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Charlie Chaplin

1889 - 1977

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Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures. His career spanned more than 75 years, from his childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both accolade and controversy. Chaplin's childhood in London was one of poverty and hardship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charlie Chaplin is the most popular actor (up from 2nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular British Actor.

Charlie Chaplin is most famous for his role as the Little Tramp in the silent comedy films, such as The Kid and The Gold Rush.

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Among actors, Charlie Chaplin ranks 1 out of 13,578. After him are Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Bruce Lee, Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Hopkins, Robert De Niro, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Among people born in 1889, Charlie Chaplin ranks 2. Before him is Adolf Hitler. After him are Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, António de Oliveira Salazar, Jean Cocteau, Edgar Adrian, Jawaharlal Nehru, Edwin Hubble, Philip Noel-Baker, Paul Karrer, and Ante Pavelić. Among people deceased in 1977, Charlie Chaplin ranks 1. After him are Elvis Presley, Maria Callas, Edgar Adrian, Vladimir Nabokov, Stefania Turkewich, Wernher von Braun, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Clementine Churchill, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Ludwig Erhard, and René Goscinny.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, Charlie Chaplin ranks 11 out of 8,785. Before him are William Shakespeare (1564), Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), Charles Darwin (1809), George VI (1895), Francis Bacon (1561), and Charles I of England (1600). After him are George V (1865), James VI and I (1566), Elizabeth II (1926), Edward VII (1841), Edward VI of England (1537), and Edward VIII (1894).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Charlie Chaplin ranks 1. After him are Anthony Hopkins (1937), Richard Burton (1925), Sean Connery (1930), Elizabeth Taylor (1932), Christopher Lee (1922), Alan Rickman (1946), Liam Neeson (1952), Maggie Smith (1934), Ian McKellen (1939), Michael Caine (1933), and Rowan Atkinson (1955).

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