1908 - 1989
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue ten Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bette Davis has received more than 16,631,790 page views. Her biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Bette Davis is the 156th most popular actor (down from 139th in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from United States (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Actor.
Bette Davis is most famous for her role in the movie What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
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Among actors, Bette Davis ranks 156 out of 9,996. Before her are Christopher Plummer, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Gene Hackman, Jeanne Moreau, and Angelina Jolie. After her are Nick Nolte, Geraldine Chaplin, Shirley MacLaine, Timothy Dalton, Gloria Stuart, and Laura Antonelli.
1929 - 2021
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 150
1974 - Present
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 151
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 152
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 153
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 154
1975 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 155
1908 - 1989
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 156
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 157
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 158
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 159
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 160
1910 - 2010
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 161
1941 - 2015
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 162
Among people born in 1908, Bette Davis ranks 16. Before her are Otto Skorzeny, Ian Fleming, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Olivier Messiaen, Lev Landau, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. After her are Simon Wiesenthal, Geli Raubal, Anna Magnani, John Bardeen, Edward Teller, and Mika Waltari. Among people deceased in 1989, Bette Davis ranks 19. Before her are Elena Ceaușescu, Lee Van Cleef, Andrei Gromyko, Laurence Olivier, Osamu Tezuka, and Vladimir Horowitz. After her are János Kádár, Silvana Mangano, Dolores Ibárruri, Sándor Márai, Thomas Bernhard, and Hu Yaobang.
1908 - 1975
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 10
1908 - 1964
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 11
1908 - 2004
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 12
1908 - 1992
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 13
1908 - 1968
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 14
1908 - 1961
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 15
1908 - 1989
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 16
1908 - 2005
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 17
1908 - 1931
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 18
1908 - 1973
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 19
1908 - 1991
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 20
1908 - 2003
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 21
1908 - 1979
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 22
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 13
1925 - 1989
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 14
1909 - 1989
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 15
1907 - 1989
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 16
1928 - 1989
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 17
1903 - 1989
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 18
1908 - 1989
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 19
1912 - 1989
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 20
1930 - 1989
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 21
1895 - 1989
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 22
1900 - 1989
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 23
1931 - 1989
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 24
1915 - 1989
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 25
Among people born in United States, Bette Davis ranks 284 out of 18,182. Before her are George Marshall (1880), Leonardo DiCaprio (1974), Diane Keaton (1946), Gene Hackman (1930), Angelina Jolie (1975), and Brian Wilson (1942). After her are Bruce Springsteen (1949), Nick Nolte (1941), Geraldine Chaplin (1944), Norbert Wiener (1894), Shirley MacLaine (1934), and Mario Puzo (1920).
1880 - 1959
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 278
1974 - Present
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 279
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 280
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 281
1975 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 282
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 283
1908 - 1989
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 284
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 285
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 286
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 287
1894 - 1964
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 288
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 289
1920 - 1999
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 290
Among actors born in United States, Bette Davis ranks 76. Before her are Christopher Lloyd (1938), Joe Pesci (1943), Leonardo DiCaprio (1974), Diane Keaton (1946), Gene Hackman (1930), and Angelina Jolie (1975). After her are Nick Nolte (1941), Geraldine Chaplin (1944), Shirley MacLaine (1934), Gloria Stuart (1910), Eli Wallach (1915), and Audie Murphy (1925).
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 70
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 71
1974 - Present
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 72
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 73
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 74
1975 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 75
1908 - 1989
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 76
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 77
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 78
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 79
1910 - 2010
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 80
1915 - 2014
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 81
1925 - 1971
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 82