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Alain Delon

1935 - Today

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Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (French: [alɛ̃ dəlɔ̃]; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor, singer, filmmaker, and businessman. He was one of Europe's most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Delon has received awards at prestigious festivals and has often been honored for his entire career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain Delon has received more than 7,426,164 page views. His biography is available in 119 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 107 in 2019). Alain Delon is the 5th most popular actor, the 18th most popular biography from France (up from 20th in 2019) and the most popular French Actor.

Alain Delon is most famous for his role in the French film "Plein Soleil" (Purple Noon) in 1960.

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  • 7.4M

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  • 83.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 119

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Alain Delons by language

Over the past year Alain Delon has had the most page views in the with 1,922,845 views, followed by English (1,408,846), and Russian (750,660). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hawaiian (1,141.38%), French (142.10%), and Egyptian Arabic (138.40%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alain Delon ranks 5 out of 13,578. Before him are Sylvester Stallone, Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe, and Anthony Hopkins. After him are Bruce Lee, Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot, Al Pacino, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert De Niro, and Audrey Hepburn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Alain Delon ranks 1. After him are Elvis Presley, Mahmoud Abbas, Luciano Pavarotti, 14th Dalai Lama, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Woody Allen, José Mujica, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Kenzaburō Ōe, Donald Sutherland, and Françoise Sagan.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain Delon ranks 18 out of 6,770. Before him are Montesquieu (1689), Louis XV of France (1710), Molière (1622), Charles de Gaulle (1890), Honoré de Balzac (1799), and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905). After him are Henri Matisse (1869), John Calvin (1509), Paul Cézanne (1839), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900), Brigitte Bardot (1934), and Napoleon II (1811).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Alain Delon ranks 1. After him are Brigitte Bardot (1934), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Louis de Funès (1914), Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933), Catherine Deneuve (1943), Gérard Depardieu (1948), Jean Marais (1913), Jean Gabin (1904), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), Philippe Noiret (1930), and Gérard Philipe (1922).

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Television and Movie Roles

Le Samouraï
Jef Costello
After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.
Oct 25o 19677.796 / 10
Le Cercle Rouge
Corey
When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.
Oct 19o 19707.6 / 10
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco Parondi
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
Oct 7o 19608.1 / 10
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