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Phil Silvers

1911 - 1985

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Phil Silvers (born Phillip Silver; May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years. He achieved major popularity when he starred in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army post in which he played Master Sergeant Ernest (Ernie) Bilko. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Silvers has received more than 1,793,892 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Phil Silvers is the 6,925th most popular actor (down from 6,376th in 2019), the 10,292nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,875th in 2019) and the 3,333rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Phil Silvers ranks 6,925 out of 9,996Before him are Ray Collins, Tia Mowry, Serenay Sarıkaya, Virginia Fox, Angelique Boyer, and Moon Bloodgood. After him are Josh Gad, George E. Stone, Evelyn Ankers, Gloria Talbott, Margo, and P. J. Soles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Phil Silvers ranks 336Before him are Kristina Brenk, Nino Borsari, Ruth Hussey, Francisco Rúa, Stephen McNally, and Ann Doran. After him are René Bougnol, Val Guest, Sidney Wood, Hank Greenberg, Mitch Miller, and Franz Wagner. Among people deceased in 1985, Phil Silvers ranks 239Before him are Dragomir Tošić, Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw, Richard Greene, Yevgeny Maskinskov, Gladys Egan, and Jack Medica. After him are Evelyn Ankers, Margo, Carmen Barth, Harold Whitlock, Saunders Lewis, and Carlos P. Romulo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Silvers ranks 10,292 out of 18,182Before him are Nathaniel Lyon (1818), Noname Jane (1977), Virginia Fox (1902), Hal Hartley (1959), Moon Bloodgood (1975), and Steve Albini (1962). After him are Josh Gad (1981), Claudio Reyna (1973), Gloria Talbott (1931), Oscar Levant (1906), George Whitefield Chadwick (1854), and Michael Romeo (1968).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Phil Silvers ranks 3,333Before him are Scott Cohen (1961), David Eigenberg (1964), Clint Howard (1959), Ray Collins (1889), Virginia Fox (1902), and Moon Bloodgood (1975). After him are Josh Gad (1981), Gloria Talbott (1931), J. B. Smoove (1965), Edgar Buchanan (1903), Chita Rivera (1933), and Anson Mount (1973).

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