PRODUCER
Samuel Goldwyn
1879 - 1974

Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn (; born Szmuel Gelbfisz; Yiddish: שמואל געלבפֿיש; July 1879 (most likely; claimed to be August 27, 1882) – January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-born American film producer and pioneer in the American film industry, who produced Hollywood's first major motion picture. He was best known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood. He was awarded the 1973 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1947) and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1958). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Goldwyn is the 18th most popular producer (up from 25th in 2019), the 384th most popular biography from Poland (up from 459th in 2019) and the most popular Polish Producer.
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Among PRODUCERS
Among producers, Samuel Goldwyn ranks 18 out of 140. Before him are David O. Selznick, Louis B. Mayer, Toshio Suzuki, Joseph M. Schenck, Joel Silver, and Gene Roddenberry. After him are Aaron Spelling, Raymond Chow, Branko Lustig, Darryl F. Zanuck, Albert R. Broccoli, and William Fox.
Most Popular Producers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid O. Selznick
1902 - 1965
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 12
Louis B. Mayer
1884 - 1957
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 13
Toshio Suzuki
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 14
Joseph M. Schenck
1876 - 1961
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 15
Joel Silver
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 16
Gene Roddenberry
1921 - 1991
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 17
Samuel Goldwyn
1879 - 1974
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 18
Aaron Spelling
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 19
Raymond Chow
1927 - 2018
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 20
Branko Lustig
1932 - 2019
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 21
Darryl F. Zanuck
1902 - 1979
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 22
Albert R. Broccoli
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 23
William Fox
1879 - 1952
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Samuel Goldwyn ranks 67. Before him are Billy Mitchell, Jane Darwell, Huda Sha'arawi, William Beveridge, Paul Poiret, and Agrippina Vaganova. After him are Ethel Barrymore, Frederick Schule, Alfred Korzybski, Dwight F. Davis, William Fox, and René Pottier. Among people deceased in 1974, Samuel Goldwyn ranks 62. Before him are Junio Valerio Borghese, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Sexton, Pietro Germi, Vladimir Fock, and Candy Darling. After him are James J. Braddock, Nikolai Kuznetsov, Josef Krips, Lajos Zilahy, Eurico Gaspar Dutra, and Jean Absil.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsBilly Mitchell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1936
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 61
Jane Darwell
ACTOR
1879 - 1967
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 62
Huda Sha'arawi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1947
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 63
William Beveridge
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 64
Paul Poiret
FASHION DESIGNER
1879 - 1944
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 65
Agrippina Vaganova
DANCER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 66
Samuel Goldwyn
PRODUCER
1879 - 1974
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 67
Ethel Barrymore
ACTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 68
Frederick Schule
ATHLETE
1879 - 1962
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 69
Alfred Korzybski
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1950
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 70
Dwight F. Davis
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1945
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 71
William Fox
PRODUCER
1879 - 1952
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 72
René Pottier
CYCLIST
1879 - 1907
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1974
Go to all RankingsJunio Valerio Borghese
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1974
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 56
Agnes Moorehead
ACTOR
1900 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 57
Anne Sexton
WRITER
1928 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 58
Pietro Germi
ACTOR
1914 - 1974
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 59
Vladimir Fock
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1974
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 60
Candy Darling
ACTOR
1944 - 1974
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 61
Samuel Goldwyn
PRODUCER
1879 - 1974
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 62
James J. Braddock
BOXER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 63
Nikolai Kuznetsov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1904 - 1974
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 64
Josef Krips
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1974
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 65
Lajos Zilahy
WRITER
1891 - 1974
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 66
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1974
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 67
Jean Absil
COMPOSER
1893 - 1974
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 68
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Samuel Goldwyn ranks 384 out of 1,694. Before him are Tadeusz Kantor (1915), Emin Pasha (1840), Stanisław Wojciechowski (1869), Joachim Kroll (1933), Stanisław Wyspiański (1869), and Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1755). After him are Czesława Kwoka (1943), Johann Daniel Titius (1729), Karol Świerczewski (1897), Izabela Czartoryska (1746), Casimir Pulaski (1745), and Joachim Meisner (1933).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsTadeusz Kantor
PAINTER
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 378
Emin Pasha
EXPLORER
1840 - 1892
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 379
Stanisław Wojciechowski
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1953
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 380
Joachim Kroll
EXTREMIST
1933 - 1991
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 381
Stanisław Wyspiański
WRITER
1869 - 1907
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 382
Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1829
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 383
Samuel Goldwyn
PRODUCER
1879 - 1974
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 384
Czesława Kwoka
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1943
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 385
Johann Daniel Titius
ASTRONOMER
1729 - 1796
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 386
Karol Świerczewski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1947
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 387
Izabela Czartoryska
WRITER
1746 - 1835
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 388
Casimir Pulaski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1779
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 389
Joachim Meisner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - 2017
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 390
Among PRODUCERS In Poland
Among producers born in Poland, Samuel Goldwyn ranks 1. After him are Sam Warner (1887), Sam Spiegel (1901), and Artur Brauner (1918).
Samuel Goldwyn
1879 - 1974
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 1
Sam Warner
1887 - 1927
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2
Sam Spiegel
1901 - 1985
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 3
Artur Brauner
1918 - 2019
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 4