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Frank Morgan

1890 - 1949

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Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, with a career spanning 35 years mostly as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with his most celebrated performance playing the title role of The Wizard in the MGM movie The Wizard of Oz (1939). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Morgan has received more than 2,384,004 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Frank Morgan is the 2,577th most popular actor (down from 2,337th in 2019), the 4,139th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,894th in 2019) and the 1,225th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Frank Morgan ranks 2,577 out of 9,996. Before him are Tsai Chin, Vlastimil Brodský, Gunnar Hansen, Ferdinand Raimund, Angela Winkler, and Patrick Magee. After him are Jim Davis, Goran Višnjić, Ian Bannen, Cameron Mitchell, Marion Ross, and David Hedison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Frank Morgan ranks 121. Before him are Gösta Ekman, Walter Hasenclever, Arthur Holmes, Oswald de Andrade, Mário de Sá-Carneiro, and Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz. After him are Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Sigurd Hoel, Dion Fortune, Jüri Uluots, Mauno Pekkala, and Mark Tobey. Among people deceased in 1949, Frank Morgan ranks 98. Before him are Nuri Killigil, Wallace Beery, Erich von Drygalski, Walter Short, Douglas Hyde, and Amadeo Giannini. After him are Maria Ouspenskaya, Leonor Michaelis, Charles Dullin, Elin Pelin, Nikolay Gamaleya, and James Somerville.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Morgan ranks 4,139 out of 18,182. Before him are Emma Lazarus (1849), Sunita Williams (1965), Melissa Etheridge (1961), Chuck Schuldiner (1967), Lewis Boss (1846), and Doug Clifford (1945). After him are Jim Davis (1909), Link Wray (1929), John List (1925), Lindsey Buckingham (1949), Cameron Mitchell (1918), and Marion Ross (1928).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Frank Morgan ranks 1,225. Before him are Angélica María (1943), Eve Meyer (1928), Chuck Connors (1921), Marlon Wayans (1972), Michael Weatherly (1968), and Pamela Sue Martin (1953). After him are Jim Davis (1909), Cameron Mitchell (1918), Marion Ross (1928), David Hedison (1927), Ciara (1985), and Cathy O'Donnell (1923).

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