ACTOR
Robert Taylor
1911 - 1969

Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor and singer who was one of the most popular leading men of his era. Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. His popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in Camille (1936), A Yank at Oxford (1938), Waterloo Bridge (1940), and Bataan (1943). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Taylor is the 228th most popular actor (up from 709th in 2019), the 518th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,299th in 2019) and the 118th most popular American Actor.
Robert Taylor is most famous for being a Hollywood actor in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Robert Taylor ranks 228 out of 13,578. Before him are Marsha Hunt, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Claude Rains, Nicole Kidman, and James Hong. After him are Romina Power, Philippe Noiret, Louis Gossett Jr., Antonio Banderas, David Morse, and Dolph Lundgren.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarsha Hunt
1917 - 2022
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 222
Christopher Walken
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 223
Gary Oldman
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 224
Claude Rains
1889 - 1967
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 225
Nicole Kidman
1967 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 226
James Hong
1929 - Present
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 227
Robert Taylor
1911 - 1969
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 228
Romina Power
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 229
Philippe Noiret
1930 - 2006
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 230
Louis Gossett Jr.
1936 - 2024
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 231
Antonio Banderas
1960 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 232
David Morse
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 233
Dolph Lundgren
1957 - Present
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 234
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Robert Taylor ranks 20. Before him are William Golding, Mikhail Botvinnik, Võ Nguyên Giáp, Louise Bourgeois, Milovan Đilas, and William Howard Stein. After him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias, William Stuart-Houston, Melvin Calvin, Maurice Allais, Jack Ruby, and Polykarp Kusch. Among people deceased in 1969, Robert Taylor ranks 26. Before him are Rocky Marciano, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Iskander Mirza, Brian Jones, Morihei Ueshiba, and Jack Kerouac. After him are Vesto Slipher, Dominique Pire, Levi Eshkol, Otto Dix, Moïse Tshombe, and Arthur Friedenreich.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsWilliam Golding
WRITER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 14
Mikhail Botvinnik
CHESS PLAYER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 15
Võ Nguyên Giáp
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 2013
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 16
Louise Bourgeois
SCULPTOR
1911 - 2010
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 17
Milovan Đilas
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1995
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 18
William Howard Stein
CHEMIST
1911 - 1980
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 19
Robert Taylor
ACTOR
1911 - 1969
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 20
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
GOLFER
1911 - 1956
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 21
William Stuart-Houston
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1987
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 22
Melvin Calvin
CHEMIST
1911 - 1997
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 23
Maurice Allais
ECONOMIST
1911 - 2010
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 24
Jack Ruby
MAFIOSO
1911 - 1967
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 25
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1969
Go to all RankingsRocky Marciano
BOXER
1923 - 1969
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 20
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
COMPANION
1887 - 1969
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 21
Iskander Mirza
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1969
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 22
Brian Jones
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1969
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 23
Morihei Ueshiba
MARTIAL ARTS
1883 - 1969
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 24
Jack Kerouac
WRITER
1922 - 1969
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 25
Robert Taylor
ACTOR
1911 - 1969
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 26
Vesto Slipher
ASTRONOMER
1875 - 1969
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 27
Dominique Pire
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1969
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 28
Levi Eshkol
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1969
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 29
Otto Dix
PAINTER
1891 - 1969
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 30
Moïse Tshombe
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1969
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 31
Arthur Friedenreich
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 32
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Taylor ranks 518 out of 20,380. Before him are Marsha Hunt (1917), Ice Cube (1969), Christopher Walken (1943), Nicole Kidman (1967), J. P. Morgan (1837), and James Hong (1929). After him are Talcott Parsons (1902), Stanford Moore (1913), Romina Power (1951), Joseph Stiglitz (1943), Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), and Louis Gossett Jr. (1936).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMarsha Hunt
ACTOR
1917 - 2022
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 512
Ice Cube
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 513
Christopher Walken
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 514
Nicole Kidman
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 515
J. P. Morgan
BUSINESSPERSON
1837 - 1913
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 516
James Hong
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 517
Robert Taylor
ACTOR
1911 - 1969
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 518
Talcott Parsons
SOCIOLOGIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 519
Stanford Moore
CHEMIST
1913 - 1982
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 520
Romina Power
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 521
Joseph Stiglitz
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 522
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
GOLFER
1911 - 1956
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 523
Louis Gossett Jr.
ACTOR
1936 - 2024
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 524
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Robert Taylor ranks 118. Before him are Jessica Lange (1949), John Lithgow (1945), Marsha Hunt (1917), Christopher Walken (1943), Nicole Kidman (1967), and James Hong (1929). After him are Romina Power (1951), Louis Gossett Jr. (1936), David Morse (1953), Richard Widmark (1914), Sean Penn (1960), and Willem Dafoe (1955).
Jessica Lange
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 112
John Lithgow
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 113
Marsha Hunt
1917 - 2022
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 114
Christopher Walken
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 115
Nicole Kidman
1967 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 116
James Hong
1929 - Present
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 117
Robert Taylor
1911 - 1969
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 118
Romina Power
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 119
Louis Gossett Jr.
1936 - 2024
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 120
David Morse
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 121
Richard Widmark
1914 - 2008
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 122
Sean Penn
1960 - Present
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 123
Willem Dafoe
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 124