ACTOR

Om Puri

1950 - 2017

Om Puri

Om Prakash Puri, (18 October 1950 – 6 January 2017) was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Urdu, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, English, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Marathi films, as well as independent and art films and also starred in several international cinema. He is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema. He won two National Film Awards for Best Actor, two Filmfare Awards and India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1990. In 2004, he was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Om Puri is the 4,174th most popular actor (down from 3,406th in 2019), the 602nd most popular biography from India (down from 487th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Om Puri ranks 4,174 out of 13,578. Before him are Chantal Lauby, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Beulah Bondi, Lea Padovani, Virginie Efira, and Betty Compson. After him are Maya Hawke, Tommy Wiseau, Murilo Benício, Marian Seldes, Melinda Dillon, and Elmo Lincoln.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Chantal Lauby
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4,169
Renée Elise Goldsberry
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4,170
Beulah Bondi
1889 - 1981
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4,171
Lea Padovani
1920 - 1991
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4,172
Virginie Efira
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,173
Betty Compson
1897 - 1974
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,174
Om Puri
1950 - 2017
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,175
Maya Hawke
1998 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,176
Tommy Wiseau
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,177
Murilo Benício
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,178
Marian Seldes
1928 - 2014
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,179
Melinda Dillon
1939 - 2023
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 4,180
Elmo Lincoln
1889 - 1952
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 4,181

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Om Puri ranks 359. Before him are Rubén Ayala, Damo Suzuki, Natalya Bondarchuk, Ahmet Altan, Tina Weymouth, and Neil Murray. After him are Kurt Jara, Rick Perry, Dann Florek, Dieter Burdenski, Billy Ocean, and András Adorján. Among people deceased in 2017, Om Puri ranks 339. Before him are Nicky Hayden, Abdur Rahman Biswas, Jaak Panksepp, Leonid Kharitonov, Tatiana Zatulovskaya, and Roberto Ferreiro. After him are John Abercrombie, Wu Wenjun, Robert Guillaume, Issam Zahreddine, Eduard Mudrik, and Jean Vuarnet.

Others Born in 1950

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Rubén Ayala
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 353
Damo Suzuki
SINGER
1950 - 2024
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 354
Natalya Bondarchuk
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 355
Ahmet Altan
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 356
Tina Weymouth
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 357
Neil Murray
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 358
Om Puri
ACTOR
1950 - 2017
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 359
Kurt Jara
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 360
Rick Perry
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 361
Dann Florek
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 362
Dieter Burdenski
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2024
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 363
Billy Ocean
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 364
András Adorján
CHESS PLAYER
1950 - 2023
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 365

Others Deceased in 2017

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Nicky Hayden
RACING DRIVER
1981 - 2017
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 333
Abdur Rahman Biswas
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 334
Jaak Panksepp
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - 2017
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 335
Leonid Kharitonov
SINGER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 336
Tatiana Zatulovskaya
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 337
Roberto Ferreiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 338
Om Puri
ACTOR
1950 - 2017
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 339
John Abercrombie
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2017
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 340
Wu Wenjun
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2017
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 341
Robert Guillaume
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 342
Issam Zahreddine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - 2017
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 343
Eduard Mudrik
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 344
Jean Vuarnet
SKIER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 345

In India

Among people born in India, Om Puri ranks 602 out of 1,861. Before him are Jeannette Altwegg (1930), Amarinder Singh (1942), Antony Padiyara (1921), Azim Premji (1945), Harihara I (1336), and Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923). After him are Barry Hay (1948), Padma Bandopadhyay (1944), Humpy Koneru (1987), Samantha Akkineni (1987), Brian Horrocks (1895), and Nayanthara (1984).

Others born in India

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Jeannette Altwegg
SKATER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 596
Amarinder Singh
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 597
Antony Padiyara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 2000
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 598
Azim Premji
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 599
Harihara I
POLITICIAN
1336 - 1356
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 600
Palden Thondup Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1982
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 601
Om Puri
ACTOR
1950 - 2017
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 602
Barry Hay
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 603
Padma Bandopadhyay
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 604
Humpy Koneru
CHESS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 605
Samantha Akkineni
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 606
Brian Horrocks
COMPANION
1895 - 1985
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 607
Nayanthara
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 608