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Bill Robinson

1877 - 1949

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Bill Robinson, nicknamed Bojangles (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Robinson has received more than 1,813,710 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Robinson is the 4,720th most popular actor (down from 4,396th in 2019), the 7,053rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,831st in 2019) and the 2,198th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bill Robinson ranks 4,720 out of 9,996. Before him are Suchitra Sen, Kyle Gass, John Ratzenberger, Sebastian Roché, Micky Dolenz, and Doug Bradley. After him are Maria Yermolova, Jenny Slate, Kunal Nayyar, May McAvoy, Joseph Mazzello, and Stoyanka Mutafova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Bill Robinson ranks 137. Before him are Filippos Karvelas, Elena Guro, Charles Collignon, Roelof Klein, Abelardo Olivier, and Johannes Schmidt. After him are Dudley Pound, Joseph Stella, Vladimir Gardin, Ioannis Persakis, Georges Johin, and Leopold Skulski. Among people deceased in 1949, Bill Robinson ranks 142. Before him are Aldo Ballarin, Aaro Pajari, George Larner, Eusebio Castigliano, Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols, and Fedor Ozep. After him are František Halas, Karel Petrů, Henry Petersen, Robert Ripley, J. Searle Dawley, and Leon Schlesinger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Robinson ranks 7,053 out of 18,182. Before him are Sheila E. (1957), William Schuman (1910), Cornelius Johnson (1913), Phil Zimmermann (1954), Martin Dempsey (1952), and Micky Dolenz (1945). After him are Bruce Arena (1951), Robert L. Eichelberger (1886), Jenny Slate (1982), Warren E. Burger (1907), Lillian Disney (1899), and May McAvoy (1899).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bill Robinson ranks 2,198. Before him are Joyce Van Patten (1934), John Stockwell (1961), Dan Schneider (1966), Kyle Gass (1960), John Ratzenberger (1947), and Micky Dolenz (1945). After him are Jenny Slate (1982), May McAvoy (1899), Joseph Mazzello (1983), Megan Boone (1983), William S. Hart (1864), and Néstor Carbonell (1967).

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