ACTOR
William Dieterle
1893 - 1972
William Dieterle
William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his career, becoming a United States citizen in 1937. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Dieterle has received more than 191,799 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). William Dieterle is the 1,291st most popular actor (down from 1,019th in 2019), the 1,849th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,536th in 2019) and the 37th most popular German Actor.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
56.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
6.20
Effective Languages (L*)
2.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, William Dieterle ranks 1,291 out of 9,996. Before him are Michael Parks, Geraldine Page, Estelle Getty, Kate Jackson, Lena Headey, and Verónica Castro. After him are Maria Riva, Emily Watson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brigitte Fossey, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Tuncel Kurtiz.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Michael Parks
1940 - 2017
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,285
Geraldine Page
1924 - 1987
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,286
Estelle Getty
1923 - 2008
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,287
Kate Jackson
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,288
Lena Headey
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,289
Verónica Castro
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,290
William Dieterle
1893 - 1972
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,291
Maria Riva
1924 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,292
Emily Watson
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,293
Shohreh Aghdashloo
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,294
Brigitte Fossey
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,295
Emmanuelle Seigner
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 1,296
Tuncel Kurtiz
1936 - 2013
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 1,297
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, William Dieterle ranks 77. Before him are Conrad Veidt, Kurt Huber, Federico Mompou, Roman Ingarden, Clark Ashton Smith, and Bill Tilden. After him are Dean Acheson, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Merian C. Cooper, Henry Murray, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Bai Chongxi. Among people deceased in 1972, William Dieterle ranks 65. Before him are Watchman Nee, Prescott Bush, Jules Romains, C. Rajagopalachari, George Sanders, and Chen Yi. After him are Alejandra Pizarnik, Viktor Barna, Ettore Bastico, Nikolay Krylov, Clara Campoamor, and Frank Knight.
Others Born in 1893
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Conrad Veidt
1893 - 1943
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 71
Kurt Huber
1893 - 1943
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 72
Federico Mompou
1893 - 1987
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 73
Roman Ingarden
1893 - 1970
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 74
Clark Ashton Smith
1893 - 1961
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 75
Bill Tilden
1893 - 1953
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 76
William Dieterle
1893 - 1972
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 77
Dean Acheson
1893 - 1971
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 78
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
1893 - 1945
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 79
Merian C. Cooper
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 80
Henry Murray
1893 - 1988
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 81
Dorothy L. Sayers
1893 - 1957
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 82
Bai Chongxi
1893 - 1966
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 1972
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Watchman Nee
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 59
Prescott Bush
1895 - 1972
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 60
Jules Romains
1885 - 1972
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 61
C. Rajagopalachari
1878 - 1972
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 62
George Sanders
1906 - 1972
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 63
Chen Yi
1901 - 1972
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 64
William Dieterle
1893 - 1972
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 65
Alejandra Pizarnik
1936 - 1972
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 66
Viktor Barna
1911 - 1972
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 67
Ettore Bastico
1876 - 1972
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 68
Nikolay Krylov
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 69
Clara Campoamor
1888 - 1972
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 70
Frank Knight
1885 - 1972
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 71
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, William Dieterle ranks 1,849 out of 6,142. Before him are Walter Buch (1883), Judith of Swabia (1054), Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923), William, Duke of Brunswick (1806), Guillermo Kahlo (1871), and Fritz Witt (1908). After him are Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1771), Reinhard Keiser (1674), Maria Riva (1924), Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780), Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769), and Fritz Fischer (1912).
Others born in Germany
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Walter Buch
1883 - 1949
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,843
Judith of Swabia
1054 - 1105
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,844
Wolfgang Sawallisch
1923 - 2013
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,845
William, Duke of Brunswick
1806 - 1884
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,846
Guillermo Kahlo
1871 - 1941
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,847
Fritz Witt
1908 - 1944
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,848
William Dieterle
1893 - 1972
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,849
Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1771 - 1815
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,850
Reinhard Keiser
1674 - 1739
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,851
Maria Riva
1924 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,852
Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
1780 - 1857
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,853
Ernst Moritz Arndt
1769 - 1860
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 1,854
Fritz Fischer
1912 - 2003
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,855
Among ACTORS In Germany
Among actors born in Germany, William Dieterle ranks 37. Before him are Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich (1858), Christiane F. (1962), Kurt Gerron (1897), Conrad Veidt (1893), Ernst Busch (1900), and Erdoğan Atalay (1966). After him are Maria Riva (1924), Otto Sander (1941), Walter Gotell (1924), Rachel Félix (1821), Barbara Sukowa (1950), and Martin Lawrence (1965).
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
1858 - 1940
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 31
Christiane F.
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 32
Kurt Gerron
1897 - 1944
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 33
Conrad Veidt
1893 - 1943
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 34
Ernst Busch
1900 - 1980
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 35
Erdoğan Atalay
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 36
William Dieterle
1893 - 1972
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 37
Maria Riva
1924 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 38
Otto Sander
1941 - 2013
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 39
Walter Gotell
1924 - 1997
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 40
Rachel Félix
1821 - 1858
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 41
Barbara Sukowa
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 42
Martin Lawrence
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 43
