ACTOR

William Haines

1900 - 1973

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Charles William Haines (January 2, 1900 – December 26, 1973) was an American actor and interior designer. Haines was discovered by a talent scout and signed with Goldwyn Pictures in 1922. His career gained momentum when he received favorable reviews for his role in The Midnight Express. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Haines has received more than 699,407 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). William Haines is the 6,335th most popular actor (down from 4,627th in 2019), the 9,298th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,918th in 2019) and the 2,905th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of William Haines by language

Over the past year William Haines has had the most page views in the with 74,743 views, followed by Spanish (3,545), and Russian (2,916). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (173.33%), Polish (148.56%), and Simple English (108.31%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Haines ranks 6,335 out of 13,578. Before him are Charles Kent, Ethan Phillips, Lisa Banes, Ha Jung-woo, Lea Michele, and Vivian Wu. After him are Ewald Balser, Laura Ramsey, Adam Arkin, Mady Rahl, Yelena Kuzmina, and James Haven.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, William Haines ranks 283. Before him are Heinrich Hax, Ernst Ising, Mark Sandrich, André Chamson, Alfredo Dinale, and Eino Purje. After him are Manuel Plaza, Aristidis Akratopoulos, Jack Cameron, Leon Kruczkowski, Roland Penrose, and Willie Brown. Among people deceased in 1973, William Haines ranks 250. Before him are Konstantinos Dovas, John Heysham Gibbon, Mário de Noronha, Eddie Rickenbacker, Folke Rogard, and Arthur Fadden. After him are Tim Holt, A. Edward Sutherland, Alla Tarasova, Michael Dunn, Nasif Estéfano, and Kurt Thomas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Haines ranks 9,298 out of 20,380. Before him are John Anderson (1907), Tadd Dameron (1917), Lisa Banes (1955), Barry Mazur (1937), Lea Michele (1986), and Lynn Harrell (1944). After him are Eric Van Lustbader (1946), Laura Ramsey (1982), Adam Arkin (1956), Robert Levin (1947), R. A. Lafferty (1914), and James Haven (1973).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Haines ranks 2,905. Before him are Vondie Curtis-Hall (1950), Larry the Cable Guy (1963), Fritz Weaver (1926), Ethan Phillips (1955), Lisa Banes (1955), and Lea Michele (1986). After him are Laura Ramsey (1982), Adam Arkin (1956), James Haven (1973), Tim Holt (1919), Danny Pino (1974), and Aldo Ray (1926).

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Television and Movie Roles

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May 2o 19265.8 / 10