Actor

George M. Cohan

American actor, singer, composer and playwright

1878 - 1942

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George M. Cohan

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 24 in 2024). George M. Cohan is the 5,741st most popular actor (up from 7,143rd in 2024), the 8,762nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,547th in 2019) and the 2,587th most popular American Actor.

George M. Cohan is most famous for his contributions to American musical theatre as a playwright, composer, and performer, particularly for songs like "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Give My Regards to Broadway." He is also known for his patriotic compositions, which became popular during World War I.

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Among Actors

Among actors, George M. Cohan ranks 5,740 out of 13,578. Before him are Bruce Payne, Lizzy Caplan, Sharman Joshi, Hannelore Schroth, Park Sung-hoon, and María Valverde. After him are Kotono Mitsuishi, Carla Laemmle, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Shanks, Charlie Cox, and Katja Riemann.

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Bruce Payne
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,735
Lizzy Caplan
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,736
Sharman Joshi
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,737
Hannelore Schroth
1922 - 1987
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,738
Park Sung-hoon
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,739
María Valverde
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,740
George M. Cohan
1878 - 1942
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,741
Kotono Mitsuishi
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,742
Carla Laemmle
1909 - 2014
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,743
Vivica A. Fox
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,744
Michael Shanks
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,745
Charlie Cox
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,746
Katja Riemann
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,747

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, George M. Cohan ranks 217. Before him are Carl Eduard Hellmayr, Karel van de Woestijne, María Guadalupe García Zavala, Albert Corey, Maximos IV Sayegh, and Wollmar Boström. After him are Zofka Kveder, William C. deMille, John Masefield, Robert Warwick, Léon Thiébaut, and Elvia Carrillo Puerto. Among people deceased in 1942, George M. Cohan ranks 224. Before him are Lucy Parsons, Max Bodenstein, Käthe Leichter, William Henry Young, Nevile Henderson, and Františka Plamínková. After him are Jonas Vileišis, Belisario Porras Barahona, Mikhail Yefremov, Gyula Prassler, Anna Weber-van Bosse, and Laura Hope Crews.

Others Born in 1878

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Carl Eduard Hellmayr
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1944
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 211
Karel van de Woestijne
WRITER
1878 - 1929
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 212
María Guadalupe García Zavala
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1963
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 213
Albert Corey
ATHLETE
1878 - 1926
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 214
Maximos IV Sayegh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1967
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 215
Wollmar Boström
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 216
George M. Cohan
ACTOR
1878 - 1942
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 217
Zofka Kveder
WRITER
1878 - 1926
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 218
William C. deMille
FILM DIRECTOR
1878 - 1955
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 219
John Masefield
WRITER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 220
Robert Warwick
ACTOR
1878 - 1964
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 221
Léon Thiébaut
FENCER
1878 - 1943
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 222
Elvia Carrillo Puerto
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 223