ACTOR

Lon Chaney

1883 - 1930

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Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted, characters and for his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Chaney was known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lon Chaney has received more than 2,545,827 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Lon Chaney is the 2,049th most popular actor (down from 324th in 2019), the 3,340th most popular biography from United States (down from 591st in 2019) and the 945th most popular American Actor.

Lon Chaney is most famous for his roles in silent films such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lon Chaney ranks 2,049 out of 13,578. Before him are Hayden Christensen, David Butler, Liya Akhedzhakova, Frank Welker, Haing S. Ngor, and Fred Willard. After him are Jeffrey Hunter, Scatman Crothers, Fiona Shaw, Hill Harper, Lindsay Lohan, and Ken Kercheval.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Lon Chaney ranks 114. Before him are Ikki Kita, Sergey Belyavsky, Diego Martínez Barrio, Cho Man-sik, Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, and Sam Wood. After him are Indalecio Prieto, Ota Benga, Ramón Fonst, Andrei Bubnov, Fyodor Sergeyev, and Johann Kremer. Among people deceased in 1930, Lon Chaney ranks 52. Before him are Alois Jirásek, Jeppe Aakjær, Mabel Normand, Pierina Legnani, Emil Krebs, and Eugen Goldstein. After him are Oku Yasukata, Paul Émile Appell, Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera, Adolf Wölfli, Robert Hennet, and Richard Wilhelm.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lon Chaney ranks 3,340 out of 20,380. Before him are John DeLorean (1925), Frank Welker (1946), Eric Carle (1929), Fred Willard (1939), Marcus Miller (1959), and Ice Cube (1969). After him are Robert Gallo (1937), Walter Hunt (1796), Jeffrey Hunter (1926), Scatman Crothers (1910), Wilson Pickett (1941), and Hill Harper (1966).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lon Chaney ranks 945. Before him are Tom Bosley (1927), Alfre Woodard (1952), William Conrad (1920), David Butler (1894), Frank Welker (1946), and Fred Willard (1939). After him are Jeffrey Hunter (1926), Scatman Crothers (1910), Hill Harper (1966), Lindsay Lohan (1986), Ken Kercheval (1935), and Steve Harvey (1957).

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