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Olive Thomas

1894 - 1920

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Olive Thomas (born Olive R. Duffy; October 20, 1894 – September 10, 1920) was an American silent-film actress, art model, and photo model. Her birth certificate appears to list her name as Oliva, but this is widely thought to be an error. In the 1900 census, she is listed as Olive R. Duffy. Thomas began her career as an illustrator's model in 1914, and moved on to the Ziegfeld Follies the following year. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Olive Thomas is the 3,739th most popular actor (down from 3,023rd in 2024), the 6,080th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,608th in 2019) and the 1,753rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Olive Thomas ranks 3,739 out of 13,578. Before her are Bengt Ekerot, William Smith, Sandra Hüller, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Murray Hamilton, and Victor Lanoux. After her are Gabriela Spanic, Goran Višnjić, Josh Lucas, Jordana Brewster, Luke Wilson, and John Spencer.

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Among people born in 1894, Olive Thomas ranks 170. Before her are Marietta Blau, Magda Julin, Robert Menzies, Yakov Frenkel, Alfred Romer, and Francis Hunter. After her are Jack Benny, James Thurber, Wilhelm Hasse, Esfir Shub, José Bustamante y Rivero, and Florbela Espanca. Among people deceased in 1920, Olive Thomas ranks 90. Before her are Hortense Schneider, Wilhelm Pfeffer, Heorhiy Narbut, Nasrullah Khan, Pier Andrea Saccardo, and Heinrich Lammasch. After her are John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, Ömer Seyfettin, Olive Schreiner, Teresa of the Andes, Arturo Soria y Mata, and Théodore Flournoy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Olive Thomas ranks 6,080 out of 20,380. Before her are Ted Schroeder (1921), Michael J. Pollard (1939), Taraji P. Henson (1970), William Smith (1933), Eddie Hart (1949), and Murray Hamilton (1923). After her are Josh Lucas (1971), Frank J. Tipler (1947), Robert Crumb (1943), Luke Wilson (1971), John Spencer (1946), and Tate Taylor (1969).

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Among actors born in United States, Olive Thomas ranks 1,753. Before her are Anthony Zerbe (1936), Jonelle Allen (1944), Michael J. Pollard (1939), Taraji P. Henson (1970), William Smith (1933), and Murray Hamilton (1923). After her are Josh Lucas (1971), Luke Wilson (1971), John Spencer (1946), Shemar Moore (1970), Alexis Bledel (1981), and William Windom (1923).

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