ACTOR
Dany Boon
1966 - Today

Dany Boon
Dany Boon (pronounced [dani bun]; born Daniel Farid Hamidou on 26 June 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy Welcome to the Sticks. Since then he has been involved as screenwriter or director or both in the films Nothing to Declare (2011), Supercondriaque (2014), Raid dingue (2017), La Ch'tite famille (2018), Stuck Together (2021) and Life for Real (2023). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dany Boon is the 2,291st most popular actor (down from 2,085th in 2019), the 2,997th most popular biography from France (down from 2,911th in 2019) and the 154th most popular French Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Dany Boon ranks 2,291 out of 13,578. Before him are Steve Harvey, Shirley Jones, Elga Andersen, Katherine Heigl, Itziar Ituño, and Vincent Perez. After him are Geoffrey Hughes, Rosa Albach-Retty, David Janssen, Sarah Miles, Josh Dallas, and Gig Young.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSteve Harvey
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,285
Shirley Jones
1934 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,286
Elga Andersen
1935 - 1994
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,287
Katherine Heigl
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,288
Itziar Ituño
1974 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,289
Vincent Perez
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,290
Dany Boon
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,291
Geoffrey Hughes
1944 - 2012
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,292
Rosa Albach-Retty
1874 - 1980
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,293
David Janssen
1931 - 1980
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,294
Sarah Miles
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,295
Josh Dallas
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,296
Gig Young
1913 - 1978
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,297
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Dany Boon ranks 101. Before him are Thomas Häßler, David Platt, Marton Csokas, Christophe Galtier, Jeff Buckley, and Fernando Colunga. After him are Krasimir Balakov, Olivier Panis, Miguel Ángel Nadal, Marco Antônio da Silva, Douglas G. Hurley, and Carola Häggkvist.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsThomas Häßler
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 95
David Platt
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 96
Marton Csokas
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 97
Christophe Galtier
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 98
Jeff Buckley
MUSICIAN
1966 - 1997
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 99
Fernando Colunga
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 100
Dany Boon
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 101
Krasimir Balakov
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 102
Olivier Panis
RACING DRIVER
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 103
Miguel Ángel Nadal
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 104
Marco Antônio da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 105
Douglas G. Hurley
ASTRONAUT
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 106
Carola Häggkvist
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 107
In France
Among people born in France, Dany Boon ranks 2,997 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1730), Marie of Lorraine (1674), Henriette d'Angeville (1794), Sextus Pompeius Festus (150), Emmeram of Regensburg (600), and Édouard Detaille (1848). After him are Denis Pétau (1583), René Laloux (1929), François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis (1715), N'Golo Kanté (1991), Gabriel Hanotaux (1853), and Jacques-Alain Miller (1944).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLouis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1807
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 2,991
Marie of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1674 - 1724
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,992
Henriette d'Angeville
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1871
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,993
Sextus Pompeius Festus
WRITER
150 - 350
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,994
Emmeram of Regensburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 652
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,995
Édouard Detaille
PAINTER
1848 - 1912
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,996
Dany Boon
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,997
Denis Pétau
PHILOSOPHER
1583 - 1652
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,998
René Laloux
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,999
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1715 - 1794
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 3,000
N'Golo Kanté
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 3,001
Gabriel Hanotaux
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1944
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,002
Jacques-Alain Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,003
Among ACTORS In France
Among actors born in France, Dany Boon ranks 154. Before him are Bernard Farcy (1949), Jean Lefebvre (1919), Richard Bohringer (1942), Fabrice Luchini (1951), Jean Carmet (1920), and Vernon Dobtcheff (1934). After him are Guillaume Depardieu (1971), Mathieu Amalric (1965), Étienne Decroux (1898), Marie-José Nat (1940), Yves Robert (1920), and Édith Scob (1937).
Bernard Farcy
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 148
Jean Lefebvre
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 149
Richard Bohringer
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 150
Fabrice Luchini
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 151
Jean Carmet
1920 - 1994
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 152
Vernon Dobtcheff
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 153
Dany Boon
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 154
Guillaume Depardieu
1971 - 2008
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 155
Mathieu Amalric
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 156
Étienne Decroux
1898 - 1991
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 157
Marie-José Nat
1940 - 2019
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 158
Yves Robert
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 159
Édith Scob
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 160