ACTOR
Theda Bara
1885 - 1955

Theda Bara
Theda Bara ( THEE-də BARR-ə; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp" (short for vampire, here meaning a seductive woman), later fueling the rising popularity in "vamp" roles based in exoticism and sexual domination. Born to a Jewish family in Cincinnati, Bara was the biggest star of Fox Studios, which concocted a fictitious persona for her as an Egyptian-born woman interested in the occult. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theda Bara is the 1,145th most popular actor (down from 853rd in 2019), the 2,194th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,531st in 2019) and the 568th most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Theda Bara ranks 1,145 out of 13,578. Before her are Patricia Neal, Dean Cain, Ciarán Hinds, Clive Owen, Libuše Šafránková, and Ving Rhames. After her are Mark Strong, Michael Massee, Hilary Swank, David Tomlinson, Alan Alda, and Blythe Danner.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPatricia Neal
1926 - 2010
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1,139
Dean Cain
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1,140
Ciarán Hinds
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1,141
Clive Owen
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1,142
Libuše Šafránková
1953 - 2021
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 1,143
Ving Rhames
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 1,144
Theda Bara
1885 - 1955
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 1,145
Mark Strong
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1,146
Michael Massee
1952 - 2016
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 1,147
Hilary Swank
1974 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 1,148
David Tomlinson
1917 - 2000
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 1,149
Alan Alda
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 1,150
Blythe Danner
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1,151
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, Theda Bara ranks 62. Before her are André Lhote, Sisavang Vong, Bess Truman, Gunnar Asplund, René Grousset, and Harlow Shapley. After her are Friedrich Kellner, Alois Hudal, Per Albin Hansson, Jules Romains, Władysław Raczkiewicz, and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. Among people deceased in 1955, Theda Bara ranks 46. Before her are Archie Hahn, Princess Clémentine of Belgium, Eugène Joseph Delporte, Alexander Wienerberger, Otto Braun, and Léon Werth. After her are Max Pechstein, Alfréd Hajós, Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh, Olga Khokhlova, Pierre Levegh, and Manuel Ávila Camacho.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsAndré Lhote
PAINTER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 56
Sisavang Vong
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1959
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 57
Bess Truman
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1982
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 58
Gunnar Asplund
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1940
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 59
René Grousset
HISTORIAN
1885 - 1952
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 60
Harlow Shapley
ASTRONOMER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 61
Theda Bara
ACTOR
1885 - 1955
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 62
Friedrich Kellner
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 63
Alois Hudal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1963
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 64
Per Albin Hansson
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1946
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 65
Jules Romains
WRITER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 66
Władysław Raczkiewicz
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1947
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 67
Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 68
Others Deceased in 1955
Go to all RankingsArchie Hahn
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 40
Princess Clémentine of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1955
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 41
Eugène Joseph Delporte
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 42
Alexander Wienerberger
ENGINEER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 43
Otto Braun
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1955
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 44
Léon Werth
WRITER
1878 - 1955
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 45
Theda Bara
ACTOR
1885 - 1955
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 46
Max Pechstein
PAINTER
1881 - 1955
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 47
Alfréd Hajós
SWIMMER
1878 - 1955
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 48
Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1955
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 49
Olga Khokhlova
DANCER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 50
Pierre Levegh
RACING DRIVER
1905 - 1955
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 51
Manuel Ávila Camacho
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1955
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 52
In United States
Among people born in United States, Theda Bara ranks 2,194 out of 20,380. Before her are Thornton Wilder (1897), Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911), Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), Blase J. Cupich (1949), Henry Ford II (1917), and Ving Rhames (1959). After her are Frank Wilczek (1951), William Wyatt Bibb (1781), Jerry Reed (1937), Alexander Haig (1924), Fredric Jameson (1934), and Michael Massee (1952).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsThornton Wilder
WRITER
1897 - 1975
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 2,188
Carl Keenan Seyfert
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1960
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 2,189
Barrington Moore Jr.
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2005
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,190
Blase J. Cupich
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,191
Henry Ford II
BUSINESSPERSON
1917 - 1987
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,192
Ving Rhames
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,193
Theda Bara
ACTOR
1885 - 1955
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,194
Frank Wilczek
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,195
William Wyatt Bibb
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1820
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 2,196
Jerry Reed
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2008
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 2,197
Alexander Haig
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2010
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 2,198
Fredric Jameson
WRITER
1934 - 2024
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 2,199
Michael Massee
ACTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 2,200
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Theda Bara ranks 568. Before her are Paul L. Smith (1936), Stacy Keach (1941), Priscilla Lane (1915), Patricia Neal (1926), Dean Cain (1966), and Ving Rhames (1959). After her are Michael Massee (1952), Hilary Swank (1974), Alan Alda (1936), Blythe Danner (1943), Michael Rooker (1955), and Vera Miles (1929).
Paul L. Smith
1936 - 2012
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 562
Stacy Keach
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 563
Priscilla Lane
1915 - 1995
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 564
Patricia Neal
1926 - 2010
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 565
Dean Cain
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 566
Ving Rhames
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 567
Theda Bara
1885 - 1955
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 568
Michael Massee
1952 - 2016
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 569
Hilary Swank
1974 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 570
Alan Alda
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 571
Blythe Danner
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 572
Michael Rooker
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 573
Vera Miles
1929 - Present
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 574