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King Baggot

1879 - 1948

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William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as "King of the Movies," "The Most Photographed Man in the World" and "The Man Whose Face Is As Familiar As The Man In The Moon." Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947; wrote 18 screenplays; and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including The Lie (1912), Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1925) and The House of Scandal (1928). He also directed William S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Baggot has received more than 108,479 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. King Baggot is the 7,767th most popular actor (down from 6,432nd in 2019), the 11,506th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,953rd in 2019) and the 3,769th most popular American Actor.

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  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, King Baggot ranks 7,767 out of 9,996. Before him are Simon Shelton, Fannie Ward, Emi Shinohara, Wi Ha-joon, Brian Baumgartner, and D. W. Moffett. After him are Brandy Ledford, Bethany Joy Lenz, Noah Beery, Tobias Santelmann, Juan Diego Botto, and Tom Tully.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, King Baggot ranks 234. Before him are Wesley Coe, Otto Fickeisen, Kathlyn Williams, James Branch Cabell, Björn Þórðarson, and Lucy Burns. After him are Vachel Lindsay, Harry A. Pollard, Miles Franklin, and Otto Wahle. Among people deceased in 1948, King Baggot ranks 166. Before him are Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, Elissa Landi, Susan Glaspell, John Anderson, Franz Weidenreich, and Samuel S. Hinds. After him are Warren William, Gertrude Atherton, Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, and Sophia Duleep Singh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, King Baggot ranks 11,506 out of 18,182. Before him are Michelle Borth (1978), Betty Everett (1939), Fannie Ward (1872), Ron Klain (1961), Mae Faggs (1932), and Brian Baumgartner (1972). After him are Chino Moreno (1973), Marc Connelly (1890), Elizabeth Catlett (1915), David Marks (1948), Keith Cooke (1959), and Brandy Ledford (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, King Baggot ranks 3,769. Before him are Christian Clemenson (1958), Natalie Schafer (1900), David Alan Grier (1956), Michelle Borth (1978), Fannie Ward (1872), and Brian Baumgartner (1972). After him are Brandy Ledford (1969), Bethany Joy Lenz (1981), Noah Beery (1882), Tom Tully (1908), Vince Edwards (1928), and Steve Earle (1955).

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