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Bruce Lee

1940 - 1973

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Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from Lee's experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, Zen Buddhist and Taoist philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought. With a film career spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema. Known for his roles in five feature-length martial arts films, Lee is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruce Lee is the 7th most popular actor (down from 6th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from United States (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Actor.

Bruce Lee is most famous for his martial arts skills. He was a martial artist and actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bruce Lee ranks 7 out of 13,578. Before him are Charlie Chaplin, Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe, and Grace Kelly. After him are Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Hopkins, Robert De Niro, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Marlene Dietrich.

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Among people born in 1940, Bruce Lee ranks 4. Before him are Al Pacino, Pelé, and Margrethe II of Denmark. After him are John Lennon, Tom Jones, Saparmurat Niyazov, Wangari Maathai, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Anthony Fauci, Chuck Norris, and Brian Josephson. Among people deceased in 1973, Bruce Lee ranks 3. Before him are Pablo Picasso, and J. R. R. Tolkien. After him are Pablo Neruda, David Ben-Gurion, Salvador Allende, Erich von Manstein, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Lyndon B. Johnson, Pearl S. Buck, Fulgencio Batista, and W. H. Auden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce Lee ranks 28 out of 20,380. Before him are Steven Spielberg (1946), Elvis Presley (1935), T. S. Eliot (1888), Grace Kelly (1929), Malcolm X (1925), and Ronald Reagan (1911). After him are Eleanor Roosevelt (1884), George Washington (1732), John F. Kennedy (1917), Joe Biden (1942), Neil Armstrong (1930), and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bruce Lee ranks 6. Before him are Al Pacino (1940), Sylvester Stallone (1946), Clint Eastwood (1930), Marilyn Monroe (1926), and Grace Kelly (1929). After him are Robert De Niro (1943), Marlon Brando (1924), Danny DeVito (1944), James Stewart (1908), Patrick Swayze (1952), and Gene Hackman (1930).

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