ACTOR

Katharine Hepburn

1907 - 2003

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Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness, cultivating a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Katharine Hepburn has received more than 20,087,905 page views. Her biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2019). Katharine Hepburn is the 52nd most popular actor (up from 56th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from United States (down from 114th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Actor.

Katharine Hepburn is most famous for her roles in films such as "The African Queen" and "On Golden Pond."

Memorability Metrics

  • 20M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 97

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Katharine Hepburn ranks 52 out of 13,578. Before her are Debbie Reynolds, Alan Rickman, Jack Nicholson, James Dean, Asta Nielsen, and Chuck Norris. After her are Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Bruce Willis, and Ingrid Bergman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Katharine Hepburn ranks 4. Before her are Frida Kahlo, Astrid Lindgren, and Claus von Stauffenberg. After her are Oscar Niemeyer, John Wayne, Edwin McMillan, Mircea Eliade, J. Hans D. Jensen, Alberto Moravia, Laurence Olivier, and Hergé. Among people deceased in 2003, Katharine Hepburn ranks 2. Before her is Edward Teller. After her are Leni Riefenstahl, Charles Bronson, Heydar Aliyev, Idi Amin, Robert K. Merton, Alija Izetbegović, Gregory Peck, Johnny Cash, Barry White, and Maurice Gibb.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Katharine Hepburn ranks 123 out of 20,380. Before her are Tupac Shakur (1971), Noam Chomsky (1928), James Dean (1931), Ted Bundy (1946), Barack Obama (1961), and Chuck Norris (1940). After her are Dustin Hoffman (1937), Dr. Seuss (1904), Meryl Streep (1949), Douglas MacArthur (1880), Richard Feynman (1918), and Michael Douglas (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Katharine Hepburn ranks 21. Before her are Nicolas Cage (1964), Vin Diesel (1967), Debbie Reynolds (1932), Jack Nicholson (1937), James Dean (1931), and Chuck Norris (1940). After her are Dustin Hoffman (1937), Meryl Streep (1949), Michael Douglas (1944), Will Smith (1968), Charles Bronson (1921), and Tom Hanks (1956).

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Television and Movie Roles

Bringing Up Baby
Susan Vance
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.
Feb 18th 19387.5 / 10
The African Queen
Rose Sayer
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
Jan 7th 19527.3 / 10
On Golden Pond
Ethel Thayer
For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.
Dec 4th 19817.2 / 10