ACTOR
Clara Bow
1905 - 1965
Clara Bow
Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film It brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clara Bow has received more than 4,583,324 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Clara Bow is the 1,023rd most popular actor (up from 1,100th in 2019), the 1,792nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,986th in 2019) and the 487th most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
4.6M
Page Views (PV)
58.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
2.74
Effective Languages (L*)
5.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Clara Bow ranks 1,023 out of 13,578. Before her are Sterling Hayden, Mary McDonnell, Djimon Hounsou, Lena Olin, Chadwick Boseman, and Sydney Chaplin. After her are Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Hugh Griffith, Elizabeth Montgomery, Youn Yuh-jung, Libuše Šafránková, and Jim Caviezel.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSterling Hayden
1916 - 1986
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 1,017
Mary McDonnell
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 1,018
Djimon Hounsou
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 1,019
Lena Olin
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 1,020
Chadwick Boseman
1977 - 2020
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,021
Sydney Chaplin
1885 - 1965
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,022
Clara Bow
1905 - 1965
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,023
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,024
Hugh Griffith
1912 - 1980
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,025
Elizabeth Montgomery
1933 - 1995
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,026
Youn Yuh-jung
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,027
Libuše Šafránková
1953 - 2021
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,028
Jim Caviezel
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 1,029
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Clara Bow ranks 69. Before her are Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Barnett Newman, Piet Hein, Sada Abe, Wolfram Sievers, and Pedro Petrone. After her are Gareth Jones, Guy Mollet, Erwin Chargaff, Federica Montseny, Takeo Fukuda, and André Jolivet. Among people deceased in 1965, Clara Bow ranks 37. Before her are Adolf Schärf, Frederick Fleet, David O. Selznick, Mehdi Ben Barka, Lauri Törni, and Sydney Chaplin. After her are Hans Knappertsbusch, Angelica Balabanoff, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Aksel Sandemose, Carl Oberg, and Bernard Baruch.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsEmílio Garrastazu Médici
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1985
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 63
Barnett Newman
ARTIST
1905 - 1970
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 64
Piet Hein
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 65
Sada Abe
EXTREMIST
1905 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 66
Wolfram Sievers
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1948
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 67
Pedro Petrone
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 68
Clara Bow
ACTOR
1905 - 1965
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 69
Gareth Jones
JOURNALIST
1905 - 1935
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 70
Guy Mollet
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1975
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 71
Erwin Chargaff
CHEMIST
1905 - 2002
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 72
Federica Montseny
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1994
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 73
Takeo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 74
André Jolivet
COMPOSER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 75
Others Deceased in 1965
Go to all RankingsAdolf Schärf
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1965
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 31
Frederick Fleet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1965
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 32
David O. Selznick
PRODUCER
1902 - 1965
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 33
Mehdi Ben Barka
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1965
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 34
Lauri Törni
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1965
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 35
Sydney Chaplin
ACTOR
1885 - 1965
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 36
Clara Bow
ACTOR
1905 - 1965
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 37
Hans Knappertsbusch
CONDUCTOR
1888 - 1965
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 38
Angelica Balabanoff
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1965
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 39
Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1965
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 40
Aksel Sandemose
WRITER
1899 - 1965
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 41
Carl Oberg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1965
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 42
Bernard Baruch
BUSINESSPERSON
1870 - 1965
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 43
In United States
Among people born in United States, Clara Bow ranks 1,792 out of 20,380. Before her are Mary McDonnell (1952), Frank Oppenheimer (1912), Gregg Popovich (1949), James Oliver Curwood (1878), Chadwick Boseman (1977), and Robert Smithson (1938). After her are Ken Mattingly (1936), Larry Scott (1938), Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Temple Grandin (1947), Eugene Fama (1939), and "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMary McDonnell
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 1,786
Frank Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1912 - 1985
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 1,787
Gregg Popovich
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 1,788
James Oliver Curwood
WRITER
1878 - 1927
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 1,789
Chadwick Boseman
ACTOR
1977 - 2020
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,790
Robert Smithson
SCULPTOR
1938 - 1973
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,791
Clara Bow
ACTOR
1905 - 1965
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,792
Ken Mattingly
ASTRONAUT
1936 - 2023
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,793
Larry Scott
ATHLETE
1938 - 2014
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,794
Elizabeth Montgomery
ACTOR
1933 - 1995
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,795
Temple Grandin
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,796
Eugene Fama
ECONOMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,797
"Weird Al" Yankovic
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 1,798
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Clara Bow ranks 487. Before her are Eva Mendes (1974), Donna Reed (1921), Ian Somerhalder (1978), Sterling Hayden (1916), Mary McDonnell (1952), and Chadwick Boseman (1977). After her are Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Jim Caviezel (1968), Bill Pullman (1953), Billy Zane (1966), Al Lettieri (1928), and Paul L. Smith (1936).
Eva Mendes
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 481
Donna Reed
1921 - 1986
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 482
Ian Somerhalder
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 483
Sterling Hayden
1916 - 1986
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 484
Mary McDonnell
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 485
Chadwick Boseman
1977 - 2020
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 486
Clara Bow
1905 - 1965
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 487
Elizabeth Montgomery
1933 - 1995
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 488
Jim Caviezel
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 489
Bill Pullman
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 490
Billy Zane
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 491
Al Lettieri
1928 - 1975
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 492
Paul L. Smith
1936 - 2012
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 493