ACTOR

Billy Bevan

1887 - 1957

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Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris; 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian-born vaudevillian who became an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 American films from 1916 to 1952. He died just before new audiences discovered him in Robert Youngson's silent-comedy compilations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Bevan has received more than 130,287 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Billy Bevan is the 8,274th most popular actor (down from 8,008th in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from Australia (down from 371st in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Australian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Billy Bevan ranks 8,274 out of 13,578. Before him are Carly Chaikin, Sally Rand, Jason Acuña, Rosemarie DeWitt, Debby Ryan, and Sonequa Martin-Green. After him are Dale Dickey, John Kerr, Silk Smitha, Paul Douglas, Aaron Ashmore, and Marian Marsh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Billy Bevan ranks 284. Before him are Kate Gillou, Raymond Thorne, Roland Young, Ira Davenport, Gertrude Astor, and Walter Connolly. After him are Karl Taylor Compton, Arvi Pohjanpää, Joseph Lamb, Harry Hines Woodring, Edward Andrade, and William Frawley. Among people deceased in 1957, Billy Bevan ranks 225. Before him are Leo Goodwin, Charles Brabin, Bedřich Šupčík, Nils Silfverskiöld, Hughie Gallacher, and Colin Carruthers. After him are Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, and Charles King.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Billy Bevan ranks 428 out of 1,143. Before him are Michael Joseph Savage (1872), Mark Bresciano (1980), Nathaniel Buzolic (1983), Cecil Healy (1881), Brett Tucker (1972), and Steven Bradbury (1973). After him are Mick Harvey (1958), Nick Kyrgios (1995), Paul England (1929), Shiori Kutsuna (1992), Johnny Warren (1943), and John Kerr (1914).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Billy Bevan ranks 92. Before him are Bill Hunter (1940), Coral Browne (1913), Adam Garcia (1973), Sarah Snook (1987), Nathaniel Buzolic (1983), and Brett Tucker (1972). After him are Shiori Kutsuna (1992), Adelaide Kane (1990), Alycia Debnam-Carey (1993), John Pyper-Ferguson (1964), Josephine Langford (1997), and Viva Bianca (1983).

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