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William Gillette

1853 - 1937

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William Hooker Gillette (July 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937) was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film. Gillette's most significant contributions to the theater were in devising realistic stage settings and special sound and lighting effects, and as an actor in putting forth what he called the "Illusion of the First Time." His portrayal of Holmes helped create the modern image of the detective. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Gillette has received more than 380,369 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). William Gillette is the 7,490th most popular actor (down from 5,157th in 2019), the 11,054th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,658th in 2019) and the 3,469th most popular American Actor.

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  • 17

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  • 2.08

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  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Gillette ranks 7,490 out of 13,578. Before him are Lee Beom-soo, Alfonso Ribeiro, Wakana Yamazaki, David Denman, Indiana Evans, and Kim Wayans. After him are Valerie Bertinelli, Kang Ha-neul, Phyllis Thaxter, Janet Munro, Monty Banks, and Kim Ah-joong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1853, William Gillette ranks 103. Before him are Gaston Bonnier, Henning von Holtzendorff, Leander Starr Jameson, Philander C. Knox, John Henry Twachtman, and Alva Belmont. After him is Laura Mendez. Among people deceased in 1937, William Gillette ranks 187. Before him are Roberto Ferrari, Jānis Akuraters, Annie Lorrain Smith, Ellen Hansell, Magnús Guðmundsson, and John Russell Pope. After him are John T. Dillon, Ross Alexander, Ralph Lewis, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Ralph Ince, and Newton D. Baker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Gillette ranks 11,054 out of 20,380. Before him are Fitzhugh Lee (1835), Yip Harburg (1896), David Denman (1973), Martha Coolidge (1946), Kim Wayans (1961), and Tom McGrath (1964). After him are Brian Teacher (1954), Tom Scholz (1947), David Ruffin (1941), Ken Salazar (1955), Post Malone (1995), and Mike Bryan (1978).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Gillette ranks 3,469. Before him are Allan Arbus (1918), William Schallert (1922), Chad Coleman (1974), Alfonso Ribeiro (1971), David Denman (1973), and Kim Wayans (1961). After him are Valerie Bertinelli (1960), Phyllis Thaxter (1919), April Bowlby (1980), Balthazar Getty (1975), Richard Edson (1954), and Hillary Brooke (1914).

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