1921 - 2013
Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she took on the role vacated by Eleanor Holm after the show's move from New York City to San Francisco. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Esther Williams has received more than 3,136,578 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Esther Williams is the 1,282nd most popular actor (up from 1,412th in 2019), the 2,273rd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,531st in 2019) and the 621st most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Esther Williams ranks 1,282 out of 9,996. Before her are Machiko Kyō, Helene Weigel, Josh Duhamel, Brad Davis, Anthony Daniels, and Lorenzo Lamas. After her are Marie-Christine Barrault, Robert Pattinson, Michael Parks, Geraldine Page, Estelle Getty, and Kate Jackson.
1924 - 2019
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,276
1900 - 1971
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,277
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,278
1949 - 1991
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,279
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,280
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,281
1921 - 2013
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,282
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,283
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,284
1940 - 2017
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,285
1924 - 1987
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,286
1923 - 2008
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,287
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,288
Among people born in 1921, Esther Williams ranks 115. Before her are Jean Behra, Géza Anda, Ágnes Keleti, Wolfgang Borchert, Arthur Grumiaux, and Hannah Szenes. After her are Virgilio Barco Vargas, Shin Kyuk-ho, Alex Haley, Ralph Asher Alpher, Pierre Clostermann, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Among people deceased in 2013, Esther Williams ranks 99. Before her are Zillur Rahman, Seamus Heaney, Tony Lip, Joe Weider, Dominique Venner, and Jacques Vergès. After her are Wolfgang Sawallisch, Taihō Kōki, Tuncel Kurtiz, Seki Matsunaga, Ray Harryhausen, and Alvin Lee.
1921 - 1959
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 109
1921 - 1976
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 110
1921 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 111
1921 - 1947
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 112
1921 - 1986
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 113
1921 - 1944
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 114
1921 - 2013
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 115
1921 - 1997
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 116
1921 - 2020
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 117
1921 - 1992
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 118
1921 - 2007
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 119
1921 - 2006
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 120
1921 - 2009
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 121
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 93
1939 - 2013
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 94
1930 - 2013
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 95
1919 - 2013
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 96
1935 - 2013
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 97
1924 - 2013
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 98
1921 - 2013
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 99
1923 - 2013
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 100
1940 - 2013
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 101
1936 - 2013
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 102
1928 - 2013
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 103
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 104
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 105
Among people born in United States, Esther Williams ranks 2,273 out of 18,182. Before her are Delphine LaLaurie (1787), Tonya Harding (1970), Lorenzo Lamas (1958), Frank McCourt (1930), Nick Castle (1947), and Betsy Ross (1752). After her are Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), Michael Parks (1940), Geraldine Page (1924), Estelle Getty (1923), Kate Jackson (1948), and Ellery Harding Clark (1874).
1787 - 1849
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,267
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,268
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,269
1930 - 2009
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,270
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,271
1752 - 1836
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,272
1921 - 2013
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,273
1919 - 2021
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,274
1940 - 2017
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,275
1924 - 1987
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,276
1923 - 2008
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,277
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 2,278
1874 - 1949
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 2,279
Among actors born in United States, Esther Williams ranks 621. Before her are Chris Sarandon (1942), Pat Hingle (1924), Jessica Biel (1982), Josh Duhamel (1972), Brad Davis (1949), and Lorenzo Lamas (1958). After her are Michael Parks (1940), Geraldine Page (1924), Estelle Getty (1923), Kate Jackson (1948), Jason Bateman (1969), and Bea Arthur (1922).
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 615
1924 - 2009
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 616
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 617
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 618
1949 - 1991
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 619
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 620
1921 - 2013
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 621
1940 - 2017
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 622
1924 - 1987
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 623
1923 - 2008
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 624
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 625
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 626
1922 - 2009
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 627