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Dev Anand

1923 - 2011

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Dev Anand (Hindi pronunciation: [de:u ǝna:nd] ; born Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand; 26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011) was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. Through a career that spanned over six decades, he worked in more than 100 films. Anand is a recipient of four Filmfare Awards, including two for Best Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dev Anand is the 584th most popular actor (up from 791st in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Actor.

Dev Anand is most famous for being one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. He is also known for his work in the film Guide.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dev Anand ranks 584 out of 13,578. Before him are Wentworth Miller, Kirstie Alley, Stephen Graham, Natalie Portman, Phoebe Cates, and J. K. Simmons. After him are Matthew McConaughey, R. Lee Ermey, John Goodman, Brendan Fraser, Mickey Rooney, and Ming-Na Wen.

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Among people born in 1923, Dev Anand ranks 41. Before him are Antoni Tàpies, Anne Baxter, Carroll Shelby, Masao Ono, René Girard, and Alice Miller. After him are Markus Wolf, Nizar Qabbani, Diana Douglas, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Linda Christian, and Erland Josephson. Among people deceased in 2011, Dev Anand ranks 46. Before him are Baruj Benacerraf, John Barry, Amy Winehouse, Lynn Margulis, Zdeněk Miler, and C. Odumegwu Ojukwu. After him are Betty Ford, Tom Gehrels, Ernesto Sabato, Linda Christian, Ante Marković, and Aristides Pereira.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Dev Anand ranks 25 out of 217. Before him are Benazir Bhutto (1953), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), Asanga (300), Ustad Ahmad Lahori (1580), Abdus Salam (1926), and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928). After him are Yousaf Raza Gillani (1952), Aga Khan III (1877), Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1944), Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1178), Asif Ali Zardari (1955), and Kabir Bedi (1946).

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Among ACTORS In Pakistan

Among actors born in Pakistan, Dev Anand ranks 2. Before him are Pran (1920). After him are Kabir Bedi (1946), Babita (1947), Dilip Kumar (1922), Kumail Nanjiani (1978), Manoj Kumar (1937), Shyama (1935), Sunil Dutt (1929), Prithviraj Kapoor (1906), Art Malik (1952), and Vinod Khanna (1946).

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