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Bill Robinson

1877 - 1949

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Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (born Luther Robinson; May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949), was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television. According to dance critic Marshall Stearns, "Robinson's contribution to tap dance is exact and specific. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Bill Robinson is the 5,293rd most popular actor (down from 4,712th in 2019), the 7,716th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,038th in 2019) and the 2,393rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Bill Robinson ranks 5,294 out of 13,578. Before him are Noah Hathaway, Sam Lloyd, Noor Jehan, Gil Gerard, Mary Alden, Vanessa Marcil, and Matt Craven. After him are Ciro Verratti, Kevin McKidd, Antonio Resines, Günter Lamprecht, and Loni Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Bill Robinson ranks 162. Before him are Louisa Bolus, Rudolph Dirks, Camillo Caccia Dominioni, Katherine Sophie Dreier, Marsden Hartley, and Joseph Stella. After him are Leopold Skulski, Elena Guro, Karel Absolon, Ervin Mészáros, Johannes Schmidt, and Malcolm Whitman. Among people deceased in 1949, Bill Robinson ranks 151. Before him are Aldo Ballarin, František Halas, Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols, Pandeli Evangjeli, Johann Friedrich Höger, and John Neville Keynes. After him are Sevasti Qiriazi, Gregory Mathews, George Larner, Clarence Kingsbury, Henry Petersen, and Linda Arvidson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Robinson ranks 7,716 out of 20,380. Before him are Earl Browder (1891), Henry Hartsfield (1933), John Colter (1774), Vanessa Marcil (1968), Emanuel Steward (1944), and David Peoples (1940). After him are James Brady (1940), Eugene Meyer (1875), Elliott Smith (1969), Loni Anderson (1945), Miriam Cooper (1891), and Penny Johnson Jerald (1961).

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Among actors born in United States, Bill Robinson ranks 2,393. Before him are James Darren (1936), Noah Hathaway (1971), Sam Lloyd (1963), Gil Gerard (1943), Mary Alden (1883), and Vanessa Marcil (1968). After him are Loni Anderson (1945), Miriam Cooper (1891), Penny Johnson Jerald (1961), Edward Binns (1916), Bill Camp (1961), and Margaret O'Brien (1937).

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