ACTOR
Marilyn Burns
1949 - 2014
Marilyn Burns
Marilyn Burns (born Mary Lynn Ann Burns; May 7, 1949 – August 5, 2014) was an American actress. She was known for playing Sally Hardesty in Tobe Hooper's horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which established her as a scream queen and a catalyst of the final girl trope. She was involved in two more films of its resulting franchise: a cameo in The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995) and a supporting role in Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marilyn Burns has received more than 1,350,739 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Marilyn Burns is the 3,777th most popular actor (down from 2,771st in 2019), the 5,644th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,393rd in 2019) and the 1,710th most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
49.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.03
Effective Languages (L*)
3.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Marilyn Burns ranks 3,777 out of 13,578. Before her are Shelley Long, Roger E. Mosley, Edward Hardwicke, Julian Beck, Saïd Taghmaoui, and Jessie Royce Landis. After her are Isuzu Yamada, Masayuki Mori, Milton Berle, Amjad Khan, Thure Lindhardt, and Prithviraj Kapoor.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShelley Long
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,771
Roger E. Mosley
1938 - 2022
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,772
Edward Hardwicke
1932 - 2011
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,773
Julian Beck
1925 - 1985
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,774
Saïd Taghmaoui
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,775
Jessie Royce Landis
1896 - 1972
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,776
Marilyn Burns
1949 - 2014
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 3,777
Isuzu Yamada
1917 - 2012
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 3,778
Masayuki Mori
1911 - 1973
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 3,779
Milton Berle
1908 - 2002
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 3,780
Amjad Khan
1940 - 1992
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 3,781
Thure Lindhardt
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 3,782
Prithviraj Kapoor
1906 - 1972
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 3,783
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Marilyn Burns ranks 347. Before her are Garry Shandling, Leivinha, Julian Fellowes, Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Manny Mori, and Shelley Long. After her are Anita Borg, Jupp Kapellmann, Wayne Wang, Ed O'Ross, Alexander Gradsky, and William Shepherd. Among people deceased in 2014, Marilyn Burns ranks 251. Before her are Gundi Busch, Brian Hart, Billie Whitelaw, Valentin Mankin, Bruno Zumino, and Bel Kaufman. After her are Ichirō Nagai, Bernard Agré, Károly Sándor, Angéla Németh, Francesco Marchisano, and Helen Johns.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsGarry Shandling
COMEDIAN
1949 - 2016
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 341
Leivinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 342
Julian Fellowes
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 343
Kriengsak Kovitvanit
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 344
Manny Mori
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 345
Shelley Long
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 346
Marilyn Burns
ACTOR
1949 - 2014
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 347
Anita Borg
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1949 - 2003
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 348
Jupp Kapellmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 349
Wayne Wang
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 350
Ed O'Ross
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 351
Alexander Gradsky
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2021
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 352
William Shepherd
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 353
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsGundi Busch
SKATER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 245
Brian Hart
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 2014
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 246
Billie Whitelaw
ACTOR
1932 - 2014
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 247
Valentin Mankin
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2014
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 248
Bruno Zumino
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2014
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 249
Bel Kaufman
WRITER
1911 - 2014
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 250
Marilyn Burns
ACTOR
1949 - 2014
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 251
Ichirō Nagai
ACTOR
1931 - 2014
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 252
Bernard Agré
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2014
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 253
Károly Sándor
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 254
Angéla Németh
ATHLETE
1946 - 2014
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 255
Francesco Marchisano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2014
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 256
Helen Johns
SWIMMER
1914 - 2014
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 257
In United States
Among people born in United States, Marilyn Burns ranks 5,644 out of 20,380. Before her are Jesse L. Lasky (1880), Rey Mysterio (1974), Chief Joseph (1840), Jennifer Welles (1937), Robert Darnton (1939), and Jessie Royce Landis (1896). After her are Mitchell Leisen (1898), Bob Gale (1951), William Lloyd Garrison (1805), Country Joe McDonald (1942), James Blish (1921), and Axeman of New Orleans (null).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJesse L. Lasky
PRODUCER
1880 - 1958
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 5,638
Rey Mysterio
WRESTLER
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 5,639
Chief Joseph
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1904
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 5,640
Jennifer Welles
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 5,641
Robert Darnton
HISTORIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 5,642
Jessie Royce Landis
ACTOR
1896 - 1972
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 5,643
Marilyn Burns
ACTOR
1949 - 2014
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 5,644
Mitchell Leisen
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1972
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 5,645
Bob Gale
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 5,646
William Lloyd Garrison
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1805 - 1879
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 5,647
Country Joe McDonald
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 5,648
James Blish
WRITER
1921 - 1975
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 5,649
Axeman of New Orleans
EXTREMIST
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 5,650
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Marilyn Burns ranks 1,710. Before her are Art Carney (1918), Harold Lockwood (1887), Shelley Long (1949), Roger E. Mosley (1938), Julian Beck (1925), and Jessie Royce Landis (1896). After her are Milton Berle (1908), Joe Lando (1961), M. C. Gainey (1948), Mark Pellegrino (1965), Irving Cummings (1888), and Kurt Fuller (1953).
Art Carney
1918 - 2003
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 1,704
Harold Lockwood
1887 - 1918
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 1,705
Shelley Long
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 1,706
Roger E. Mosley
1938 - 2022
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 1,707
Julian Beck
1925 - 1985
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 1,708
Jessie Royce Landis
1896 - 1972
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 1,709
Marilyn Burns
1949 - 2014
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 1,710
Milton Berle
1908 - 2002
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 1,711
Joe Lando
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,712
M. C. Gainey
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,713
Mark Pellegrino
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,714
Irving Cummings
1888 - 1959
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,715
Kurt Fuller
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,716