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Jean Harlow

1911 - 1937

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Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the pre-Code era of American cinema. Often nicknamed the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde", Harlow was popular for her "Laughing Vamp" screen persona. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Harlow has received more than 7,685,327 page views. Her biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Jean Harlow is the 426th most popular actor (up from 464th in 2019), the 771st most popular biography from United States (up from 878th in 2019) and the 214th most popular American Actor.

Jean Harlow was a Hollywood actress who was most famous for her platinum blonde hair and her on-screen persona as a "blonde bombshell."

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jean Harlows by language

Over the past year Jean Harlow has had the most page views in the with 992,412 views, followed by German (63,511), and French (58,212). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (444.19%), Uzbek (238.03%), and Simple English (155.62%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean Harlow ranks 426 out of 13,578. Before her are Tom Wilkinson, James Woods, Roy Scheider, Pamela Anderson, Bourvil, and Donald Pleasence. After her are Charlie Sheen, Nebahat Çehre, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Brandon Lee, Heath Ledger, and Cillian Murphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Jean Harlow ranks 28. Before her are Tennessee Williams, Klaus Fuchs, Maurice Allais, Wilhelm Mohnke, Polykarp Kusch, and Joseph Barbera. After her are Jules Dassin, Milovan Đilas, William Alfred Fowler, Bernard Katz, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, and William Howard Stein. Among people deceased in 1937, Jean Harlow ranks 23. Before her are Gerda Taro, J. M. Barrie, Austen Chamberlain, J. Bruce Ismay, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, and Gaston Doumergue. After her are Rudolf Otto, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, Karol Szymanowski, Ramsay MacDonald, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, and Emilio Mola.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jean Harlow ranks 771 out of 20,380. Before her are Roy Scheider (1932), Jack Vance (1916), William T. G. Morton (1819), Michio Kaku (1947), Louise Hay (1926), and Albert Ellis (1913). After her are Charlie Sheen (1965), Greg Abbott (1957), Stan Kroenke (1947), James E. Webb (1906), Jules Dassin (1911), and Robert Burns Woodward (1917).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jean Harlow ranks 214. Before her are James Caan (1940), Ali MacGraw (1939), Richard Dean Anderson (1950), Randy Quaid (1950), James Woods (1947), and Roy Scheider (1932). After her are Charlie Sheen (1965), Brandon Lee (1965), Mark Hamill (1951), John Goodman (1952), Frances McDormand (1957), and Pat Morita (1932).

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Television and Movie Roles

Libeled Lady
Gladys Benton
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
Oct 9o 19367.3 / 10
The Public Enemy
Gwen Allen
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
Apr 23o 19317.237 / 10
Platinum Blonde
Anne Schuyler
Anne Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.
Oct 31o 19316.739 / 10