine (1934), Leonardo DiCaprio (1974), and Harvey Keitel (1939).

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