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Helen Hayes

1900 - 1993

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Helen Hayes MacArthur (née Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award), and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Hayes is the 984th most popular actor (down from 909th in 2019), the 1,943rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,625th in 2019) and the 489th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Helen Hayes ranks 984 out of 13,578. Before her are Linda Thompson, Kim Hye-ja, María Casares, Pier Angeli, Rod Taylor, and Angie Bowie. After her are June Carter Cash, Barbara Bach, Pedro Armendáriz, Jill Ireland, Ted Danson, and Pete Postlethwaite.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Helen Hayes ranks 69. Before her are Aaron Copland, Kiyoo Kanda, Katina Paxinou, Werner Haase, Mahavatar Babaji, and Nathalie Sarraute. After her are Gilbert Ryle, Ignazio Silone, Jean Arthur, Filipp Golikov, Sālote Tupou III, and Rudolf Diels. Among people deceased in 1993, Helen Hayes ranks 49. Before her are Stewart Granger, Horia Sima, Muhammad Khan Junejo, Kakuei Tanaka, Hans Baur, and György Sárosi. After her are River Phoenix, Bruno Pontecorvo, Dražen Petrović, Don Ameche, Lucia Popp, and Rahmon Nabiyev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Hayes ranks 1,943 out of 20,380. Before her are Travis Scott (1991), Nicholas Ray (1911), Ethan Allen (1738), Carl Wieman (1951), Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817), and Nora Roberts (1950). After her are June Carter Cash (1929), George Dantzig (1914), Frederick Cook (1865), Juliet Anderson (1938), Barbara Bach (1947), and Mario Lanza (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Helen Hayes ranks 489. Before her are Jerry Zucker (1950), Conchata Ferrell (1943), Kevin James (1965), Terry O'Quinn (1952), Frank Langella (1938), and Linda Thompson (1950). After her are June Carter Cash (1929), Barbara Bach (1947), Ted Danson (1947), Jim Caviezel (1968), Susan Hayward (1917), and James Brolin (1940).

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