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Marilyn Monroe

1926 - 1962

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Marilyn Monroe ( MARR-ə-lin mən-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2024) by her death in 1962. Born in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage before marrying James Dougherty at the age of 16. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marilyn Monroe is the 5th most popular actor (down from 3rd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from United States (down from 12th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Actor.

Marilyn Monroe is most famous for her time as a movie star. She starred in many films, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Some Like It Hot, and The Seven Year Itch.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Marilyn Monroe ranks 5 out of 13,578. Before her are Charlie Chaplin, Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, and Clint Eastwood. After her are Grace Kelly, Bruce Lee, Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Hopkins, Robert De Niro, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Among people born in 1926, Marilyn Monroe ranks 2. Before her is Elizabeth II. After her are Fidel Castro, Michel Foucault, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ingvar Kamprad, Jiang Zemin, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Leslie Nielsen, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Dario Fo, and Ben Roy Mottelson. Among people deceased in 1962, Marilyn Monroe ranks 1. After her are Eleanor Roosevelt, Niels Bohr, Hermann Hesse, Adolf Eichmann, William Faulkner, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Stuart Sutcliffe, Karen Blixen, Lucky Luciano, Arthur Compton, and Georges Bataille.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marilyn Monroe ranks 19 out of 20,380. Before her are Sylvester Stallone (1946), Clint Eastwood (1930), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Martin Van Buren (1782), Steve Jobs (1955), and Hillary Clinton (1947). After her are Abraham Lincoln (1809), James K. Polk (1795), Steven Spielberg (1946), Elvis Presley (1935), T. S. Eliot (1888), and Grace Kelly (1929).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Marilyn Monroe ranks 4. Before her are Al Pacino (1940), Sylvester Stallone (1946), and Clint Eastwood (1930). After her are Grace Kelly (1929), Bruce Lee (1940), Robert De Niro (1943), Marlon Brando (1924), Danny DeVito (1944), James Stewart (1908), Patrick Swayze (1952), and Gene Hackman (1930).

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