ACTOR

Marlene Dietrich

1901 - 1992

Marlene Dietrich

Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich (, German: [maʁˈleːnə ˈdiːtʁɪç] (listen); 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German-born American actress and singer. Her career spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s.In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola-Lola in Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel (1930) brought her international acclaim and a contract with Paramount Pictures. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marlene Dietrich has received more than 6,786,087 page views. Her biography is available in 148 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 147 in 2019). Marlene Dietrich is the 18th most popular actor (down from 9th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Germany (down from 36th in 2019) and the most popular German Actor.

Marlene Dietrich was a German actress and singer who became an American citizen. She was most famous for her sultry voice and provocative Hollywood movies, such as "The Blue Angel" and "Morocco."

Memorability Metrics

6.8M
Page Views (PV)
83.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
148
Languages Editions (L)
8.36
Effective Languages (L*)
5.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Marlene Dietrich ranks 18 out of 10,030. Before her are Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Morgan Freeman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Kirk Douglas. After her are Jack Nicholson, James Stewart, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Jackie Chan, and Judy Garland.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Robert De Niro
1943 - Present
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 12
Sean Connery
1930 - 2020
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 13
Brigitte Bardot
1934 - Present
HPI: 84.41
Rank: 14
Morgan Freeman
1937 - Present
HPI: 84.41
Rank: 15
Arnold Schwarzenegger
1947 - Present
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 16
Kirk Douglas
1916 - 2020
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 17
Marlene Dietrich
1901 - 1992
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 18
Jack Nicholson
1937 - Present
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 19
James Stewart
1908 - 1997
HPI: 83.75
Rank: 20
Richard Burton
1925 - 1984
HPI: 83.54
Rank: 21
Sophia Loren
1934 - Present
HPI: 83.42
Rank: 22
Jackie Chan
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 23
Judy Garland
1922 - 1969
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 24

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Marlene Dietrich ranks 5. Before her are Walt Disney, Hirohito, Werner Heisenberg, and Louis Armstrong. After her are Enrico Fermi, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Jacques Lacan, Linus Pauling, Sukarno, Rudolf Höss, and Clark Gable. Among people deceased in 1992, Marlene Dietrich ranks 1. After her are Isaac Asimov, Alexander Dubček, Friedrich Hayek, Grace Hopper, Willy Brandt, Menachem Begin, John Cage, Astor Piazzolla, Francis Bacon, Mikhail Tal, and Olivier Messiaen.

Others Born in 1901

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Walt Disney
1901 - 1966
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 1
Hirohito
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.39
Rank: 2
Werner Heisenberg
1901 - 1976
HPI: 84.24
Rank: 3
Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 4
Marlene Dietrich
1901 - 1992
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 5
Enrico Fermi
1901 - 1954
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 6
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
1901 - 1918
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 7
Jacques Lacan
1901 - 1981
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 8
Linus Pauling
1901 - 1994
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 9
Sukarno
1901 - 1970
HPI: 80.11
Rank: 10
Rudolf Höss
1901 - 1947
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 11
Clark Gable
1901 - 1960
HPI: 79.54
Rank: 12