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Gary Cooper

1901 - 1961

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Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, silent screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as an Academy Honorary Award in 1961 for his career achievements. He was one of the top-10 film personalities for 23 consecutive years and one of the top money-making stars for 18 years. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Cooper at number 11 on its list of the 50 greatest screen legends. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Cooper is the 112th most popular actor (up from 136th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from United States (down from 263rd in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Actor.

Gary Cooper is most famous for his roles in Westerns, such as High Noon and The Virginian.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gary Cooper ranks 112 out of 13,578. Before him are Ben Affleck, James Mason, Johnny Depp, Diane Keaton, Charlotte Rampling, and Peter Falk. After him are Samuel L. Jackson, Roger Moore, Cary Grant, Jane Fonda, Burt Lancaster, and Bill Paxton.

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Among people born in 1901, Gary Cooper ranks 16. Before him are Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Fulgencio Batista, Clark Gable, Linus Pauling, Leopold III of Belgium, and Ngo Dinh Diem. After him are Princess Märtha of Sweden, Magda Goebbels, Paul of Greece, Ernest Lawrence, Vittorio De Sica, and Alberto Giacometti. Among people deceased in 1961, Gary Cooper ranks 11. Before him are Dag Hammarskjöld, Patrice Lumumba, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Emily Greene Balch, Lee de Forest, and Jules Bordet. After him are Percy Williams Bridgman, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Edith Wilson, Mohammed V of Morocco, Maria of Yugoslavia, and Frantz Fanon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Cooper ranks 273 out of 20,380. Before him are Kanye West (1977), Diane Keaton (1946), Robert K. Merton (1910), Margaret Sanger (1879), Beyoncé (1981), and Peter Falk (1927). After him are Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Barbra Streisand (1942), Edward Tatum (1909), Carl David Anderson (1905), Joe Jackson (1928), and Ray Charles (1930).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gary Cooper ranks 62. Before him are Sigourney Weaver (1949), John Holmes (1944), Ben Affleck (1972), Johnny Depp (1963), Diane Keaton (1946), and Peter Falk (1927). After him are Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Jane Fonda (1937), Burt Lancaster (1913), Bill Paxton (1955), John Travolta (1954), and Tony Curtis (1925).

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