ACTOR

Marilyn Monroe

1926 - 1962

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Marilyn Monroe ( MARR-ə-lin mən-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marilyn Monroe has received more than 66,153,142 page views. Her biography is available in 188 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 183 in 2019). Marilyn Monroe is the 3rd most popular actor (down from 2nd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from United States (down from 8th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Actor.

Marilyn Monroe is most famous for her time as a movie star. She starred in many films, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Some Like It Hot, and The Seven Year Itch.

Memorability Metrics

  • 66M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 85.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 188

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Marilyn Monroe ranks 3 out of 13,578. Before her are Sylvester Stallone, and Charlie Chaplin. After her are Anthony Hopkins, Alain Delon, Bruce Lee, Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot, Al Pacino, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert De Niro, and Audrey Hepburn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Marilyn Monroe ranks 2. Before her is Elizabeth II. After her are Fidel Castro, Michel Foucault, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ingvar Kamprad, Jiang Zemin, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Leslie Nielsen, Dario Fo, Andrzej Wajda, and Svetlana Alliluyeva. Among people deceased in 1962, Marilyn Monroe ranks 1. After her are Eleanor Roosevelt, Hermann Hesse, Niels Bohr, Adolf Eichmann, William Faulkner, Karen Blixen, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Lucky Luciano, Georges Bataille, Yves Klein, and Gaston Bachelard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marilyn Monroe ranks 12 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael Jackson (1958), Richard Nixon (1913), Edgar Allan Poe (1809), Sylvester Stallone (1946), Steve Jobs (1955), and Andrew Jackson (1767). After her are Steven Spielberg (1946), Abraham Lincoln (1809), Hillary Clinton (1947), Andrew Johnson (1808), Martin Van Buren (1782), and Ulysses S. Grant (1822).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Marilyn Monroe ranks 2. Before her are Sylvester Stallone (1946). After her are Bruce Lee (1940), Grace Kelly (1929), Al Pacino (1940), Robert De Niro (1943), Clint Eastwood (1930), Bette Davis (1908), Marlon Brando (1924), Danny DeVito (1944), James Stewart (1908), and Patrick Swayze (1952).

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Television and Movie Roles

Some Like It Hot
Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
Mar 19th 19598.1 / 10
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Lorelei Lee
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
Jul 14th 19537.323 / 10
The Seven Year Itch
The Girl
With his family away for their annual summer holiday, a publishing executive decides to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending time together—maybe a little too much time!
Jun 3rd 19557 / 10