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John Gavin

1931 - 2018

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John Gavin (born Juan Vincent Apablasa; April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor and diplomat who was the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–1973), and the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–1986). Among the films he appeared in were A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958), Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), Midnight Lace (1960) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), playing leading roles for producer Ross Hunter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Gavin is the 437th most popular actor (up from 2,023rd in 2019), the 949th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,307th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Gavin ranks 437 out of 13,578Before him are Lola Montez, William Hurt, Mylène Demongeot, Jamie Lee Curtis, Penélope Cruz, and Matt Damon. After him are Jada Pinkett Smith, Hugh Laurie, Diana Rigg, Barry Nelson, Michael Landon, and Jean Seberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, John Gavin ranks 48Before him are Larry Hagman, Aldo Rossi, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Richard F. Heck, Guy Debord, and Khieu Samphan. After him are John le Carré, Nawal El Saadawi, Kakuichi Mimura, William Shatner, Viktor Korchnoi, and Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Among people deceased in 2018, John Gavin ranks 41Before him are Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Roy J. Glauber, Hubert de Givenchy, Arvid Carlsson, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Thomas A. Steitz. After him are Aaron Klug, Burt Reynolds, Sondra Locke, Arto Paasilinna, V. S. Naipaul, and Leon M. Lederman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Gavin ranks 949 out of 20,380Before him are Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930), Nancy Pelosi (1940), Alvin York (1887), Thomas A. Steitz (1940), and Matt Damon (1970). After him are Les Paul (1915), Jared Diamond (1937), Ed McBain (1926), Mel Brooks (1926), Jada Pinkett Smith (1971), and Andrew Tate (1986).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Gavin ranks 223Before him are Farrah Fawcett (1947), George Kennedy (1925), Lon Chaney Jr. (1906), William Hurt (1950), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), and Matt Damon (1970). After him are Jada Pinkett Smith (1971), Barry Nelson (1917), Michael Landon (1936), Jean Seberg (1938), Ryan O'Neal (1941), and Anthony Perkins (1932).