ACTOR
Jean Renoir
1894 - 1979

Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir (French: [ʁənwaʁ]; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. His La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made. In 2002, he was ranked fourth on the BFI's Sight & Sound poll of the greatest directors. Among numerous honours accrued during his lifetime, he received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Renoir is the 150th most popular actor, the 374th most popular biography from France (down from 360th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Actor.
Jean Renoir is most famous for his films, such as La Grande Illusion and The Rules of the Game.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Jean Renoir ranks 150 out of 13,578. Before him are Mel Gibson, Monica Bellucci, Michael York, Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon, and Rita Hayworth. After him are Irene Papas, Spencer Tracy, Robert Shaw, Rutger Hauer, Christoph Waltz, and Ava Gardner.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMel Gibson
1956 - Present
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 144
Monica Bellucci
1964 - Present
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 145
Michael York
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 146
Demi Moore
1962 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 147
Susan Sarandon
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 148
Rita Hayworth
1918 - 1987
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 149
Jean Renoir
1894 - 1979
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 150
Irene Papas
1929 - 2022
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 151
Spencer Tracy
1900 - 1967
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 152
Robert Shaw
1927 - 1978
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 153
Rutger Hauer
1944 - 2019
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 154
Christoph Waltz
1956 - Present
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 155
Ava Gardner
1922 - 1990
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 156
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1894, Jean Renoir ranks 10. Before him are Gavrilo Princip, Aldous Huxley, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Georges Lemaître, and Boris III of Bulgaria. After him are Maximilian Kolbe, John Ford, Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Joseph Roth, Norbert Wiener, and Fritz Sauckel. Among people deceased in 1979, Jean Renoir ranks 11. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza, John Wayne, Ernst Chain, Nino Rota, Dennis Gabor, and Herbert Marcuse. After him are Jean Monnet, Sándor Kocsis, Talcott Parsons, Nadia Boulanger, Mika Waltari, and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga.
Others Born in 1894
Go to all RankingsGavrilo Princip
EXTREMIST
1894 - 1918
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 4
Aldous Huxley
WRITER
1894 - 1963
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 5
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
WRITER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 6
Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 7
Georges Lemaître
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1966
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 8
Boris III of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1943
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 9
Jean Renoir
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 10
Maximilian Kolbe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1941
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 11
John Ford
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1973
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 12
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1924
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 13
Joseph Roth
WRITER
1894 - 1939
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 14
Norbert Wiener
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 15
Fritz Sauckel
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1946
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Meazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1979
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 5
John Wayne
ACTOR
1907 - 1979
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 6
Ernst Chain
CHEMIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 7
Nino Rota
COMPOSER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 8
Dennis Gabor
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1979
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 9
Herbert Marcuse
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 10
Jean Renoir
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 11
Jean Monnet
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1979
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 12
Sándor Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 13
Talcott Parsons
SOCIOLOGIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 14
Nadia Boulanger
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 15
Mika Waltari
WRITER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 16
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 17
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Renoir ranks 374 out of 6,770. Before him are François Mauriac (1885), Henri Charrière (1906), Napoléon Louis Bonaparte (1804), Claude of France (1499), René Goscinny (1926), and Marguerite de Navarre (1492). After him are Jeanne d'Albret (1528), Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1010), Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (1748), Colette (1873), André Malraux (1901), and Matilda of Boulogne (1103).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFrançois Mauriac
WRITER
1885 - 1970
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 368
Henri Charrière
WRITER
1906 - 1973
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 369
Napoléon Louis Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1831
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 370
Claude of France
COMPANION
1499 - 1524
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 371
René Goscinny
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 1977
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 372
Marguerite de Navarre
WRITER
1492 - 1549
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 373
Jean Renoir
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 374
Jeanne d'Albret
NOBLEMAN
1528 - 1572
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 375
Robert I, Duke of Normandy
POLITICIAN
1010 - 1035
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 376
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
POLITICIAN
1748 - 1836
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 377
Colette
WRITER
1873 - 1954
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 378
André Malraux
WRITER
1901 - 1976
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 379
Matilda of Boulogne
POLITICIAN
1103 - 1152
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 380
Among ACTORS In France
Among actors born in France, Jean Renoir ranks 10. Before him are Louis de Funès (1914), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Gérard Depardieu (1948), Catherine Deneuve (1943), Jean Marais (1913), and Jean Gabin (1904). After him are Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), Fernandel (1903), Jeanne Moreau (1928), Gérard Philipe (1922), Anouk Aimée (1932), and Leslie Caron (1931).
Louis de Funès
1914 - 1983
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 4
Sarah Bernhardt
1844 - 1923
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 5
Gérard Depardieu
1948 - Present
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 6
Catherine Deneuve
1943 - Present
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 7
Jean Marais
1913 - 1998
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 8
Jean Gabin
1904 - 1976
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 9
Jean Renoir
1894 - 1979
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 10
Jean-Louis Trintignant
1930 - 2022
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 11
Fernandel
1903 - 1971
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 12
Jeanne Moreau
1928 - 2017
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 13
Gérard Philipe
1922 - 1959
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 14
Anouk Aimée
1932 - 2024
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 15
Leslie Caron
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 16