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Matti Ranin

Finnish actor (1926–2013)
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Matti Ranin
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
November 21, 1926
Date of death
November 24, 2013
Place of birth
Tampere
Place of death
Helsinki
Country of citizenship
Finland[11]
Occupation
actor, film actor, theatre manager
Employer
Finnish National Theatre[12]
Award received
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor[13][14]
Father
Helge Ranin[8]
Mother
Saara Ranin[9]
Spouse
Irja Ranin[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Finnish[19]
Birth name
Matti Helge Ranin[20]
Family name
Ranin[16]
Given name
Matti, Helge[17][18]
P14750
C2B3-6BDA-289B-0CB7-BDF0[22]
Start of work period
1927[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Matti Helge Ranin en Matti Ranin ar ماتي رانين de Matti Helge Ranin en-gb Matti Helge Ranin es Matti Helge Ranin fi Matti Helge Ranin ko 마티 라닌 ru Матти Ранин ru Ранин, Матти sv Matti Helge Ranin
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000040767063
VIAF cluster ID
33867104
Library of Congress authority ID
n2005047083
Behind The Voice Actors person ID
Matti-Ranin
Discogs artist ID
1293457
Elonet person ID
253213
FAST ID
1616134
Film.ru person ID
matti-ranin
Filmweb.pl person ID
471545
Freebase ID
/m/0bh998n
Geni.com profile ID
6000000035348913743
IMDb ID
nm0710195
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KANTO ID
000056404
Kinobox person ID
972935
LdiF person ID
112941
MusicBrainz artist ID
f7d99e4a-89e8-43f8-bdcc-822c52af2c18
Prabook ID
2059085
RITVA person ID
6130
Sinemalar person ID
163430
TMDB person ID
222301
Uppslagsverket Finland ID
RaninMatti
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqbmGf6XfKfYbY6WFB9Dq
Yle topic ID
18-184546
ČSFD person ID
91205

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Occupation 3
actor, film actor, theatre manager
Given name 2
Helge, Matti
Award received 1
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Country of citizenship 1
Finland
Employer 1
Finnish National Theatre
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Finnish
Mb:parent 1
Matti Olavi Ranin
Mother 1
Saara Ranin
Parent of 1
Saara Ranin
Place of birth 1
Tampere
Place of death 1
Helsinki
Sex or gender 1
male
← Voice actor 1
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Summary

Matti Ranin was born in Tampere[1]. He was born on November 21, 1926[2]. He passed away in Helsinki[3]. He died on November 24, 2013[4]. He worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], and theatre manager[7].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: FI[24]

  • Began / founded: 1926-11-21[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2013-11-24[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f7d99e4a-89e8-43f8-bdcc-822c52af2c18[27]

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[13], a grade of an order[28], in Finland[29], founded in 1943[30] and Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor[14], a film award category[31], in Finland[32], founded in 1944[33].

FAQs

Where was Matti Ranin born?

Matti Ranin's place of birth was Tampere[1].

Where did Matti Ranin die?

Matti Ranin died in Helsinki[3].

Who were Matti Ranin's parents?

Matti Ranin's father was Helge Ranin[8]. Matti Ranin's mother was Saara Ranin[9].

Who was Matti Ranin married to?

Matti Ranin's spouses include Irja Ranin[10].

What did Matti Ranin do for work?

Matti Ranin worked as actor[5], film actor[6], and theatre manager[7].

What awards did Matti Ranin receive?

Honors received include Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[13] and Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor[14].

Related Entities

Finland Helsinki Tampere

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 163430
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person ID: 163430, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270606|batch #270606]]"
  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → —
    Given name → Matti, Helge
    Sex or gender → male
    Family name → Ranin
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46379|batch #46379]]: HAND ID (2)"
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