1906 - 1984
Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American film, stage, and television actress and painter. Gaynor began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century-Fox) in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janet Gaynor has received more than 1,019,681 page views. Her biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Janet Gaynor is the 820th most popular actor (up from 835th in 2019), the 1,537th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,632nd in 2019) and the 410th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Janet Gaynor ranks 820 out of 10,030. Before her are María Félix, Gabriele Ferzetti, Max Wright, Jean-Claude Brialy, Olga Knipper, and Kenny Baker. After her are Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Michael Palin, Ajay Devgn, Hugh Griffith, and Margaret Rutherford.
1914 - 2002
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 814
1925 - 2015
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 815
1943 - 2019
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 816
1933 - 2007
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 817
1868 - 1959
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 818
1934 - 2016
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 819
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 820
1980 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 821
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 822
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 823
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 824
1912 - 1980
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 825
1892 - 1972
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 826
Among people born in 1906, Janet Gaynor ranks 75. Before her are Heinz Harmel, Vera Menchik, Lillian Asplund, Markos Vafeiadis, George Wald, and Zhou Youguang. After her are Heinrich Schwarz, Edmond Debeaumarché, Walter Rauff, Giuseppe Siri, Robert E. Howard, and Hans Aumeier. Among people deceased in 1984, Janet Gaynor ranks 42. Before her are Count Basie, James Mason, Ansel Adams, Moshé Feldenkrais, Oskar Werner, and Brassaï. After her are Joseph Losey, Hans Speidel, Walter Rauff, Jackie Coogan, Enrico Berlinguer, and Tito Gobbi.
1906 - 2000
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 69
1906 - 1944
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 70
1906 - 2006
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 71
1906 - 1992
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 72
1906 - 1997
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 73
1906 - 2017
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 74
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 75
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 76
1906 - 1959
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 77
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 78
1906 - 1989
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 79
1906 - 1936
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 80
1906 - 1948
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 81
1904 - 1984
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 36
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 37
1902 - 1984
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 38
1904 - 1984
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 39
1922 - 1984
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 40
1899 - 1984
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 41
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 42
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 43
1897 - 1984
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 44
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 45
1914 - 1984
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 46
1922 - 1984
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 47
1913 - 1984
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 48
Among people born in United States, Janet Gaynor ranks 1,537 out of 15,968. Before her are Carole King (1942), Sol LeWitt (1928), John Zorn (1953), Max Wright (1943), Alan Silvestri (1950), and Mickey Cohen (1913). After her are Paul Krugman (1953), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Edward W. Morley (1838), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), James Oliver Curwood (1878), and Joseph Losey (1909).
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 1,531
1928 - 2007
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 1,532
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 1,533
1943 - 2019
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 1,534
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 1,535
1913 - 1976
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 1,536
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 1,537
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,538
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,539
1838 - 1923
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,540
1881 - 1959
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,541
1878 - 1927
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,542
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,543
Among actors born in United States, Janet Gaynor ranks 410. Before her are Barbara Eden (1931), Fred Willard (1939), Bill Pullman (1953), J. K. Simmons (1955), Fran Drescher (1957), and Max Wright (1943). After her are Michelle Rodriguez (1978), Cybill Shepherd (1950), Jim Parsons (1973), Jake Gyllenhaal (1980), Kyle MacLachlan (1959), and Cliff Robertson (1923).
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 404
1939 - 2020
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 405
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 406
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 407
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 408
1943 - 2019
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 409
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 410
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 411
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 412
1973 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 413
1980 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 414
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 415
1923 - 2011
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 416