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Fredric March

1897 - 1975

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Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated stars of the 1930s and 1940s. As a performer he was known for his versatility. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fredric March has received more than 2,375,807 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Fredric March is the 1,276th most popular actor (up from 1,355th in 2019), the 2,224th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,382nd in 2019) and the 604th most popular American Actor.

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  • 57.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Fredric March ranks 1,276 out of 13,578. Before him are Kim Hunter, Edmund Kean, Kate Capshaw, Patrick Duffy, Stockard Channing, and Michu Meszaros. After him are Martin Kove, Eileen Essell, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Rachel McAdams, Jason Momoa, and James Tolkan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Fredric March ranks 96. Before him are Samuel Noah Kramer, Jesse Douglas, Manuel Ávila Camacho, Kurt Gerron, Johann Rattenhuber, and Polina Zhemchuzhina. After him are Bulbul, Olga Chekhova, Josep Pla, Louis Réard, Alexandre Tansman, and George Szell. Among people deceased in 1975, Fredric March ranks 62. Before him are Gunnar Gunnarsson, Elijah Muhammad, Robert Stolz, Leroy Anderson, Michel Simon, and Eugen Fink. After him are George Stevens, Hans Bellmer, Ivan Maisky, Per Wahlöö, Walker Evans, and Hans Swarowsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fredric March ranks 2,224 out of 20,380. Before him are Patrick Duffy (1949), Howard Martin Temin (1934), Stockard Channing (1944), Lloyd Shapley (1923), Jonathan Edwards (1703), and Glenn Frey (1948). After him are Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), Carly Simon (1945), Martin Kove (1946), George Floyd (1973), Ray Conniff (1916), and Mary Parker Follett (1868).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Fredric March ranks 604. Before him are Linda Blair (1959), Linda Evans (1942), Kim Hunter (1922), Kate Capshaw (1953), Patrick Duffy (1949), and Stockard Channing (1944). After him are Martin Kove (1946), Jason Momoa (1979), James Tolkan (1931), Wilford Brimley (1934), Rhea Seehorn (1972), and Wade Williams (1961).

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