1869 - 1940
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 338,468 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Ben Turpin is the 2,072nd most popular actor (up from 2,106th in 2019), the 3,432nd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,564th in 2019) and the 993rd most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Ben Turpin ranks 2,072 out of 9,996. Before him are Ken Kercheval, William Hartnell, Annabella, Gig Young, Dudley Moore, and René Auberjonois. After him are Eleonora Rossi Drago, Jessica Walter, Mélanie Laurent, Olivier Martinez, Geraldine Farrar, and Paul Giamatti.
1935 - 2019
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,066
1908 - 1975
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,067
1907 - 1996
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,068
1913 - 1978
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,069
1935 - 2002
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,070
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,071
1869 - 1940
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,072
1925 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 2,073
1941 - 2021
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 2,074
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 2,075
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 2,076
1882 - 1967
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 2,077
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 2,078
Among people born in 1869, Ben Turpin ranks 84. Before him are Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Chittaranjan Das, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria, and Prince Johann Georg of Saxony. After him are Philip de László, Léon Brunschvicg, Slobodan Jovanović, Robbie Ross, Kiến Phúc, and Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria. Among people deceased in 1940, Ben Turpin ranks 81. Before him are Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, Albert Kahn, Abdelhamid Ben Badis, Olga Boznańska, Marcel Granet, and Alfred Fowler. After him are Robert Hichens, Cai Yuanpei, José Félix Estigarribia, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Karl Muck, and Robert Maillart.
1869 - 1928
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 78
1869 - 1925
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 79
1869 - 1955
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 80
1869 - 1968
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 81
1869 - 1960
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 82
1869 - 1938
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 83
1869 - 1940
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 84
1869 - 1937
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 85
1869 - 1944
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 86
1869 - 1958
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 87
1869 - 1918
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 88
1869 - 1884
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 89
1869 - 1945
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 90
1883 - 1940
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 75
1860 - 1940
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 76
1889 - 1940
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 77
1865 - 1940
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 78
1884 - 1940
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 79
1868 - 1940
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 80
1869 - 1940
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 81
1882 - 1940
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 82
1868 - 1940
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 83
1888 - 1940
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 84
1856 - 1940
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 85
1859 - 1940
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 86
1872 - 1940
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 87
Among people born in United States, Ben Turpin ranks 3,432 out of 18,182. Before him are Ken Kercheval (1935), Dean Corll (1939), Stephen Curry (1988), Charlie Kaufman (1958), Gig Young (1913), and René Auberjonois (1940). After him are Gregory Jarvis (1944), Jay Wright Forrester (1918), Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857), Jeffrey Sachs (1954), Jessica Walter (1941), and Mickey Spillane (1918).
1935 - 2019
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 3,426
1939 - 1973
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 3,427
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 3,428
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 3,429
1913 - 1978
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 3,430
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 3,431
1869 - 1940
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 3,432
1944 - 1986
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 3,433
1918 - 2016
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 3,434
1857 - 1935
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 3,435
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 3,436
1941 - 2021
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 3,437
1918 - 2006
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 3,438
Among actors born in United States, Ben Turpin ranks 993. Before him are Mack Swain (1876), William Petersen (1953), William Devane (1939), Ken Kercheval (1935), Gig Young (1913), and René Auberjonois (1940). After him are Jessica Walter (1941), Geraldine Farrar (1882), Paul Giamatti (1967), Dana Andrews (1909), Jill Clayburgh (1944), and Farley Granger (1925).
1876 - 1935
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 987
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 988
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 989
1935 - 2019
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 990
1913 - 1978
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 991
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 992
1869 - 1940
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 993
1941 - 2021
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 994
1882 - 1967
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 995
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 996
1909 - 1992
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 997
1944 - 2010
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 998
1925 - 2011
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 999