ACTOR
Thelma Todd
1906 - 1935
Thelma Todd
Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy." Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is remembered for her comedic roles opposite ZaSu Pitts, and in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers and a number of Charley Chase's short comedies. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thelma Todd has received more than 1,584,742 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Thelma Todd is the 4,355th most popular actor (up from 4,366th in 2019), the 6,382nd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,546th in 2019) and the 1,950th most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
48.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
2.17
Effective Languages (L*)
4.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Thelma Todd ranks 4,355 out of 13,578. Before her are Ian Abercrombie, Melinda Dillon, Carole André, Louis Calhern, Corbin Bleu, and Carole Laure. After her are Steven Culp, Bernadette Peters, Joseph Sweeney, Rutanya Alda, Peter Facinelli, and Maurice Costello.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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1934 - 2012
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 4,349
Melinda Dillon
1939 - 2023
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 4,350
Carole André
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 4,351
Louis Calhern
1895 - 1956
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 4,352
Corbin Bleu
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 4,353
Carole Laure
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 4,354
Thelma Todd
1906 - 1935
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 4,355
Steven Culp
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 4,356
Bernadette Peters
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 4,357
Joseph Sweeney
1884 - 1963
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 4,358
Rutanya Alda
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 4,359
Peter Facinelli
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 4,360
Maurice Costello
1877 - 1950
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 4,361
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Thelma Todd ranks 273. Before her are Olive Borden, Eino Penttilä, Boris Papandopulo, Erwin Geschonneck, Lee Barnes, and Victor Hasselblad. After her are Gerardo Romero, Virginia Hall, Wilfred Jackson, Hans Walzhofer, Wolfgang Koeppen, and Vilmos Kohut. Among people deceased in 1935, Thelma Todd ranks 115. Before her are Anna Katharine Green, Heinrich Schenker, Emil Młynarski, Will Rogers, Harald Sohlberg, and Jackson Showalter. After her are Sylvain Lévi, Gerhard Louis De Geer, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Johan Ramstedt, Johannes Thiele, and Pieter Cort van der Linden.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsOlive Borden
ACTOR
1906 - 1947
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 267
Eino Penttilä
ATHLETE
1906 - 1982
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 268
Boris Papandopulo
COMPOSER
1906 - 1991
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 269
Erwin Geschonneck
ACTOR
1906 - 2008
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 270
Lee Barnes
ATHLETE
1906 - 1970
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 271
Victor Hasselblad
INVENTOR
1906 - 1978
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 272
Thelma Todd
ACTOR
1906 - 1935
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 273
Gerardo Romero
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 274
Virginia Hall
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 275
Wilfred Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1988
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 276
Hans Walzhofer
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 277
Wolfgang Koeppen
WRITER
1906 - 1996
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 278
Vilmos Kohut
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 279
Others Deceased in 1935
Go to all RankingsAnna Katharine Green
WRITER
1846 - 1935
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 109
Heinrich Schenker
COMPOSER
1868 - 1935
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 110
Emil Młynarski
COMPOSER
1870 - 1935
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 111
Will Rogers
ACTOR
1879 - 1935
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 112
Harald Sohlberg
PAINTER
1869 - 1935
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 113
Jackson Showalter
CHESS PLAYER
1860 - 1935
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 114
Thelma Todd
ACTOR
1906 - 1935
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 115
Sylvain Lévi
LINGUIST
1863 - 1935
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 116
Gerhard Louis De Geer
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1935
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 117
Stanley G. Weinbaum
WRITER
1902 - 1935
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 118
Johan Ramstedt
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1935
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 119
Johannes Thiele
BIOLOGIST
1860 - 1935
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 120
Pieter Cort van der Linden
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1935
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 121
In United States
Among people born in United States, Thelma Todd ranks 6,382 out of 20,380. Before her are Edwin Stanton (1814), Corbin Bleu (1989), Helene Hanff (1916), Joseph Sargent (1925), Robert Ryman (1930), and Jane Colden (1724). After her are Steven Culp (1955), Bernadette Peters (1948), Joseph Sweeney (1884), Jerrie Cobb (1931), Theodore Robinson (1852), and Patricia Bath (1942).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEdwin Stanton
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1869
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 6,376
Corbin Bleu
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 6,377
Helene Hanff
WRITER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,378
Joseph Sargent
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2014
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,379
Robert Ryman
PAINTER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,380
Jane Colden
BIOLOGIST
1724 - 1766
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,381
Thelma Todd
ACTOR
1906 - 1935
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,382
Steven Culp
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,383
Bernadette Peters
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,384
Joseph Sweeney
ACTOR
1884 - 1963
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,385
Jerrie Cobb
PILOT
1931 - 2019
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,386
Theodore Robinson
PAINTER
1852 - 1896
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,387
Patricia Bath
INVENTOR
1942 - 2019
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 6,388
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Thelma Todd ranks 1,950. Before her are Barbara La Marr (1896), Hunter Tylo (1962), Lexington Steele (1969), Melinda Dillon (1939), Louis Calhern (1895), and Corbin Bleu (1989). After her are Steven Culp (1955), Bernadette Peters (1948), Joseph Sweeney (1884), Peter Facinelli (1973), Maurice Costello (1877), and John Ratzenberger (1947).
Barbara La Marr
1896 - 1926
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 1,944
Hunter Tylo
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 1,945
Lexington Steele
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 1,946
Melinda Dillon
1939 - 2023
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 1,947
Louis Calhern
1895 - 1956
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 1,948
Corbin Bleu
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 1,949
Thelma Todd
1906 - 1935
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,950
Steven Culp
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,951
Bernadette Peters
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,952
Joseph Sweeney
1884 - 1963
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,953
Peter Facinelli
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 1,954
Maurice Costello
1877 - 1950
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 1,955
John Ratzenberger
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 1,956