ACTOR
Michael Chekhov
1891 - 1955
Michael Chekhov
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Чехов; 16 August 1891 – 30 September 1955), known as Michael Chekhov, was a Russian-American actor, director, author, and theatre practitioner. He was a nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov and a student of Konstantin Stanislavski. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Chekhov has received more than 501,464 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Michael Chekhov is the 583rd most popular actor (up from 614th in 2019), the 328th most popular biography from Russia (up from 352nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Actor.
Michael Chekhov is most famous for his acting technique, which was developed in the early 20th century. He believed that the actor should be fully aware of the environment and context of the play to achieve a believable performance.
Memorability Metrics
500k
Page Views (PV)
62.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
6.17
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Michael Chekhov ranks 583 out of 13,578. Before him are Ed O'Neill, Groucho Marx, Maurice Ronet, Milena Dravić, Emma, Lady Hamilton, and Luise Rainer. After him are Claude Jade, Deborah Kerr, Michelle Phillips, Steve Carell, Brian Dennehy, and David Caruso.
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HPI: 62.32
Rank: 577
Groucho Marx
1890 - 1977
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 578
Maurice Ronet
1927 - 1983
HPI: 62.29
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Milena Dravić
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HPI: 62.28
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Emma, Lady Hamilton
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HPI: 62.25
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Luise Rainer
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HPI: 62.20
Rank: 582
Michael Chekhov
1891 - 1955
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 583
Claude Jade
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HPI: 62.16
Rank: 584
Deborah Kerr
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HPI: 62.15
Rank: 585
Michelle Phillips
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 586
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HPI: 62.14
Rank: 587
Brian Dennehy
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HPI: 62.14
Rank: 588
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HPI: 62.13
Rank: 589
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Michael Chekhov ranks 32. Before him are Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Alexander Rodchenko, Fumimaro Konoe, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Grant Wood, and Frank Costello. After him are Antonio Segni, Ole Kirk Christiansen, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Alexander Wienerberger, Hans Reichenbach, and Yevhen Konovalets. Among people deceased in 1955, Michael Chekhov ranks 29. Before him are Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Hermann Weyl, Oswald Avery, Garegin Nzhdeh, Leonid Govorov, and Mihály Károlyi. After him are Vasily Blokhin, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, Alfred Radcliffe-Brown, Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh, Princess Clémentine of Belgium, and Cordell Hull.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsTadamichi Kuribayashi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 26
Alexander Rodchenko
PHOTOGRAPHER
1891 - 1956
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 27
Fumimaro Konoe
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 28
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1942
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 29
Grant Wood
PAINTER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 30
Frank Costello
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1891 - 1973
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 31
Michael Chekhov
ACTOR
1891 - 1955
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 32
Antonio Segni
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 33
Ole Kirk Christiansen
BUSINESSPERSON
1891 - 1958
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 34
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1969
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 35
Alexander Wienerberger
ENGINEER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 36
Hans Reichenbach
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 37
Yevhen Konovalets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1938
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1955
Go to all RankingsRupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1955
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 23
Hermann Weyl
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1955
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 24
Oswald Avery
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1955
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 25
Garegin Nzhdeh
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1955
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 26
Leonid Govorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1955
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 27
Mihály Károlyi
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1955
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 28
Michael Chekhov
ACTOR
1891 - 1955
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 29
Vasily Blokhin
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1955
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 30
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1955
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 31
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1881 - 1955
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 32
Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1955
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 33
Princess Clémentine of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1955
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 34
Cordell Hull
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1955
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 35
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Michael Chekhov ranks 328 out of 3,761. Before him are Andrei Konchalovsky (1937), Sofia Gubaidulina (1931), Natalya Naryshkina (1651), Sergey Ilyushin (1894), Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860), and Feodor Chaliapin (1873). After him are Yury of Moscow (1281), Michel Fokine (1880), Dmitry of Uglich (1582), Simeon of Moscow (1316), Svetlana Savitskaya (1948), and Mikhail Khodorkovsky (1963).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAndrei Konchalovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 322
Sofia Gubaidulina
COMPOSER
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 323
Natalya Naryshkina
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1694
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 324
Sergey Ilyushin
ENGINEER
1894 - 1977
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 325
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 326
Feodor Chaliapin
SINGER
1873 - 1938
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 327
Michael Chekhov
ACTOR
1891 - 1955
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 328
Yury of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1281 - 1325
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 329
Michel Fokine
DANCER
1880 - 1942
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 330
Dmitry of Uglich
NOBLEMAN
1582 - 1591
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 331
Simeon of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1353
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 332
Svetlana Savitskaya
ASTRONAUT
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 333
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 334
Among ACTORS In Russia
Among actors born in Russia, Michael Chekhov ranks 3. Before him are Yul Brynner (1920), and Armin Mueller-Stahl (1930). After him are Lila Kedrova (1918), Sacha Guitry (1885), Yuri Nikulin (1921), Olga Knipper (1868), Vyacheslav Tikhonov (1928), Yury Solomin (1935), Lyubov Orlova (1902), Yevgeny Leonov (1926), and Innokenty Smoktunovsky (1925).
Yul Brynner
1920 - 1985
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 1
Armin Mueller-Stahl
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2
Michael Chekhov
1891 - 1955
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 3
Lila Kedrova
1918 - 2000
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 4
Sacha Guitry
1885 - 1957
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 5
Yuri Nikulin
1921 - 1997
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 6
Olga Knipper
1868 - 1959
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 7
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
1928 - 2009
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 8
Yury Solomin
1935 - 2024
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 9
Lyubov Orlova
1902 - 1975
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 10
Yevgeny Leonov
1926 - 1994
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 11
Innokenty Smoktunovsky
1925 - 1994
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 12