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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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Gillette has received more than 350,337 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Gillette is the 5,166th most popular actor, the 7,673rd most popular biography from United States and the 2,410th most popular American Actor.

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  • 350k

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  • 44.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Gillette ranks 5,166 out of 9,996. Before him are Charlie Murphy, Namkoong Min, Billy Porter, Babyface, Nick Frost, and Tomokazu Seki. After him are Blossom Rock, Erica Durance, Patricia Morison, Michael Dunn, Mildred Dunnock, and Naomi Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1853, William Gillette ranks 90. Before him are Charles Howard Hinton, Konstantin Stoilov, Maria Yermolova, René Bazin, Gaston Bonnier, and Gertrud Adelborg. After him are David Belasco, Emilio Aceval, Lucy Parsons, Jacob Wackernagel, Philander C. Knox, and John Henry Twachtman. Among people deceased in 1937, William Gillette ranks 143. Before him are Antônio Parreiras, Anastasios Metaxas, Juan Campisteguy, Wilhelm Weinberg, Colin Campbell Cooper, and R. J. Mitchell. After him are Nygmet Nurmakov, Gyula Juhász, Harry Vardon, Cécile Tormay, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, and Grafton Elliot Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Gillette ranks 7,673 out of 18,182. Before him are Babyface (1958), Dudley Nichols (1895), John E. Blaha (1942), Dave DeBusschere (1940), Booker T. Jones (1944), and Lindsay Davenport (1976). After him are Blossom Rock (1895), Ed Hamm (1906), Helen Johns (1914), Patricia Morison (1915), Michael Dunn (1934), and Michael Flynn (1958).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Gillette ranks 2,410. Before him are Kieran Culkin (1982), Connie Stevens (1938), Ben Stein (1944), Charlie Murphy (1959), Billy Porter (1969), and Babyface (1958). After him are Blossom Rock (1895), Patricia Morison (1915), Michael Dunn (1934), Mildred Dunnock (1901), Sophia Bush (1982), and Jean Parker (1915).

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