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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 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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  • 340k

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  • 52.89

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben Turpin ranks 2,072 out of 9,996Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Ben Turpin ranks 84Before 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 81Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Turpin ranks 3,432 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ben Turpin ranks 993Before 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).

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