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Ben Turpin

1869 - 1940

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Bernard "Ben" Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. His trademarks were his cross-eyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physical comedy. A sometimes vaudeville performer, he was "discovered" for film while working as the janitor for Essanay Studios in Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Turpin has received more than 361,194 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Turpin is the 2,540th most popular actor (down from 2,069th in 2019), the 3,975th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,423rd in 2019) and the 1,154th most popular American Actor.

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  • 360k

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  • 52.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben Turpin ranks 2,540 out of 13,578. Before him are Maria de Medeiros, Vitaly Solomin, Neve Campbell, Emerald Fennell, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, and Leo G. Carroll. After him are Robert Stack, Mikheil Chiaureli, Dick Sargent, Queen Latifah, Shirley Jones, and Song Hye-kyo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Ben Turpin ranks 89. Before him are Nicolae Paulescu, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Kiến Phúc, Ludwig von Reuter, Aleš Hrdlička, and Jalil Mammadguluzadeh. After him are Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria, Harvey Cushing, Albert Kahn, Edwin Lutyens, Hendrikus Colijn, and Boris Rosing. Among people deceased in 1940, Ben Turpin ranks 92. Before him are Madeleine Astor, Ivane Javakhishvili, Umberto Caligaris, Robert Maillart, Walter Hasenclever, and Gunnar Höckert. After him are Wilhelm Stekel, Gyula Kellner, Wehib Pasha, Marcel Granet, Vítězslava Kaprálová, and Janusz Kusociński.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Turpin ranks 3,975 out of 20,380. Before him are Virginia Cherrill (1908), Mae Marsh (1894), Robert Mueller (1944), Steve Cropper (1941), Randall Collins (1941), and Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924). After him are Robert Stack (1919), Dana Scott (1932), Dick Sargent (1930), Parry O'Brien (1932), Edward Gorey (1925), and Queen Latifah (1970).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ben Turpin ranks 1,154. Before him are Frank Marshall (1946), Larry Hankin (1940), Virginia Cherrill (1908), Mae Marsh (1894), Steve Cropper (1941), and Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924). After him are Robert Stack (1919), Dick Sargent (1930), Queen Latifah (1970), Shirley Jones (1934), Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963), and Maureen Stapleton (1925).

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