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John Gilbert

1895 - 1936

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John Gilbert (born John Cecil Pringle; July 10, 1897 – January 9, 1936) was an American actor, screenwriter and director. He rose to fame during the silent era and became a popular leading man known as "The Great Lover". His breakthrough came in 1925 with his starring roles in The Merry Widow and The Big Parade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Gilbert has received more than 32,719 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. John Gilbert is the 2,056th most popular actor (down from 1,543rd in 2019), the 3,411th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,729th in 2019) and the 986th most popular American Actor.

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  • 33k

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  • 52.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Gilbert ranks 2,056 out of 9,996. Before him are Willie Garson, Rachel Kempson, Isabella Andreini, Dennis Weaver, Adriana Asti, and Josh Radnor. After him are Daniel Gélin, Alexander Skarsgård, Musidora, Mack Swain, Freddie Highmore, and Marianne Sägebrecht.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, John Gilbert ranks 122. Before him are Pan Yuliang, Paul Giesler, Jakov Gotovac, Vsevolod Merkulov, Rolf Nevanlinna, and Laurens Hammond. After him are René Mayer, Jacques Brugnon, Roza Eskenazi, Lucía Sánchez Saornil, Xu Beihong, and Ngaio Marsh. Among people deceased in 1936, John Gilbert ranks 88. Before him are Johannes Franz Hartmann, Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke, Hu Hanmin, Jean Patou, Nahum Sokolow, and Gustave Kahn. After him are Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Louis Camille Maillard, Georgios Kondylis, Alexander Guchkov, and Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Gilbert ranks 3,411 out of 18,182. Before him are Elmore Leonard (1925), Dennis Weaver (1924), Nancy Roman (1925), Chuck Feeney (1931), Josh Radnor (1974), and Lucius D. Clay (1898). After him are Marie Colvin (1956), Helen Kane (1904), Leon Panetta (1938), Mack Swain (1876), Evel Knievel (1938), and Mancur Olson (1932).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Gilbert ranks 986. Before him are Dermot Mulroney (1963), Jon Cryer (1965), Richard Bright (1937), Willie Garson (1964), Dennis Weaver (1924), and Josh Radnor (1974). After him are Mack Swain (1876), William Petersen (1953), William Devane (1939), Ken Kercheval (1935), Gig Young (1913), and René Auberjonois (1940).

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