ACTOR

Victor Varconi

1891 - 1976

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Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi; March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where he continued to appear in films throughout the sound era. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Varconi has received more than 81,475 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Victor Varconi is the 4,682nd most popular actor (down from 4,011th in 2019), the 541st most popular biography from Hungary (down from 458th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Hungarian Actor.

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  • 47.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Victor Varconi ranks 4,682 out of 13,578. Before him are Xiao Zhan, Nadine Labaki, Leslie Mann, Sulli, Avery Brooks, and Ichikawa Raizō VIII. After him are Lee Meriwether, Lyda Borelli, Mary Beth Hurt, Hope Davis, Chantal Lauby, and Heather Menzies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Victor Varconi ranks 217. Before him are Fanny Brice, Willy Birgel, Hélène Sparrow, Isak Abrahamsen, Yvette Andréyor, and William Christian Bullitt Jr.. After him are Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Sidney Howard, Leo Burnett, Charley Toorop, Virgilio Fossati, and Zofia Stryjeńska. Among people deceased in 1976, Victor Varconi ranks 188. Before him are Henri Bosco, Mukesh, Hermann Jónasson, Carl Benjamin Boyer, Milena Rudnytska, and Leopold Hofmann. After him are Matthias Kaburek, Richard Hughes, Kosta Tomašević, John C. Slater, Martín Luis Guzmán, and Zofia Stryjeńska.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Victor Varconi ranks 541 out of 1,077. Before him are Tamás Mendelényi (1936), György Piller (1899), József Turay (1905), Ferenc Karinthy (1921), Sándor Tarics (1913), and József Katona (1791). After him are István Csom (1940), Tibor Kemény (1913), Dezső Földes (1880), Ágnes Hranitzky (1945), István Mészáros (1930), and István Fekete (1900).

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Among ACTORS In Hungary

Among actors born in Hungary, Victor Varconi ranks 17. Before him are Eva Bartok (1927), Flóra Kádár (1928), Katalin Karády (1910), Paul Hörbiger (1894), Mari Törőcsik (1935), and László Szabó (1936). After him are Zoltán Latinovits (1931), María Corda (1898), Géza von Bolváry (1897), Eva Henger (1972), Hilda Gobbi (1913), and Franciska Gaal (1903).

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Television and Movie Roles

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