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Sacheen Littlefeather

1946 - 2022

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Maria Louise Cruz (November 14, 1946 – October 2, 2022), better known as Sacheen Littlefeather, was an American-born actress and activist for Native American civil rights. After her death, she was accused by family members and journalists of falsely claiming Native American heritage. Littlefeather represented Marlon Brando at the 45th Academy Awards (better known as the Oscars) in 1973, where she — on Brando's behalf — declined the Best Actor award that he won for his performance in The Godfather. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sacheen Littlefeather has received more than 3,522,867 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Sacheen Littlefeather is the 3,533rd most popular actor, the 5,278th most popular biography from United States and the 1,585th most popular American Actor.

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  • 50.18

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sacheen Littlefeather ranks 3,533 out of 13,578. Before her are Ming-Na Wen, Vanessa Hudgens, William Windom, Virginia Grey, Matthew Macfadyen, and Ricky Bruch. After her are Sunny Deol, Eric Dane, Choi Myung-gil, Julia McKenzie, Sergei Yursky, and Geraldine Fitzgerald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Sacheen Littlefeather ranks 411. Before her are Wes Unseld, Józef Oleksy, Tim Pigott-Smith, Dadá Maravilha, Francis Goya, and Ricky Bruch. After her are Vladimir Muntyan, Mario Zenari, Wubbo Ockels, Björn Granath, Luis Puenzo, and Ahmed Rami. Among people deceased in 2022, Sacheen Littlefeather ranks 276. Before her are Eugene Parker, Javier Lozano Barragán, Alevtina Kolchina, Gerben Karstens, Eva-Maria Hagen, and Bill Nieder. After her are Georgi Atanasov, Dragan Tomić, Hushang Ebtehaj, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Yoshio Kikugawa, and Nora Nova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sacheen Littlefeather ranks 5,278 out of 20,380. Before her are Erik Olin Wright (1947), Vanessa Hudgens (1988), William Windom (1923), Peter Lynch (1944), Virginia Grey (1917), and Russell Banks (1940). After her are Garrett Hardin (1915), Eric Dane (1972), Nate Archibald (1948), Lyndon LaRouche (1922), Frank H. Netter (1906), and Jessica Walter (1941).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sacheen Littlefeather ranks 1,585. Before her are Jean Hagen (1923), Elmo Lincoln (1889), Taraji P. Henson (1970), Vanessa Hudgens (1988), William Windom (1923), and Virginia Grey (1917). After her are Eric Dane (1972), Jessica Walter (1941), R. G. Armstrong (1917), Ed Wynn (1886), Sasha Alexander (1973), and Michael Peña (1976).

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