1902 - 1985
Margaret Brainard Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American actress and educator. She was best known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West and her Kansas counterpart Almira Gulch in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actress in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Margaret Hamilton has received more than 196,274 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Margaret Hamilton is the 2,535th most popular actor (down from 2,335th in 2019), the 4,071st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,891st in 2019) and the 1,209th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Margaret Hamilton ranks 2,535 out of 9,996. Before her are Tim Russ, Irene Cara, Lisa Niemi, Holly Marie Combs, Gérard Darmon, and Frank Welker. After her are Kelsey Grammer, Kristen Bell, Paul Wesley, Claudio Brook, Jackie Earle Haley, and Delroy Lindo.
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 2,529
1959 - 2022
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 2,530
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 2,531
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 2,532
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 2,533
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 2,534
1902 - 1985
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 2,535
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,536
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,537
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,538
1927 - 1995
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,539
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,540
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,541
Among people born in 1902, Margaret Hamilton ranks 156. Before her are Khuang Aphaiwong, Sylvain Arend, Sergey Lebedev, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Ferdinand Marian, and Nikolay Kamov. After her are Louis Beel, Lon L. Fuller, Max Abegglen, Shen Congwen, Emanuel Feuermann, and Moderato Wisintainer. Among people deceased in 1985, Margaret Hamilton ranks 104. Before her are Omayra Sánchez, Georgia Hale, Sergei Yutkevich, Manfred Winkelhock, Pavel Batov, and Gaston Rébuffat. After her are René Barjavel, Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, Julian Beck, Mary Kenneth Keller, Salvador Espriu, and John G. Trump.
1902 - 1968
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 150
1902 - 1992
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 151
1902 - 1974
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 152
1902 - 2002
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 153
1902 - 1946
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 154
1902 - 1973
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 155
1902 - 1985
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 156
1902 - 1977
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 157
1902 - 1978
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 158
1902 - 1970
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 159
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 160
1902 - 1942
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 161
1902 - 1986
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 162
1972 - 1985
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 98
1900 - 1985
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 99
1904 - 1985
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 100
1951 - 1985
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 101
1897 - 1985
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 102
1921 - 1985
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 103
1902 - 1985
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 104
1911 - 1985
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 105
1909 - 1985
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 106
1925 - 1985
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 107
1913 - 1985
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 108
1913 - 1985
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 109
1907 - 1985
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 110
Among people born in United States, Margaret Hamilton ranks 4,071 out of 18,182. Before her are Irene Cara (1959), Lisa Niemi (1956), Holly Marie Combs (1973), Freddie Hubbard (1938), Paul Rand (1914), and Frank Welker (1946). After her are Cyrus McCormick (1809), Horace Parnell Tuttle (1837), Winthrop Rockefeller (1912), Kristen Bell (1980), La Monte Young (1935), and Paul Wesley (1982).
1959 - 2022
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 4,065
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 4,066
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 4,067
1938 - 2008
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 4,068
1914 - 1996
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 4,069
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 4,070
1902 - 1985
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 4,071
1809 - 1884
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 4,072
1837 - 1923
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 4,073
1912 - 1973
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 4,074
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 4,075
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 4,076
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 4,077
Among actors born in United States, Margaret Hamilton ranks 1,209. Before her are Hope Lange (1933), Tim Russ (1956), Irene Cara (1959), Lisa Niemi (1956), Holly Marie Combs (1973), and Frank Welker (1946). After her are Kristen Bell (1980), Paul Wesley (1982), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), Mira Sorvino (1967), Warren Oates (1928), and Howard Keel (1919).
1933 - 2003
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 1,203
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 1,204
1959 - 2022
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 1,205
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 1,206
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 1,207
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 1,208
1902 - 1985
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 1,209
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 1,210
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 1,211
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 1,212
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 1,213
1928 - 1982
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 1,214
1919 - 2004
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 1,215