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Barry Humphries

1934 - 2023

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John Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He appeared in numerous stage productions, films and television shows. Humphries's characters brought him international renown. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Humphries is the 4,622nd most popular actor (down from 4,393rd in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Australia (down from 188th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Australian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Barry Humphries ranks 4,622 out of 13,578. Before him are Christina Hendricks, Marion Lorne, Michael Chiklis, Mare Winningham, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., and Denver Pyle. After him are Loretta Devine, Richard Jaeckel, Archie Panjabi, Peter Simonischek, Allison Williams, and Ellen Schwiers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Barry Humphries ranks 367. Before him are Shyam Benegal, Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Kurt Armbruster, Shirley Douglas, Shirley Horn, and Martín Pando. After him are Kamala Surayya, Lucien Clergue, Richard D. Zanuck, Ion Panțuru, Turan Dursun, and Rita Renoir. Among people deceased in 2023, Barry Humphries ranks 363. Before him are Abraham Lempel, Gilles Perrault, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Simone Segouin, Harry Frankfurt, and Henrik Nordbrandt. After him are Peter Simonischek, Marcel Amont, Guillermo Escalada, Irina Miroshnichenko, Giovanni Lodetti, and Domingo Perurena.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Barry Humphries ranks 220 out of 1,143. Before him are Nick Winter (1894), John Devitt (1937), Ned Zelic (1971), Peter Scully (1963), Ben Mendelsohn (1969), and Rose Byrne (1979). After him are Radha Mitchell (1973), Helen Quinn (1943), Walter Frederick Gale (1865), Luke Hemsworth (1980), Lleyton Hewitt (1981), and Ian Thorpe (1982).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Barry Humphries ranks 44. Before him are Jesse Spencer (1979), Anna Torv (1979), Eliza Taylor (1989), Alex O'Loughlin (1976), Ben Mendelsohn (1969), and Rose Byrne (1979). After him are Radha Mitchell (1973), Luke Hemsworth (1980), Anthony LaPaglia (1959), Keith Michell (1926), Emilie de Ravin (1981), and May Robson (1858).

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