Actor
Robert Benchley
American writer and actor
1889 - 1945
EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)

Robert Benchley
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Robert Benchley is the 7,940th most popular actor (down from 7,684th in 2024), the 12,015th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,348th in 2019) and the 3,616th most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
59k
Page Views
Past 12 months
50.62
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Page views of Robert Benchley by language
Among Actors
Among actors, Robert Benchley ranks 7,939 out of 13,578. Before him are Burcu Özberk, Jürgen Vogel, Ryan Stiles, Noriko Sakai, Mike Colter, and Haruma Miura. After him are Andrea Leeds, Joel McHale, Kathryn Erbe, Ethel Clayton, Lior Ashkenazi, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBurcu Özberk
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 7,934
Jürgen Vogel
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 7,935
Ryan Stiles
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 7,936
Noriko Sakai
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 7,937
Mike Colter
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 7,938
Haruma Miura
1990 - 2020
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 7,939
Robert Benchley
1889 - 1945
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 7,940
Andrea Leeds
1914 - 1984
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 7,941
Joel McHale
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 7,942
Kathryn Erbe
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 7,943
Ethel Clayton
1882 - 1966
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 7,944
Lior Ashkenazi
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 7,945
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 7,946
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Robert Benchley ranks 293. Before him are Annie Speirs, William Keighley, Moroni Olsen, Edward Sedgwick, Johan Sigfrid Sirén, and Vasily Struve. After him are Marjorie Rambeau, George S. Kaufman, Elsie Janis, Vilhelm Wolfhagen, George Walsh, and Walter Catlett. Among people deceased in 1945, Robert Benchley ranks 358. Before him are Charles Sands, Willis Augustus Lee, Mark Sandrich, Joe Hunt, Ellen Glasgow, and Sara Josephine Baker. After him are Toon Oprinsen, Albert Arnheiter, Nikolai Khmelyov, Eoin MacNeill, Alfred E. Goodey, and Frank Craven.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsAnnie Speirs
SWIMMER
1889 - 1926
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 287
William Keighley
ACTOR
1889 - 1984
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 288
Moroni Olsen
ACTOR
1889 - 1954
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 289
Edward Sedgwick
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1953
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 290
Johan Sigfrid Sirén
ARCHITECT
1889 - 1961
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 291
Vasily Struve
HISTORIAN
1889 - 1965
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 292
Robert Benchley
ACTOR
1889 - 1945
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 293
Marjorie Rambeau
ACTOR
1889 - 1970
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 294
George S. Kaufman
WRITER
1889 - 1961
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 295
Elsie Janis
ACTOR
1889 - 1956
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 296
Vilhelm Wolfhagen
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1958
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 297
George Walsh
ACTOR
1889 - 1981
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 298
Walter Catlett
ACTOR
1889 - 1960
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 299
Others Deceased in 1945
Go to all RankingsCharles Sands
TENNIS PLAYER
1865 - 1945
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 352
Willis Augustus Lee
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1945
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 353
Mark Sandrich
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1945
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 354
Joe Hunt
TENNIS PLAYER
1919 - 1945
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 355
Ellen Glasgow
WRITER
1873 - 1945
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 356
Sara Josephine Baker
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1945
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 357
Robert Benchley
ACTOR
1889 - 1945
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 358
Toon Oprinsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1945
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 359
Albert Arnheiter
ATHLETE
1890 - 1945
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 360
Nikolai Khmelyov
ACTOR
1901 - 1945
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 361
Eoin MacNeill
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1945
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 362
Alfred E. Goodey
PAINTER
1878 - 1945
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 363
Frank Craven
ACTOR
1875 - 1945
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 364
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Benchley ranks 12,015 out of NaN. Before him are John Smith (1965), Sara Josephine Baker (1873), Robert Toombs (1810), Chris Christie (1962), Ryan Stiles (1959), and Mike Colter (1976). After him are Andrea Leeds (1914), Kathryn Erbe (1965), Howard Dean (1948), Ethel Clayton (1882), Candi Staton (1940), and Merle Travis (1917).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn Smith
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 12,009
Sara Josephine Baker
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1945
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12,010
Robert Toombs
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1885
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12,011
Chris Christie
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12,012
Ryan Stiles
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12,013
Mike Colter
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12,014
Robert Benchley
ACTOR
1889 - 1945
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12,015
Andrea Leeds
ACTOR
1914 - 1984
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12,016
Kathryn Erbe
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12,017
Howard Dean
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12,018
Ethel Clayton
ACTOR
1882 - 1966
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12,019
Candi Staton
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 12,020
Merle Travis
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1983
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 12,021
Among Actors In United States
Among actors born in United States, Robert Benchley ranks 3,616. Before him are Aarthi Agarwal (1984), Leilani Sarelle (1966), Josephine Hutchinson (1903), Blair Underwood (1964), Ryan Stiles (1959), and Mike Colter (1976). After him are Andrea Leeds (1914), Kathryn Erbe (1965), Ethel Clayton (1882), Balthazar Getty (1975), Lowell Sherman (1888), and David Ramsey (1971).
Aarthi Agarwal
1984 - 2015
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 3,610
Leilani Sarelle
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 3,611
Josephine Hutchinson
1903 - 1998
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 3,612
Blair Underwood
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 3,613
Ryan Stiles
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 3,614
Mike Colter
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 3,615
Robert Benchley
1889 - 1945
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 3,616
Andrea Leeds
1914 - 1984
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 3,617
Kathryn Erbe
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 3,618
Ethel Clayton
1882 - 1966
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 3,619
Balthazar Getty
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 3,620
Lowell Sherman
1888 - 1934
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 3,621
David Ramsey
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 3,622

















































