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P. Ramlee

1929 - 1973

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Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (22 March 1929 – 29 May 1973), better known by his stage name P. Ramlee (Puteh Ramlee), was a Malaysian actor, filmmaker, musician, and composer. Born in Penang, Malaya, he is regarded as a prominent icon in Southeast Asia. P. Ramlee's career in the entertainment industry spanned from the late 1940s until his death in 1973. He made significant contributions to the Malayan-Singaporean film industries, starring in and directing numerous films that are considered classics today. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. P. Ramlee is the 698th most popular actor (up from 1,469th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Actor.

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Among actors, P. Ramlee ranks 698 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Chekhov, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Price, Betty White, Ray Milland, and John Corbett. After him are Patrick Wilson, Naomi Watts, Uma Thurman, Groucho Marx, Jonathan Ke Quan, and Peter Cushing.

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Among people born in 1929, P. Ramlee ranks 83. Before him are Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, George Steiner, Helmut Rahn, Lata Mangeshkar, Nikolai Ryzhkov, and Chadli Bendjedid. After him are Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Stirling Moss, Yozo Aoki, Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Francis Gary Powers, and Osamu Yamaji. Among people deceased in 1973, P. Ramlee ranks 54. Before him are Elsa Schiaparelli, A. S. Neill, François Cevert, Taha Hussein, Howard H. Aiken, and Otto Klemperer. After him are Lex Barker, Edward G. Robinson, Leo Strauss, Katina Paxinou, Adolf Strauss, and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, P. Ramlee ranks 6 out of 90. Before him are Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (1958), Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939). After him are Michelle Yeoh (1962), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Najib Razak (1953), Michael Gough (1916), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), and Jimmy Choo (1948).

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Among ACTORS In Malaysia

Among actors born in Malaysia, P. Ramlee ranks 1. After him are Michelle Yeoh (1962), Michael Gough (1916), Henry Golding (1987), Claudia Wells (1966), Simon Russell Beale (1961), Angelica Lee (1976), Nigel Ng (1991), Ronny Chieng (1985), and Remy Hii (1986).

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