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Jean Gabin

1904 - 1976

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Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (French: [ʒɑ̃ gabɛ̃]; 17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour se lève (1939), and Le plaisir (1952). During his career, he twice won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival, respectively. Gabin was made a member of the Légion d'honneur in recognition of the important role he played in French cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Gabin is the 120th most popular actor (up from 121st in 2019), the 311th most popular biography from France (up from 317th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Actor.

Jean Gabin is most famous for his role in the French film Pépé le Moko.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean Gabin ranks 120 out of 13,578. Before him are Roger Moore, Cary Grant, Jane Fonda, Burt Lancaster, Bill Paxton, and Keanu Reeves. After him are John Travolta, Tony Curtis, Val Kilmer, Leslie Howard, Yves Montand, and Christopher Plummer.

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Among people born in 1904, Jean Gabin ranks 10. Before him are Pablo Neruda, Reinhard Heydrich, Dr. Seuss, Umberto II of Italy, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and Cary Grant. After him are Wendell Meredith Stanley, B. F. Skinner, Ève Curie, George Gamow, Johnny Weissmuller, and Pavel Cherenkov. Among people deceased in 1976, Jean Gabin ranks 11. Before him are Werner Heisenberg, Howard Hughes, Alvar Aalto, Luchino Visconti, Zhou Enlai, and Max Ernst. After him are Fritz Lang, Leopold Ružička, André Malraux, Yonatan Netanyahu, Eyvind Johnson, and Trofim Lysenko.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Gabin ranks 311 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845), Victor Grignard (1871), Gilles de Rais (1405), Robert II of France (972), Josquin des Prez (1450), and Raynald of Châtillon (1123). After him are Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Germaine de Staël (1766), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), Henry Louis Le Chatelier (1850), Pierre Corneille (1606), and Joseph Fouché (1759).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jean Gabin ranks 9. Before him are Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933), Louis de Funès (1914), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Gérard Depardieu (1948), Catherine Deneuve (1943), and Jean Marais (1913). After him are Jean Renoir (1894), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), Fernandel (1903), Jeanne Moreau (1928), Gérard Philipe (1922), and Anouk Aimée (1932).

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