1911 - 1937
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 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Jean Harlow is the 464th most popular actor (down from 435th in 2019), the 878th most popular biography from United States (down from 823rd in 2019) and the 239th 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."
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Among actors, Jean Harlow ranks 464 out of 9,996. Before her are Karl Malden, Hardy Krüger, Raul Julia, Jack Palance, Lex Barker, and Mae West. After her are Tom Hardy, John Rhys-Davies, Halle Berry, Jonathan Pryce, Meg Ryan, and Tilda Swinton.
1912 - 2009
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 458
1928 - 2022
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 459
1940 - 1994
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 460
1919 - 2006
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 461
1919 - 1973
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 462
1893 - 1980
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 463
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 464
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 465
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 466
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 467
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 468
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 469
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 470
Among people born in 1911, Jean Harlow ranks 36. Before her are Samuel Reshevsky, L. Ron Hubbard, Ginger Rogers, William Howard Stein, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, and John Archibald Wheeler. After her are Sergey Sokolov, Milovan Đilas, Herta Oberheuser, Richard Baer, Trygve Haavelmo, and J. L. Austin. Among people deceased in 1937, Jean Harlow ranks 25. Before her are Sergo Ordzhonikidze, J. Bruce Ismay, Rudolf Otto, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, Gaston Doumergue, and Ramsay MacDonald. After her are Karol Szymanowski, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Frank B. Kellogg, Charles-Marie Widor, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Emilio Mola.
1911 - 1992
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 30
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 31
1911 - 1995
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 32
1911 - 1980
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 33
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 34
1911 - 2008
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 35
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 36
1911 - 2012
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 37
1911 - 1995
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 38
1911 - 1978
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 39
1911 - 1963
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 40
1911 - 1999
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 41
1911 - 1960
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 42
1886 - 1937
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 19
1862 - 1937
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 20
1869 - 1937
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 21
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 22
1863 - 1937
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 23
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 24
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 25
1882 - 1937
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 26
1868 - 1937
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 27
1856 - 1937
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 28
1844 - 1937
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 29
1868 - 1937
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 30
1887 - 1937
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 31
Among people born in United States, Jean Harlow ranks 878 out of 18,182. Before her are Mel Brooks (1926), Solomon Northup (1808), Jack Palance (1919), Lex Barker (1919), Mae West (1893), and Glenn T. Seaborg (1912). After her are Thelonious Monk (1917), Phil Spector (1939), Ferid Murad (1936), John L. Hall (1934), Sinclair Lewis (1885), and Halle Berry (1966).
1926 - Present
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 872
1808 - 1863
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 873
1919 - 2006
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 874
1919 - 1973
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 875
1893 - 1980
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 876
1912 - 1999
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 877
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 878
1917 - 1982
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 879
1939 - 2021
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 880
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 881
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 882
1885 - 1951
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 883
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 884
Among actors born in United States, Jean Harlow ranks 239. Before her are Linda Hamilton (1956), Linda Hunt (1945), Karl Malden (1912), Jack Palance (1919), Lex Barker (1919), and Mae West (1893). After her are Halle Berry (1966), Meg Ryan (1961), Steve Carell (1962), Anne Bancroft (1931), Kevin Bacon (1958), and Billy Bob Thornton (1955).
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 233
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 234
1912 - 2009
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 235
1919 - 2006
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 236
1919 - 1973
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 237
1893 - 1980
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 238
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 239
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 240
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 241
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 242
1931 - 2005
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 243
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 244
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 245