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Cornel Wilde

1912 - 1989

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Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz; October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker. Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited appearances in films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cornel Wilde has received more than 1,490,018 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Cornel Wilde is the 703rd most popular actor (down from 650th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Actor.

He is most famous for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and his play Salome.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Cornel Wilde ranks 703 out of 9,996Before him are Bernard Hill, Mistinguett, Kelly McGillis, Bernard Lee, Death of Marilyn Monroe, and François Cluzet. After him are Graham Chapman, Max Wright, Tom Wilkinson, Terry Jones, Peter Cushing, and Mark Harmon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Cornel Wilde ranks 59Before him are George Emil Palade, Ertuğrul Osman, Pedro Armendáriz, Julius Axelrod, John Payne, and Patrick White. After him are Isser Harel, Salvador Luria, José Ferrer, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Hermann Graf, and Duško Popov. Among people deceased in 1989, Cornel Wilde ranks 51Before him are Ahmadou Ahidjo, Danilo Kiš, Irving Stone, Irving Berlin, John Payne, and Lucille Ball. After him are Graham Chapman, James Bond, Countess Georgina von Wilczek, Kaoru Ishikawa, Valentin Glushko, and Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Cornel Wilde ranks 113 out of 866Before him are János Kornai (1928), Pál Schmitt (1942), George Pólya (1887), Stephen IV of Hungary (1133), Gyula Grosics (1926), and Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872). After him are Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000), Ephraim Kishon (1924), John Harsanyi (1920), István Tisza (1861), George II Rákóczi (1621), and Peter Lorre (1904).

Among ACTORS In Hungary

Among actors born in Hungary, Cornel Wilde ranks 2Before him are Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917). After him are Peter Lorre (1904), Michu Meszaros (1939), Paul Lukas (1894), Marta Eggerth (1912), Mickey Hargitay (1926), Julio Baghy (1891), Vilma Bánky (1901), Eva Gabor (1919), Eva Bartok (1927), and Catherine Schell (1944).

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