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Eleanor Powell

1912 - 1982

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Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Powell appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and most prominently, in a series of movie musical vehicles tailored especially to showcase her dance talents, including Born to Dance (1936), Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937), Rosalie (1937), and Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eleanor Powell has received more than 2,081,132 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Eleanor Powell is the 5,439th most popular actor (down from 4,625th in 2019), the 7,931st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,915th in 2019) and the 2,464th most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Eleanor Powell ranks 5,439 out of 13,578. Before her are Chad Everett, Zach Galligan, Kristine Sutherland, Dan Stevens, Peter Firth, and Steven Ogg. After her are Tony Jay, José Garcia, Vera Glagoleva, McLean Stevenson, Ilene Woods, and Domhnall Gleeson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Eleanor Powell ranks 319. Before her are Daniel Mann, Lauro Amadò, Bill Miller, Nina Andrycz, Kenneth Lee Pike, and Wilhelm Baumann. After her are Federico Saiz, Carl Raddatz, Masao Harada, Segundo Durandal, Reta Shaw, and Barry Sullivan. Among people deceased in 1982, Eleanor Powell ranks 226. Before her are Kenneth More, Jovan Miladinović, Elis Wiklund, Rafael Méndez, John Gardner, and Tauno Palo. After her are Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Max de Terra, Salvador Sánchez, Iryna Vilde, Reta Shaw, and Arturo Rodríguez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eleanor Powell ranks 7,931 out of 20,380. Before her are Chad Everett (1937), Francis Spellman (1889), Zach Galligan (1964), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Kristine Sutherland (1955), and David Malpass (1956). After her are Dell Curry (1964), Tom DeLonge (1975), Donald Wuerl (1940), McLean Stevenson (1927), Herb Ellis (1921), and Ilene Woods (1929).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Eleanor Powell ranks 2,464. Before her are Paula Prentiss (1938), Alexis Arquette (1969), Billy Campbell (1959), Chad Everett (1937), Zach Galligan (1964), and Kristine Sutherland (1955). After her are McLean Stevenson (1927), Ilene Woods (1929), Lee Arenberg (1962), Elaine Stritch (1925), Troy Kotsur (1968), and Sydney Lassick (1922).

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