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Franco Columbu

1941 - 2019

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Francesco Maria Columbu (August 7, 1941 – August 30, 2019) was an Italian-American bodybuilder and actor. Originally a boxer, Columbu won the Mr. Olympia in 1976 and 1981, and competed in the inaugural edition of the World's Strongest Man in 1977, where he placed fifth. He also had an acting career and authored numerous books on bodybuilding and nutrition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franco Columbu is the 786th most popular actor (down from 515th in 2019), the 1,271st most popular biography from Italy (down from 991st in 2019) and the 34th most popular Italian Actor.

Columbus is most famous for being the first European to make contact with the Americas. He sailed from Spain and landed in the Bahamas, believing he had found a new route to Asia.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Franco Columbu ranks 786 out of 13,578. Before him are Alyson Hannigan, Barbara Bouchet, Ugo Tognazzi, André Antoine, Woody Harrelson, and Gong Li. After him are Jean-Louis Barrault, Grace Zabriskie, Desmond Llewelyn, Takashi Shimura, Steve Reeves, and Charles Boyer.

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Among people born in 1941, Franco Columbu ranks 91. Before him are Stokely Carmichael, Ed Bradley, Cass Elliot, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Linda McCartney, and Alfred G. Gilman. After him are Lella Lombardi, Grace Zabriskie, Toyo Ito, Stephen Frears, Vladimir Voronin, and Hisao Kami. Among people deceased in 2019, Franco Columbu ranks 65. Before him are Ferdinand Piëch, Fernando de la Rúa, Zhores Alferov, Kary Mullis, Tony Buzan, and Alan García. After him are Raymond Poulidor, Paul Greengard, Danny Aiello, Rosamunde Pilcher, Isabel Sarli, and Yury Luzhkov.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Franco Columbu ranks 1,271 out of 5,161. Before him are Arnold of Brescia (1100), Beppe Grillo (1948), Filarete (1400), Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1810), Romano Guardini (1885), and Charles I, Duke of Savoy (1468). After him are Francesco Geminiani (1687), Lella Lombardi (1941), Angelo Schiavio (1905), Giovanni Sartori (1924), Gianpiero Combi (1902), and Mario Del Monaco (1915).

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Among ACTORS In Italy

Among actors born in Italy, Franco Columbu ranks 34. Before him are Alberto Sordi (1920), Totò (1898), Lucia Bosè (1931), Raf Vallone (1916), Rodolfo Gucci (1912), and Ugo Tognazzi (1922). After him are Adolfo Celi (1922), Gabriele Ferzetti (1925), Pier Angeli (1932), Anita Pallenberg (1942), Amy Adams (1974), and Valentina Cortese (1923).

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