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Billie Burke

1884 - 1970

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Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970), better known as Billie Burke, was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the MGM film musical The Wizard of Oz (1939) Burke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live (1938). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billie Burke has received more than 3,563,391 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Billie Burke is the 2,864th most popular actor (up from 3,458th in 2019), the 4,424th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,334th in 2019) and the 1,297th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Billie Burke ranks 2,864 out of 13,578. Before her are Ted Cassidy, Bernard Fox, Sandra Oh, Arthur O'Connell, John Finn, and Claire Danes. After her are Corin Redgrave, Mayim Bialik, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sancho Gracia, Belinda Lee, and Bud Abbott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Billie Burke ranks 114. Before her are Solomon Lefschetz, Marcel Granet, Rickard Sandler, Maciej Rataj, Jaan Anvelt, and Evelyn Nesbit. After her are Sara Teasdale, Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz, Frederick Lorz, Angelos Sikelianos, Ralph Benatzky, and Agus Salim. Among people deceased in 1970, Billie Burke ranks 137. Before her are Leandro Faggin, Vera Brittain, Ștefan Barbu, Cathy O'Donnell, Ernest Marsden, and Sydney Chapman. After her are Alan Wilson, Albert Ayler, Soledad Miranda, Shaken Aimanov, Abraham Alikhanov, and Lucía Sánchez Saornil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billie Burke ranks 4,424 out of 20,380. Before her are Cat Power (1972), Mercedes de Acosta (1892), John Finn (1952), Claire Danes (1979), Elmer Drew Merrill (1876), and W. Averell Harriman (1891). After her are Mayim Bialik (1975), Bell hooks (1952), Alan Wilson (1943), Bud Abbott (1897), Cynthia Rhodes (1956), and H.D. (1886).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Billie Burke ranks 1,297. Before her are Patrick O'Neal (1927), Jason Alexander (1959), Ted Cassidy (1932), Arthur O'Connell (1908), John Finn (1952), and Claire Danes (1979). After her are Mayim Bialik (1975), Bud Abbott (1897), Cynthia Rhodes (1956), Diahann Carroll (1935), Steve Zahn (1967), and Peter Krause (1965).

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