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Edie Sedgwick

1943 - 1971

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Edith Minturn Sedgwick Post (April 20, 1943 – November 16, 1971) was an American actress, model, and socialite, who was one of Andy Warhol's superstars, starring in several of his short films during the 1960s. Her prominence led to her being dubbed an "It Girl", while Vogue magazine named her a "Youthquaker". Sedgwick broke with Warhol in 1966 and attempted to forge an independent acting career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edie Sedgwick has received more than 4,457,300 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Edie Sedgwick is the 63rd most popular celebrity (down from 36th in 2019), the 2,783rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,465th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Celebrity.

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  • 55.45

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Edie Sedgwick ranks 63 out of 265. Before her are Paris Hilton, Kim Ung-yong, Fritz Pfeffer, Nicolas Chopin, Lizzie Borden, and Annie Oakley. After her are Dan Inosanto, Florence Owens Thompson, Christine Keeler, Roy Sullivan, Victor Kugler, and Natascha Kampusch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Edie Sedgwick ranks 194. Before her are Lynn Redgrave, Jef Raskin, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Michael Spence, Odilon Polleunis, and Don Simpson. After her are Dominik Duka, Paul Freeman, Nasr Abu Zayd, Antonio Juliano, Rodney Alcala, and Mie Hama. Among people deceased in 1971, Edie Sedgwick ranks 70. Before her are Van Heflin, Paul Lukas, Yrjö Väisälä, Hermann Ehrhardt, József Zakariás, and Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria. After her are Margaret Bourke-White, John W. Campbell, Duane Allman, August Derleth, Frank Wolff, and Mak Dizdar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edie Sedgwick ranks 2,783 out of 20,380. Before her are Don Simpson (1943), Melanie (1947), Thelma Ritter (1902), Joseph Heller (1923), Wayne Dyer (1940), and Harry Porter (1882). After her are Basil Poledouris (1945), Murray Perahia (1947), Buddy Guy (1936), Elizabeth McGovern (1961), Stephen Paddock (1953), and Sam Waterston (1940).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Edie Sedgwick ranks 22. Before her are Rodney King (1965), Sarah Knauss (1880), Kim Peek (1951), Paris Hilton (1981), Lizzie Borden (1860), and Annie Oakley (1860). After her are Dan Inosanto (1936), Florence Owens Thompson (1903), Roy Sullivan (1912), Evelyn McHale (1923), Madeleine Astor (1893), and Sally Hemings (1773).

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