Hercule Poirot

Summary

Hercule Poirot is a fictional human^[1]. He was born in Spa^[2]. He was born on 1870^[3]. He died on October 1949^[4]. He worked as a detective^[5] and private investigator^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.6% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,444 views/month, #32 of 5,308).^[7]

Key Facts

• Hercule Poirot's place of birth was Spa^[2].
• Hercule Poirot was born on 1870^[3].
• Hercule Poirot was born on 1880^[8].
• Hercule Poirot died on October 1949^[4].
• Hercule Poirot died on 1970^[9].
• Hercule Poirot held citizenship in Belgium^[10].
• Hercule Poirot's professions included detective^[5].
• Hercule Poirot's professions included private investigator^[6].
• Hercule Poirot is the creator of Agatha Christie^[11].
• Hercule Poirot was a member of Belgian police^[12].
• Hercule Poirot is recorded as male^[13].
• Hercule Poirot's instance of is recorded as fictional human^[14].
• Hercule Poirot's instance of is recorded as literary character^[15].
• Hercule Poirot's instance of is recorded as television character^[16].
• Hercule Poirot's instance of is recorded as film character^[17].
• Hercule Poirot was performed by Albert Finney^[18].
• Among the performers on Hercule Poirot was Peter Ustinov^[19].
• Hercule Poirot was performed by Austin Trevor^[20].
• Among the performers on Hercule Poirot was Tony Randall^[21].
• Hercule Poirot was performed by John Malkovich^[22].
• Hercule Poirot was performed by Kenneth Branagh^[23].
• Among the performers on Hercule Poirot was Konstantin Raikin^[24].
• Among the performers on Hercule Poirot was Anatoly Ravikovich^[25].
• Hercule Poirot was performed by Alfred Molina^[26].
• Hercule Poirot was performed by Ian Holm^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Character^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1920^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1c32aaf8-82fd-4f1c-859c-ae9070cb1f2a^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Hercule Poirot was born in Spa^[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1870^[3] and 1880^[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include detective^[5] and private investigator^[6].

Works and Contributions

Hercule Poirot is the creator of Agatha Christie^[11]. Things named for him include Agatha Christie's Poirot^[32], a television series^[33] and Hercule Poirot Award^[34], an award^[35], in Belgium^[36], founded in 1998^[37].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include October 1949^[4] and 1970^[9].

Why It Matters

Hercule Poirot ranks in the top 0.6% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,444 views/month, #32 of 5,308).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for him include Agatha Christie's Poirot^[32], a television series^[33] and Hercule Poirot Award^[34], an award^[35], in Belgium^[36], founded in 1998^[37].

FAQs

Where was Hercule Poirot born?

Hercule Poirot was born in Spa^[2].

What did Hercule Poirot do for work?

Hercule Poirot worked as detective^[5] and private investigator^[6].