ACTOR

Ronald Colman

1891 - 1958

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Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrating to the United States where he had a highly successful Hollywood film career. He starred in silent films and successfully transitioned to sound, aided by a distinctive, pleasing voice. He was most popular during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronald Colman has received more than 1,693,647 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Ronald Colman is the 2,362nd most popular actor (down from 28th in 2019), the 2,173rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,839th in 2019) and the 295th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

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  • 53.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ronald Colman ranks 2,362 out of 13,578. Before him are Wendy Hiller, Tuesday Weld, William Baldwin, Yvan Attal, Lisa Gastoni, and Tom Holland. After him are Lloyd Bacon, Patricia Bredin, Hank Azaria, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Behrouz Vossoughi, and Orson Bean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Ronald Colman ranks 120. Before him are Jan Mukařovský, Carl Jacob Burckhardt, Francisco Lázaro, Jüri Lossmann, Otto Ciliax, and Paul Grüninger. After him are Boris Iofan, Alfred Neubauer, Sultan al-Atrash, Wan Waithayakon, John W. McCormack, and Pedro Salinas. Among people deceased in 1958, Ronald Colman ranks 82. Before him are Maurice Germot, Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Varvara Stepanova, Marie Stopes, Salama Moussa, and Yutaka Taniyama. After him are Vittorio Ambrosio, Douglas Mawson, Henry Kuttner, Isidora Sekulić, Cândido Rondon, and Evgeny Schwartz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronald Colman ranks 2,173 out of 8,785. Before him are Naomie Harris (1976), Nevil Maskelyne (1732), Wendy Hiller (1912), John Needham (1713), E. H. Shepard (1879), and Tom Holland (1996). After him are Henry Percy (1364), Patricia Bredin (1935), Richard Baxter (1615), Michael Powell (1905), Jerry Springer (1944), and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ronald Colman ranks 295. Before him are Charlie Hunnam (1980), Geraldine James (1950), Maryam d'Abo (1960), Naomie Harris (1976), Wendy Hiller (1912), and Tom Holland (1996). After him are Patricia Bredin (1935), Jerry Springer (1944), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967), Bob Peck (1945), William Hartnell (1908), and Joseph Fiennes (1970).

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