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Jean Richard

1921 - 2001

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Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret in the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities. Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. In the 1970s–1980s, he owned and managed three major circuses, two theme parks near Paris, La Mer de Sable and La Vallée des Peaux-Rouges, and a private zoo in his property of Ermenonville, Oise. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Richard is the 4,667th most popular actor (down from 3,275th in 2019), the 4,456th most popular biography from France (down from 3,790th in 2019) and the 285th most popular French Actor.

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Among actors, Jean Richard ranks 4,667 out of 13,578. Before him are Irina Miroshnichenko, Sophia Bush, Uhm Jung-hwa, Harry Liedtke, Josh Hutcherson, and Susan George. After him are Tom Kane, Louis Garrel, Daniel von Bargen, Drea de Matteo, Daisuke Gōri, and Ossi Oswalda.

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Among people born in 1921, Jean Richard ranks 318. Before him are George Nader, Beatrice Mintz, Manny Ayulo, Sotiria Bellou, Joe Sutter, and Heinrich Schmid. After him are Tafari Benti, Joseph Iléo, Ruth Orkin, Al Pease, Bertil Antonsson, and Fernando Roldán. Among people deceased in 2001, Jean Richard ranks 235. Before him are Gerhard Stoltenberg, Lewis Arquette, Boris Rybakov, Robert Leckie, Chantal Chaudé de Silans, and Marie Jahoda. After him are Margaretha Krook, Stanislav Rostotsky, Sergio Mantovani, Eugene Sledge, Ruhi Sarıalp, and Villy Sørensen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Richard ranks 4,456 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Marcel Honoré (1920), Charles Joseph Minard (1781), Victor Bérard (1864), Lucien Clergue (1934), Frantz Reichel (1871), and Saint-Pol-Roux (1861). After him are Louis Garrel (1983), Erwin Vandendaele (1945), Henri Hubert (1872), Eugène Guillevic (1907), Fulgence Bienvenüe (1852), and Bernard Schmetz (1904).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jean Richard ranks 285. Before him are Ariane Ascaride (1954), Virginie Ledoyen (1976), Colette Marchand (1925), Tonie Marshall (1951), Jean Debucourt (1894), and Judith Godrèche (1972). After him are Louis Garrel (1983), Rita Renoir (1934), Antoine de Caunes (1953), Francis Blanche (1921), Jean Vilar (1912), and Albert Dupontel (1964).

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