Yves Montand

French-Italian actor and singer (1921–1991)

  • Audience22.5K
  • Fame77.1
  • Momentum9.4
Source-basedRising
22.5K youtube followers
  • Audience22.5K
  • Fame77.1
  • Momentum9.4
  • France rank#99
  • Wikipedia89.6K
Lived 1921–1991, aged 70France
  • Biggest on YouTube
    22.5K
    @@yvesmontand4581
  • Wikipedia
    63 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in France
    #99
    Actors
  • Era
    1921–1991
    Aged 70
  • Known for
    The Wages of Fear
    1953
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

He was born Ivo Livi in Italy, became Yves Montand in France, and ended up one of the country's most beloved performers—a singer and actor who moved between chanson and cinema with equal ease.

Biography

About

Ivo Livi was born on 13 October 1921, an Italian who would cross the border and remake himself entirely. As Yves Montand, he built a career that spanned two arts: the smoky intimacy of French chanson and the broader canvas of film acting. The transformation stuck. By the time he died on 9 November 1991, he was remembered as one of France's greatest artists of the 20th century—a claim that rested not on where he started, but on everything he became after he arrived.

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  • David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
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The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Rising
77.1
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Score components
Momentum9.4
Historical27.0
Now attention16.1
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
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#99
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  • Wikipedia
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  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence