ACTOR

William Farnum

1876 - 1953

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William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Farnum has received more than 141,987 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). William Farnum is the 8,375th most popular actor (down from 7,773rd in 2019), the 12,362nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,504th in 2019) and the 3,913th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of William Farnums by language

Over the past year William Farnum has had the most page views in the with 18,389 views, followed by Persian (1,184), and Italian (1,145). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (135.05%), Afrikaans (48.11%), and Ukrainian (17.97%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Farnum ranks 8,375 out of 13,578. Before him are Jang Dong-yoon, Brahmanandam, Jake Thomas, Sam Witwer, Tyler Posey, and Benjamín Rojas. After him are Melissa Ponzio, Carlyle Blackwell, Adelaide Kane, Labina Mitevska, Nimmi, and Elisabeth Harnois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, William Farnum ranks 204. Before him are John Mulcahy, Susan Glaspell, John T. Dillon, Mary Ritter Beard, Anna Hyatt Huntington, and Sol Plaatje. After him are James Kirkwood Sr., Con Leahy, Sophia Duleep Singh, Victor Moore, and William Donne. Among people deceased in 1953, William Farnum ranks 194. Before him are Alan Curtis, Roland Young, Robert F. Wagner, Richard Pearse, Asaf Ali, and Robert Stangland. After him are George Barnes, David Curtiss Munson, Alice Eastwood, and Snowy Baker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Farnum ranks 12,362 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Troy (1940), Countee Cullen (1903), Jake Thomas (1990), Sam Witwer (1977), Tyler Posey (1991), and Charles King (1880). After him are Richelle Mead (1976), Gallagher (1946), William Bartram (1739), Mike Mullane (1945), Melissa Ponzio (1972), and Carlyle Blackwell (1884).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Farnum ranks 3,913. Before him are Eric Allan Kramer (1962), Victoria Rowell (1959), Dash Mihok (1974), Jake Thomas (1990), Sam Witwer (1977), and Tyler Posey (1991). After him are Melissa Ponzio (1972), Carlyle Blackwell (1884), Elisabeth Harnois (1979), Sally Blane (1910), Dan Butler (1954), and Justin Henry (1971).

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Television and Movie Roles

Jack and the Beanstalk
The King
A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans. Ascending the beanstalk with the butcher who sold him the beans, he faces the giant terrorizing his village.
Apr 7o 19525.8 / 10
The Sign of the Cross
Marcus Superbus
In 64 A.D., Marcus Superbus is Prefect of Rome. When the Emperor Nero decides to renew persecution of the Christians, Marcus opposes him, fearing for the safety of Mercia, the Christian woman whom he loves. Through the machinations of the Empress Poppaea and other women at court, Tigellinus, Nero's agent in the war against the Christians, convinces Nero to have Mercia arrested. Marcus appeals to the emperor for mercy, but is told that she can be saved only by renouncing Christianity. Waiting to enter the arena to be killed, Mercia steadfastly refuses to reject her religion, despite Marcus' pleas. Finally, Marcus is converted by her and they enter the arena to face death together.
Dec 21o 19144.9 / 10
Samson and Delilah
Tubal
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret. The classic story of Samson and Delilah as told by Cecil B. DeMille.
Dec 21o 19496.563 / 10