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Olivia Newton-John

1948 - 2022

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Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress. With over 100 million records sold, Newton-John was one of the best-selling music artists of all time, as well as the highest-selling female Australian recording artist of all time. In 1978, Newton-John starred in the musical film Grease, which was the highest-grossing musical film at the time and whose soundtrack remains one of the world's best-selling albums. It features two major hit duets with co-star John Travolta: "You're the One That I Want"—which is one of the best-selling singles of all time—and "Summer Nights". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olivia Newton-John is the 202nd most popular actor (down from 180th in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 259th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Actor.

Olivia Newton-John is most famous for her music, especially her songs "Physical," "Let's Get Physical," and "You're the One That I Want."

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Among actors, Olivia Newton-John ranks 202 out of 13,578. Before her are Peter O'Toole, Peter Ustinov, Peter Mayhew, Salman Khan, Oliver Hardy, and Michael J. Fox. After her are Chris Cooper, Alec Guinness, Ornella Muti, Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, and Sidney Poitier.

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Among people born in 1948, Olivia Newton-John ranks 28. Before her are Luiz Felipe Scolari, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Nick Drake, Charles Taylor, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Klaus Meine. After her are Marcello Lippi, George Tupou V, Henning Mankell, Patrizia Reggiani, Andrzej Sapkowski, and Antonín Panenka. Among people deceased in 2022, Olivia Newton-John ranks 21. Before her are Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Mahsa Amini, Vivienne Westwood, and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. After her are Sidney Poitier, Madeleine Albright, Marsha Hunt, Angelo Sodano, Monica Vitti, and José Eduardo dos Santos.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Olivia Newton-John ranks 374 out of 8,785. Before her are Rod Stewart (1945), Peter Mayhew (1944), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Joe Cocker (1944), Christopher Marlowe (1564), and Christian de Duve (1917). After her are Brian Jones (1942), Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914), Alec Guinness (1914), David Lloyd George (1863), Arthur Evans (1851), and Robert Fripp (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Olivia Newton-John ranks 32. Before her are Julie Andrews (1935), Stan Laurel (1890), Laurence Olivier (1907), Peter O'Toole (1932), Peter Ustinov (1921), and Peter Mayhew (1944). After her are Alec Guinness (1914), David Prowse (1935), Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), Gary Oldman (1958), Claude Rains (1889), and John Hurt (1940).

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