ACTOR

Robert Taylor

1911 - 1969

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Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor and singer who was one of the most popular leading men of cinema. Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Taylor has received more than 183,529 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Robert Taylor is the 709th most popular actor (down from 628th in 2019), the 1,299th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,156th in 2019) and the 346th most popular American Actor.

Robert Taylor is most famous for being a Hollywood actor in the 1940s and 1950s.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Taylor ranks 709 out of 13,578. Before him are Gillian Anderson, John Saxon, Guy Williams, Danny Aiello, Pedro Armendáriz, and Lois Maxwell. After him are Setsuko Hara, Pete Postlethwaite, Alyson Hannigan, Imelda Staunton, Lale Andersen, and Owen Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Robert Taylor ranks 54. Before him are Gustav Wagner, Cantinflas, J. L. Austin, Vincent Price, Henri Troyat, and Samuel Reshevsky. After him are Mahalia Jackson, Eduardo Frei Montalva, Alfred Naujocks, Karel Čurda, Qian Xuesen, and Bernard Herrmann. Among people deceased in 1969, Robert Taylor ranks 40. Before him are Sonja Henie, Enrique Ballestrero, Wacław Sierpiński, Allen Dulles, Vjekoslav Luburić, and Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis. After him are Li Zongren, Boris Karloff, Itzhak Stern, Erika Mann, Zakir Husain, and Walter Christaller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Taylor ranks 1,299 out of 20,380. Before him are Ray Ewry (1873), Anastacia (1968), Guy Williams (1924), Danny Aiello (1933), Dale T. Mortensen (1939), and John Fenn (1917). After him are Alyson Hannigan (1974), George Dantzig (1914), Steven Chu (1948), Chyna (1969), William Randolph Hearst (1863), and Chris Columbus (1958).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Taylor ranks 346. Before him are Susan Hayward (1917), Joe Mantegna (1947), Gillian Anderson (1968), John Saxon (1935), Guy Williams (1924), and Danny Aiello (1933). After him are Alyson Hannigan (1974), Owen Wilson (1968), Angela Bassett (1958), Kathleen Turner (1954), Gene Tierney (1920), and Sarah Jessica Parker (1965).

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