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David Niven

1910 - 1983

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James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in Classic Hollywood films. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award and two Emmy Awards. Born in central London to an upper-middle-class family, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory School and Stowe School before gaining a place at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Niven is the 309th most popular actor (up from 342nd in 2019), the 482nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 446th in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Actor.

David Niven was an English actor, writer, and soldier. He was most famous for his roles in the films The Guns of Navarone, The Pink Panther, and Around the World in 80 Days.

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Among actors, David Niven ranks 309 out of 13,578. Before him are Annie Girardot, James Avery, Dennis Hopper, Kevin Spacey, Peter Sellers, and Robbie Coltrane. After him are Sydney Chaplin, Chris Pratt, Sally Field, Janet Leigh, Sophie Marceau, and Montgomery Clift.

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Among people born in 1910, David Niven ranks 19. Before him are Irena Sendler, Jean Genet, Dominique Pire, Jacques Monod, Django Reinhardt, and Konrad Zuse. After him are Walter Schellenberg, Paul Flory, Kurt Meyer, Gerda Taro, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Eric Berne. Among people deceased in 1983, David Niven ranks 16. Before him are Felix Bloch, Idris of Libya, Jon Brower Minnoch, John Vorster, Tennessee Williams, and Benigno Aquino Jr.. After him are Arthur Koestler, Nikolai Podgorny, Roy Sullivan, Raymond Aron, Ulf von Euler, and Meyer Lansky.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Niven ranks 482 out of 8,785. Before him are Gertrude Bell (1868), Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1220), Peter Sellers (1925), Henry Morton Stanley (1841), Captain Tom (1920), and Robbie Coltrane (1950). After him are William Baffin (1584), Enid Blyton (1897), Martin Ryle (1918), Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849), Alan Ball Jr. (1945), and Keir Starmer (1962).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, David Niven ranks 51. Before him are Hugh Grant (1960), James Fox (1939), Tom Baker (1934), Tilda Swinton (1960), Peter Sellers (1925), and Robbie Coltrane (1950). After him are Emma Thompson (1959), Ralph Fiennes (1962), Angela Lansbury (1925), Malcolm McDowell (1943), Colin Firth (1960), and Kenny Baker (1934).

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