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George M. Cohan

1878 - 1942

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George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878 – November 5, 1942) was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer. Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudeville act known as "The Four Cohans". Beginning with Little Johnny Jones in 1904, he wrote, composed, produced, and appeared in more than three dozen Broadway musicals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George M. Cohan has received more than 1,971,022 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. George M. Cohan is the 6,448th most popular actor (down from 6,027th in 2019), the 9,633rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,345th in 2019) and the 3,091st most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, George M. Cohan ranks 6,448 out of 9,996. Before him are Andrea Riseborough, Adrianne Palicki, Luisana Lopilato, Pom Klementieff, David Anders, and Hwang Jung-eum. After him are Yoon Sang-hyun, Patricia Belcher, Kenneth Connor, Imanol Arias, Lisa Marie, and Carrie Coon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, George M. Cohan ranks 198. Before him are John Cregan, Carl Eduard Hellmayr, John Masefield, Peder Kolstad, Garrett Serviss, and Charles Tate Regan. After him are Oscar Apfel, Herbert H. Lehman, Holcombe Ward, James Truslow Adams, Katie Johnson, and Robert Warwick. Among people deceased in 1942, George M. Cohan ranks 208. Before him are Carl Gustav Fleischer, James Cruze, Františka Plamínková, Edna May Oliver, Cecilia Beaux, and Heinz Körvers. After him are Jamnalal Bajaj, Joshua Pim, William Gott, John Mulcahy, Buck Jones, and Miguel White.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George M. Cohan ranks 9,633 out of 18,182. Before him are Jimmy Buffett (1946), Robert Stangland (1881), Adrianne Palicki (1983), Peyton Manning (1976), Jim Inhofe (1934), and David Anders (1981). After him are Elvin Bishop (1942), Patricia Belcher (1954), Joey Belladonna (1960), Lou Harrison (1917), David Curtiss Munson (1884), and Dan Harrington (1945).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George M. Cohan ranks 3,091. Before him are Yakima Canutt (1895), Helen Twelvetrees (1908), Diana Lynn (1926), Tim Gunn (1953), Adrianne Palicki (1983), and David Anders (1981). After him are Patricia Belcher (1954), Lisa Marie (1968), Carrie Coon (1981), Bruce Abbott (1954), John Cullum (1930), and Joanna Kerns (1953).

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