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Karl Valentin

1882 - 1948

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Karl Valentin (IPA: ['falɛntiːn], born Valentin Ludwig Fey; 4 June 1882 – 9 February 1948) was a Bavarian comedian. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes called the "Charlie Chaplin of Germany". His work has an essential influence on artists like Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Loriot and Helge Schneider. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Valentin is the 2,687th most popular actor (down from 2,239th in 2019), the 3,370th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,990th in 2019) and the 77th most popular German Actor.

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Among actors, Karl Valentin ranks 2,687 out of 13,578. Before him are Stuart Wilson, Frédéric Mitterrand, Dennis Haysbert, Joe Spinell, Frank Finlay, and Pierre Arditi. After him are Matthias Habich, Gérard Jugnot, Kumail Nanjiani, John Mahoney, James Doohan, and Patricia Quinn.

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Among people born in 1882, Karl Valentin ranks 146. Before him are Karl Rapp, José Vasconcelos, Sylvia Pankhurst, Oldřich Duras, Yakov Perelman, and Arnold Rothstein. After him are Kazimierz Bartel, Monteiro Lobato, Louis Pergaud, Holland Smith, Hendrik Willem van Loon, and Nicolae Titulescu. Among people deceased in 1948, Karl Valentin ranks 104. Before him are Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, August Hlond, Giulio Gaudini, Charles Evans Hughes, and Vicente Huidobro. After him are Henning Jakob Henrik Lund, Monteiro Lobato, Kan Kikuchi, Adolf Kainz, Richard Tauber, and Kristine Bonnevie.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Valentin ranks 3,372 out of 7,253. Before him are Theodor Körner (1791), Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg (1479), Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896), Horst Köppel (1948), Hans Bauer (1927), and Johann Walter (1496). After him are Conrad II, Duke of Bavaria (1052), Klaus Wowereit (1953), Ulf Kirsten (1965), Ernst Ziller (1837), Ernst May (1886), and Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark (1070).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Karl Valentin ranks 77. Before him are Helmut Griem (1932), Anne Buydens (1919), Anita Berber (1899), Meryem Uzerli (1983), Dominic Monaghan (1976), and Franka Potente (1974). After him are Dieter Hallervorden (1935), Ingrid Caven (1938), Konrad Ernst Ackermann (1712), Michael Ballhaus (1935), Anton Diffring (1916), and Siegfried Rauch (1932).

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