ACTOR

Helen Hayes

1900 - 1993

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Helen Hayes MacArthur (née Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award), and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helen Hayes has received more than 2,775,170 page views. Her biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Hayes is the 909th most popular actor (up from 1,033rd in 2019), the 1,625th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,866th in 2019) and the 436th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Helen Hayes ranks 909 out of 13,578. Before her are James Mason, Cliff Robertson, Edward James Olmos, Karen Allen, Anita Pallenberg, and Sônia Braga. After her are David Warner, George C. Scott, Bata Živojinović, Luke Perry, Ethel Barrymore, and Jackie Coogan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Helen Hayes ranks 59. Before her are Yves Tanguy, Pridi Banomyong, Evald Aav, Werner Haase, Mária Telkes, and Rudolf Diels. After her are Filipp Golikov, Ignazio Silone, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Franz Walter Stahlecker, Robert Siodmak, and Aaron Copland. Among people deceased in 1993, Helen Hayes ranks 52. Before her are Horia Sima, György Sárosi, Kakuei Tanaka, Lucia Popp, Hans Baur, and Yuri Lotman. After her are Bruno Pontecorvo, Leonid Gaidai, Dinmukhamed Kunaev, Tofiq Bahramov, Léo Ferré, and Adelaide Hall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Hayes ranks 1,625 out of 20,380. Before her are Billy Milligan (1955), John C. Mather (1946), Emmett Till (1941), Kenneth G. Wilson (1936), Kirk Hammett (1962), and Mariah Carey (1969). After her are Richard Smalley (1943), John Sturges (1910), George C. Scott (1927), Raymond A. Spruance (1886), Harvey Milk (1930), and Luke Perry (1966).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Helen Hayes ranks 436. Before her are Norman Reedus (1969), Karen Grassle (1942), Barbara Hershey (1948), Cliff Robertson (1923), Edward James Olmos (1947), and Karen Allen (1951). After her are George C. Scott (1927), Luke Perry (1966), Ethel Barrymore (1879), Jackie Coogan (1914), Kyle MacLachlan (1959), and Wes Studi (1947).

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