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William Farnum

1876 - 1953

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William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent cinema, and he became one of the highest-paid actors during this time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2024). William Farnum is the 8,446th most popular actor (down from 8,376th in 2024), the 12,934th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,366th in 2019) and the 3,929th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, William Farnum ranks 8,446 out of 13,578. Before him are Noel Neill, Ron Glass, Steven Waddington, Haruka Ayase, Hong Chau, and Catherine Siachoque. After him are Willa Fitzgerald, Orlando Brown, Shin Sung-rok, Ilona Massey, Lisa Eichhorn, and Vanessa Ferlito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, William Farnum ranks 208. Before him are John T. Dillon, Claude Buckenham, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Con Leahy, Sol Plaatje, and Sophia Duleep Singh. After him is Victor Moore. Among people deceased in 1953, William Farnum ranks 196. Before him are Herbert E. Ives, Edward Sedgwick, Roland Young, Alex James, George Barnes, and Robert F. Wagner. After him are Asaf Ali, Richard Pearse, and Alexander Zelenko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Farnum ranks 12,938 out of 20,380. Before him are Timothy Omundson (1969), Fred Schneider (1951), Jerry Rice (1962), Noel Neill (1920), Ron Glass (1945), and William DuVall (1967). After him are Willa Fitzgerald (1991), Orlando Brown (1987), Martika (1969), Leamon King (1936), Debbie Stabenow (1950), and Lisa Eichhorn (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Farnum ranks 3,931. Before him are Joan Severance (1958), Marguerite MacIntyre (1965), Robert Wuhl (1951), Timothy Omundson (1969), Noel Neill (1920), and Ron Glass (1945). After him are Willa Fitzgerald (1991), Orlando Brown (1987), Lisa Eichhorn (1952), Vanessa Ferlito (1980), Jaime Bergman (1975), and Kitty Carlisle (1910).

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