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Steve McQueen

1930 - 1980

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Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of 1960s counterculture, made him a top box office draw for his films of the late 1950s to the mid-1970s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool" and used the alias "Harvey Mushman" when participating in motor races. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles (1966). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve McQueen is the 69th most popular actor (up from 104th in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from United States (up from 205th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Actor.

Steve McQueen is most famous for his roles in films such as The Great Escape, Bullitt, and The Thomas Crown Affair.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Steve McQueen ranks 69 out of 13,578. Before him are James Dean, Steven Seagal, Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, and Richard Gere. After him are Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Tom Selleck, Robert Downey Jr., Judy Garland, and Tom Hanks.

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Among people born in 1930, Steve McQueen ranks 15. Before him are Gene Hackman, Helmut Kohl, Anton LaVey, Jacques Derrida, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and Pierre Bourdieu. After him are Mobutu Sese Seko, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, Jean-Luc Godard, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Ray Charles, and Baudouin of Belgium. Among people deceased in 1980, Steve McQueen ranks 10. Before him are John Lennon, Jean Piaget, Alfred Hitchcock, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Erich Fromm, and Roland Barthes. After him are Bon Scott, Oskar Kokoschka, Jesse Owens, Colonel Sanders, Henry Miller, and Joe Dassin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve McQueen ranks 173 out of 20,380. Before him are John Steinbeck (1902), Richard Gere (1949), Carl Rogers (1902), Richard Feynman (1918), Sheldon Lee Glashow (1932), and Tupac Shakur (1971). After him are Dwayne Johnson (1972), John Fenn (1917), Priscilla Presley (1945), Edwin Hubble (1889), Vin Diesel (1967), and Margaret Brown (1867).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Steve McQueen ranks 31. Before him are James Dean (1931), Steven Seagal (1952), Kirk Douglas (1916), John Wayne (1907), Katharine Hepburn (1907), and Richard Gere (1949). After him are Dwayne Johnson (1972), Vin Diesel (1967), Tom Selleck (1945), Robert Downey Jr. (1965), Judy Garland (1922), and Tom Hanks (1956).

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