ACTOR
Coluche
1944 - 1986

Coluche
Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (French: [miʃɛl ʒeʁaʁ ʒozɛf kɔlytʃi], Italian: [koˈluttʃi]; 28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche (IPA: [kɔlyʃ]), was a French stand-up comedian, film actor, activist and philanthropist. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, as he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the establishment, and he incorporated this into much of his material. Coluche was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Coluche is the 856th most popular actor (down from 609th in 2019), the 1,381st most popular biography from France (down from 1,107th in 2019) and the 65th most popular French Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Coluche ranks 856 out of 13,578. Before him are Dan Schneider, Isabel Sarli, Ben Stiller, Ed O'Neill, Robert Pine, and Bernard Cribbins. After him are Richard Farnsworth, Britt Ekland, Tarita Teriipaia, Cléo de Mérode, Linda Evans, and Tom Lister Jr..
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDan Schneider
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 850
Isabel Sarli
1929 - 2019
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 851
Ben Stiller
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 852
Ed O'Neill
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 853
Robert Pine
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 854
Bernard Cribbins
1928 - 2022
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 855
Coluche
1944 - 1986
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 856
Richard Farnsworth
1920 - 2000
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 857
Britt Ekland
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 858
Tarita Teriipaia
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 859
Cléo de Mérode
1875 - 1966
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 860
Linda Evans
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 861
Tom Lister Jr.
1958 - 2020
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 862
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Coluche ranks 116. Before him are Roger Scruton, Masanobu Izumi, Karl Jenkins, Gianni Morandi, Nana Akufo-Addo, and Tahar Ben Jelloun. After him are Keith Emerson, Max Romeo, Peter Tosh, Patrick Depailler, Jan Guillou, and Michael Nyman. Among people deceased in 1986, Coluche ranks 50. Before him are Juan Rulfo, Raimundo Orsi, Ye Jianying, Serge Lifar, Dean Reed, and Donna Reed. After him are Aleksandr Akimov, Michel de Certeau, Theodor Busse, Minoru Yamasaki, Erik Bruhn, and Adolfo Celi.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsRoger Scruton
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 110
Masanobu Izumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 111
Karl Jenkins
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 112
Gianni Morandi
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 113
Nana Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 114
Tahar Ben Jelloun
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 115
Coluche
ACTOR
1944 - 1986
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 116
Keith Emerson
COMPOSER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 117
Max Romeo
SINGER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 118
Peter Tosh
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1987
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 119
Patrick Depailler
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1980
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 120
Jan Guillou
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 121
Michael Nyman
COMPOSER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 122
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsJuan Rulfo
WRITER
1917 - 1986
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 44
Raimundo Orsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 45
Ye Jianying
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1986
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 46
Serge Lifar
DANCER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 47
Dean Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1986
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 48
Donna Reed
ACTOR
1921 - 1986
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 49
Coluche
ACTOR
1944 - 1986
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 50
Aleksandr Akimov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1953 - 1986
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 51
Michel de Certeau
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 1986
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 52
Theodor Busse
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1986
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 53
Minoru Yamasaki
ARCHITECT
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 54
Erik Bruhn
ACTOR
1928 - 1986
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 55
Adolfo Celi
ACTOR
1922 - 1986
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 56
In France
Among people born in France, Coluche ranks 1,381 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Vierne (1870), Antonio I, Prince of Monaco (1661), Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1724), Sebastian Castellio (1515), Otto Meissner (1880), and Pierre Bergé (1930). After him are Antoine Griezmann (1991), Charles Fabry (1867), François-Édouard Picot (1786), Princess Clémentine of Orléans (1817), François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville (1818), and Clément Ader (1841).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLouis Vierne
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1937
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,375
Antonio I, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1731
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 1,376
Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1767
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 1,377
Sebastian Castellio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1515 - 1563
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 1,378
Otto Meissner
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,379
Pierre Bergé
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2017
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,380
Coluche
ACTOR
1944 - 1986
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,381
Antoine Griezmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,382
Charles Fabry
PHYSICIST
1867 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,383
François-Édouard Picot
PAINTER
1786 - 1868
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,384
Princess Clémentine of Orléans
COMPANION
1817 - 1907
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,385
François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1900
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,386
Clément Ader
INVENTOR
1841 - 1925
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,387
Among ACTORS In France
Among actors born in France, Coluche ranks 65. Before him are André Antoine (1858), Jean-Louis Barrault (1910), Charles Boyer (1899), François Cluzet (1955), Capucine (1928), and Pierre Brice (1929). After him are Cléo de Mérode (1875), Nathalie Baye (1948), Mistinguett (1875), Claudine Auger (1941), Geneviève Grad (1944), and Emmanuelle Béart (1963).
André Antoine
1858 - 1943
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 59
Jean-Louis Barrault
1910 - 1994
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 60
Charles Boyer
1899 - 1978
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 61
François Cluzet
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 62
Capucine
1928 - 1990
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 63
Pierre Brice
1929 - 2015
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 64
Coluche
1944 - 1986
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 65
Cléo de Mérode
1875 - 1966
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 66
Nathalie Baye
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 67
Mistinguett
1875 - 1956
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 68
Claudine Auger
1941 - 2019
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 69
Geneviève Grad
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 70
Emmanuelle Béart
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 71