ACTOR

Edward Everett Horton

1886 - 1970

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Edward Everett Horton Jr. (March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American character actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Everett Horton has received more than 987,892 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Edward Everett Horton is the 4,993rd most popular actor (up from 5,937th in 2019), the 7,291st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,865th in 2019) and the 2,244th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Edward Everett Hortons by language

Over the past year Edward Everett Horton has had the most page views in the with 131,061 views, followed by German (7,239), and Italian (4,280). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (294.05%), German (184.11%), and Simple English (115.38%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edward Everett Horton ranks 4,993 out of 13,578. Before him are Tim Daly, Maude Fealy, Bill Maher, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Guy Ecker, and Khloé Kardashian. After him are Gary Merrill, Ken Foree, Ann Todd, Zhou Xun, Okan Yalabık, and Flavio Bucci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Edward Everett Horton ranks 241. Before him are Henry Lehrman, Arvid Holmberg, Boris Grigoriev, Willis H. O'Brien, Frank Heller, and Alfred Felber. After him are May Sutton, Pierre Prüm, Phyllis Johnson, Hector Goetinck, Arno Bieberstein, and Paul Radmilovic. Among people deceased in 1970, Edward Everett Horton ranks 207. Before him are Andrejs Upīts, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ernst Krebs, Slim Harpo, John O'Hara, and Louisa Bolus. After him are Adam Rapacki, Panagiotis Pipinelis, Karel Pešek, Alexandros Chalkokondylis, Fritz von Unruh, and Alexandros Othonaios.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Everett Horton ranks 7,291 out of 20,380. Before him are Pauline Oliveros (1932), Larry Graham (1946), Malcolm Browne (1931), Michael Stonebraker (1943), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), and Khloé Kardashian (1984). After him are Gary Merrill (1915), Ken Foree (1948), Robert Crippen (1937), Walter Breuning (1896), Shemp Howard (1895), and Jane Wyatt (1910).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edward Everett Horton ranks 2,244. Before him are Mary Beth Peil (1940), Tim Daly (1956), Maude Fealy (1883), Bill Maher (1956), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971), and Khloé Kardashian (1984). After him are Gary Merrill (1915), Ken Foree (1948), Shemp Howard (1895), Jane Wyatt (1910), Amy Smart (1976), and Olivia Harrison (1948).

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Television and Movie Roles

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