ACTOR
Tarık Akan
1949 - 2016

Tarık Akan
Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül; 13 October 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1965s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tarık Akan is the 3,878th most popular actor (down from 3,215th in 2019), the 1,062nd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,002nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Turkish Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Tarık Akan ranks 3,878 out of 13,578. Before him are Margarita Xirgu, Rance Howard, Ratna Pathak, Ed Wynn, Alfred Abel, and Gladys Cooper. After him are Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Lily Pons, Taheyya Kariokka, Genevieve Cortese, Michael Paré, and Vladimir Kulich.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMargarita Xirgu
1888 - 1969
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 3,872
Rance Howard
1928 - 2017
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,873
Ratna Pathak
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,874
Ed Wynn
1886 - 1966
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,875
Alfred Abel
1879 - 1937
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,876
Gladys Cooper
1888 - 1971
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,877
Tarık Akan
1949 - 2016
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,878
Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak
1951 - 2025
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,879
Lily Pons
1898 - 1976
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,880
Taheyya Kariokka
1915 - 1999
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3,881
Genevieve Cortese
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 3,882
Michael Paré
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 3,883
Vladimir Kulich
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 3,884
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Tarık Akan ranks 379. Before him are Hartmut Briesenick, Arjun Appadurai, Leivinha, Gheorghe Berceanu, Daniel Killer, and Carlos Veiga. After him are Ivan Kostov, Graham Swift, Franz Josef Jung, Judith Light, Robert Berdella, and Bogdan Borusewicz. Among people deceased in 2016, Tarık Akan ranks 291. Before him are Abu Ali al-Anbari, Afeni Shakur, Turgay Şeren, Paul Bley, Harry Wu, and Doreen Massey. After him are Leon Russell, Joseph Keller, Robert Fano, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Phyllis Schlafly, and Miriam Defensor Santiago.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsHartmut Briesenick
ATHLETE
1949 - 2013
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 373
Arjun Appadurai
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 374
Leivinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 375
Gheorghe Berceanu
ATHLETE
1949 - 2022
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 376
Daniel Killer
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 377
Carlos Veiga
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 378
Tarık Akan
ACTOR
1949 - 2016
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 379
Ivan Kostov
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 380
Graham Swift
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 381
Franz Josef Jung
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 382
Judith Light
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 383
Robert Berdella
EXTREMIST
1949 - 1992
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 384
Bogdan Borusewicz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 385
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsAbu Ali al-Anbari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - 2016
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 285
Afeni Shakur
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2016
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 286
Turgay Şeren
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 287
Paul Bley
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 288
Harry Wu
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1937 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 289
Doreen Massey
GEOGRAPHER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 290
Tarık Akan
ACTOR
1949 - 2016
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 291
Leon Russell
SINGER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 292
Joseph Keller
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 293
Robert Fano
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1917 - 2016
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 294
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 295
Phyllis Schlafly
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 296
Miriam Defensor Santiago
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 297
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Tarık Akan ranks 1,062 out of 1,347. Before him are Theodotus of Byzantium (200), Ergin Ataman (1966), Alice of Antioch (1110), Tevfik Fikret (1867), Agha Petros (1880), and Hamit Kaplan (1934). After him are Vladimir Triandafillov (1894), Arsacius of Tarsus (400), Taner Akçam (1953), Şemsettin Günaltay (1883), Afife Jale (1902), and Zabel Sibil Asadour (1863).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsTheodotus of Byzantium
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,056
Ergin Ataman
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 1,057
Alice of Antioch
COMPANION
1110 - 1151
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,058
Tevfik Fikret
WRITER
1867 - 1915
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,059
Agha Petros
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1932
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 1,060
Hamit Kaplan
WRESTLER
1934 - 1976
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,061
Tarık Akan
ACTOR
1949 - 2016
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,062
Vladimir Triandafillov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1931
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,063
Arsacius of Tarsus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 405
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1,064
Taner Akçam
HISTORIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 1,065
Şemsettin Günaltay
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1961
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 1,066
Afife Jale
ACTOR
1902 - 1941
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,067
Zabel Sibil Asadour
WRITER
1863 - 1934
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,068
Among ACTORS In Türkiye
Among actors born in Türkiye, Tarık Akan ranks 28. Before him are Fatma Girik (1942), Özcan Deniz (1972), Hande Erçel (1993), Can Yaman (1989), Engin Akyürek (1981), and Neslihan Atagül (1992). After him are Afife Jale (1902), Charles Gérard (1922), Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (1974), Halit Akçatepe (1938), Necati Şaşmaz (1971), and Kerem Bürsin (1987).
Fatma Girik
1942 - 2022
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 22
Özcan Deniz
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 23
Hande Erçel
1993 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 24
Can Yaman
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 25
Engin Akyürek
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 26
Neslihan Atagül
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 27
Tarık Akan
1949 - 2016
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 28
Afife Jale
1902 - 1941
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 29
Charles Gérard
1922 - 2019
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 30
Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 31
Halit Akçatepe
1938 - 2017
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 32
Necati Şaşmaz
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 33
Kerem Bürsin
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 34