ACTOR
Ossie Davis
1917 - 2005

Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis (born Raiford Chatman Davis; December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, until his death. He received numerous accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as nominations for four additional Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and Tony Award. Davis was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the National Medal of Arts in 1995, Kennedy Center Honors in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ossie Davis is the 3,927th most popular actor (up from 4,008th in 2019), the 6,367th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,969th in 2019) and the 1,832nd most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Ossie Davis ranks 3,927 out of 13,578. Before him are Park Shin-hye, Clifton Webb, Edith Evans, Jack Albertson, Bradley Whitford, and Ilse Steppat. After him are Susanne Lothar, Jim Cummings, Brian G. Hutton, Kevin Dunn, Jason Beghe, and Desi Arnaz Jr..
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPark Shin-hye
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,921
Clifton Webb
1889 - 1966
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,922
Edith Evans
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,923
Jack Albertson
1907 - 1981
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,924
Bradley Whitford
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,925
Ilse Steppat
1917 - 1969
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,926
Ossie Davis
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,927
Susanne Lothar
1960 - 2012
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,928
Jim Cummings
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,929
Brian G. Hutton
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,930
Kevin Dunn
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,931
Jason Beghe
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,932
Desi Arnaz Jr.
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,933
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Ossie Davis ranks 218. Before him are Kusuo Kitamura, Leandro Remondini, Isuzu Yamada, Marion Donovan, Robert Fano, and Ilse Steppat. After him are Yahya Petra of Kelantan, Miroslav Brozović, Fritz Honegger, Bagrat Shinkuba, Torsten Lindberg, and Johannes Bobrowski. Among people deceased in 2005, Ossie Davis ranks 199. Before him are Robin Cook, Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, Dorothy Stang, John Ostrom, Mustai Karim, and Sunil Dutt. After him are Vladimir Toporov, Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi, Jan Pieter Schotte, Abdallah Ibrahim, Sverre Stenersen, and Pierre Daninos.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsKusuo Kitamura
SWIMMER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 212
Leandro Remondini
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 213
Isuzu Yamada
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 214
Marion Donovan
INVENTOR
1917 - 1998
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 215
Robert Fano
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1917 - 2016
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 216
Ilse Steppat
ACTOR
1917 - 1969
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 217
Ossie Davis
ACTOR
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 218
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 219
Miroslav Brozović
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2006
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 220
Fritz Honegger
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1999
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 221
Bagrat Shinkuba
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2004
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 222
Torsten Lindberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 223
Johannes Bobrowski
WRITER
1917 - 1965
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 224
Others Deceased in 2005
Go to all RankingsRobin Cook
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2005
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 193
Aušra Augustinavičiūtė
ECONOMIST
1927 - 2005
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 194
Dorothy Stang
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2005
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 195
John Ostrom
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 196
Mustai Karim
WRITER
1919 - 2005
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 197
Sunil Dutt
ACTOR
1929 - 2005
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 198
Ossie Davis
ACTOR
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 199
Vladimir Toporov
LINGUIST
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 200
Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2005
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 201
Jan Pieter Schotte
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 202
Abdallah Ibrahim
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2005
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 203
Sverre Stenersen
ATHLETE
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 204
Pierre Daninos
WRITER
1913 - 2005
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 205
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ossie Davis ranks 6,368 out of 20,380. Before him are Billy Cox (1939), Clifton Webb (1889), Bryce DeWitt (1923), Jack Albertson (1907), Bradley Whitford (1959), and Frank Frazetta (1928). After him are Alice Coachman (1923), Jim Cummings (1952), J. Lawton Collins (1896), Ty Dolla Sign (1985), Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823), and Larry Coryell (1943).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBilly Cox
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 6,362
Clifton Webb
ACTOR
1889 - 1966
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 6,363
Bryce DeWitt
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2004
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 6,364
Jack Albertson
ACTOR
1907 - 1981
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 6,365
Bradley Whitford
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 6,366
Frank Frazetta
PAINTER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 6,367
Ossie Davis
ACTOR
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 6,368
Alice Coachman
ATHLETE
1923 - 2014
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 6,369
Jim Cummings
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 6,370
J. Lawton Collins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 6,371
Ty Dolla Sign
MUSICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6,372
Spencer Fullerton Baird
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1887
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6,373
Larry Coryell
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6,374
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Ossie Davis ranks 1,832. Before him are Tom Ewell (1909), Lukas Haas (1976), Charmian Carr (1942), Clifton Webb (1889), Jack Albertson (1907), and Bradley Whitford (1959). After him are Jim Cummings (1952), Brian G. Hutton (1935), Kevin Dunn (1956), Jason Beghe (1960), Desi Arnaz Jr. (1953), and Judith Light (1949).
Tom Ewell
1909 - 1994
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1,826
Lukas Haas
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1,827
Charmian Carr
1942 - 2016
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 1,828
Clifton Webb
1889 - 1966
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 1,829
Jack Albertson
1907 - 1981
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,830
Bradley Whitford
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,831
Ossie Davis
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,832
Jim Cummings
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,833
Brian G. Hutton
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,834
Kevin Dunn
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,835
Jason Beghe
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,836
Desi Arnaz Jr.
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,837
Judith Light
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,838