ACTOR
Maria Montez
1912 - 1951
Maria Montez
María África Gracia Vidal (6 June 1912 – 7 September 1951), known professionally as Maria Montez, was a Dominican actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a seductress, dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling jewels. She became so identified with these adventure epics that she became known as The Queen of Technicolor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maria Montez has received more than 686,879 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Maria Montez is the 1,613th most popular actor (up from 1,726th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Dominican Republic (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Dominican Actor.
Memorability Metrics
690k
Page Views (PV)
55.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Maria Montez ranks 1,613 out of 13,578. Before her are Sridevi, John Hillerman, George Reeves, Carolyn Jones, Juliette Mayniel, and Krister Henriksson. After her are Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, Marcel Dalio, Laura Linney, El Risitas, Anna May Wong, and Anatoli Papanov.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSridevi
1963 - 2018
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 1,607
John Hillerman
1932 - 2017
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,608
George Reeves
1914 - 1959
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,609
Carolyn Jones
1930 - 1983
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,610
Juliette Mayniel
1936 - 2023
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,611
Krister Henriksson
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 1,612
Maria Montez
1912 - 1951
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 1,613
Felicia Montealegre Bernstein
1922 - 1978
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,614
Marcel Dalio
1899 - 1983
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,615
Laura Linney
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,616
El Risitas
1956 - 2021
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,617
Anna May Wong
1905 - 1961
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 1,618
Anatoli Papanov
1922 - 1987
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 1,619
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Maria Montez ranks 120. Before her are Kaneto Shindo, Aymoré Moreira, Martin Schwarzschild, Nancy Wake, David Packard, and Joachim Schepke. After her are Richard Brooks, Marta Eggerth, Thorbjørn Egner, Võ Chí Công, Folco Lulli, and Gil Evans. Among people deceased in 1951, Maria Montez ranks 63. Before her are Henrietta Lacks, Mikhail Borodin, Algernon Blackwood, Robert Grant Aitken, Tadeusz Borowski, and Serge Koussevitzky. After her are Eugen Meindl, Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Wols, Robert Walker, Ferdinand Sauerbruch, and Lincoln Ellsworth.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsKaneto Shindo
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2012
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 114
Aymoré Moreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1998
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 115
Martin Schwarzschild
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 116
Nancy Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2011
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 117
David Packard
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1996
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 118
Joachim Schepke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1941
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 119
Maria Montez
ACTOR
1912 - 1951
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 120
Richard Brooks
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1992
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 121
Marta Eggerth
ACTOR
1912 - 2013
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 122
Thorbjørn Egner
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 123
Võ Chí Công
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2011
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 124
Folco Lulli
ACTOR
1912 - 1970
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 125
Gil Evans
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1988
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 126
Others Deceased in 1951
Go to all RankingsHenrietta Lacks
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1951
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 57
Mikhail Borodin
DIPLOMAT
1884 - 1951
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 58
Algernon Blackwood
OCCULTIST
1869 - 1951
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 59
Robert Grant Aitken
ASTRONOMER
1864 - 1951
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 60
Tadeusz Borowski
WRITER
1922 - 1951
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 61
Serge Koussevitzky
CONDUCTOR
1874 - 1951
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 62
Maria Montez
ACTOR
1912 - 1951
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 63
Eugen Meindl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1951
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 64
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1951
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 65
Wols
PAINTER
1913 - 1951
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 66
Robert Walker
ACTOR
1918 - 1951
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 67
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1951
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 68
Lincoln Ellsworth
EXPLORER
1880 - 1951
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 69
In Dominican Republic
Among people born in Dominican Republic, Maria Montez ranks 7 out of 51. Before her are Rafael Trujillo (1891), Oscar de la Renta (1932), Théodore Chassériau (1819), Joaquín Balaguer (1906), Juan Pablo Duarte (1813), and Hatuey (1478). After her are Juan Bosch (1909), Danilo Medina (1951), Leonel Fernández (1953), Máximo Gómez (1836), Héctor Trujillo (1908), and Juan Luis Guerra (1957).
Others born in Dominican Republic
Go to all RankingsRafael Trujillo
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 1
Oscar de la Renta
FASHION DESIGNER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 2
Théodore Chassériau
PAINTER
1819 - 1856
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 3
Joaquín Balaguer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2002
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 4
Juan Pablo Duarte
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1876
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 5
Hatuey
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1512
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6
Maria Montez
ACTOR
1912 - 1951
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 7
Juan Bosch
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 8
Danilo Medina
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9
Leonel Fernández
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 10
Máximo Gómez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1905
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 11
Héctor Trujillo
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2002
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 12
Juan Luis Guerra
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 13
Among ACTORS In Dominican Republic
Among actors born in Dominican Republic, Maria Montez ranks 1. After her are Dania Ramirez (1979), Amelia Vega (1984), Dascha Polanco (1982), Aimee Carrero (1988), Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (1996), and Rafael Campos (1936).
Maria Montez
1912 - 1951
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 1
Dania Ramirez
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 2
Amelia Vega
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 3
Dascha Polanco
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 4
Aimee Carrero
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.55
Rank: 5
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
1996 - Present
HPI: 26.70
Rank: 6
Rafael Campos
1936 - 1985
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7