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William S. Hart

1864 - 1946

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William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 – June 23, 1946) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered as a foremost Western star of the silent era who "imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity." During the late 1910s and early 1920s, he was one of the most consistently popular movie stars, frequently ranking high among male actors in popularity contests held by movie fan magazines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William S. Hart is the 5,271st most popular actor (down from 4,810th in 2019), the 8,196th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,038th in 2019) and the 2,412th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, William S. Hart ranks 5,271 out of 13,578. Before him are Monique Mercure, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Galina Volchek, Michael Hordern, Betty Nansen, and Jake Weber. After him are Saffron Burrows, Matt Craven, Kamal Haasan, Gustaw Holoubek, Michael Hurst, and Billy Gilbert.

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Among people born in 1864, William S. Hart ranks 150. Before him are Victor Bérard, Ludwig Schlesinger, Toros Toramanian, Jakob Emanuel Lange, Arthur Smith Woodward, and Alice Tegnér. After him are Artur Văitoianu, Anna Golubkina, F. Holland Day, Alberto Nepomuceno, Hanna Pauli, and Charles Dawson. Among people deceased in 1946, William S. Hart ranks 196. Before him are Georg Åberg, Edgar Syers, Boris Lisunov, Walter Johnson, Granville Bantock, and Arthur Dove. After him are Hendrik Adamson, Leonida Tonelli, Henry Lehrman, León Cortés Castro, Ferdinand Boberg, and João Sassetti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William S. Hart ranks 8,198 out of 20,380. Before him are Burt Ward (1945), Bebe Daniels (1901), Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (1964), Elizabeth Hawley (1923), Rob Van Dam (1970), and Milton Babbitt (1916). After him are Oscar Osthoff (1883), Tony Carey (1953), Kevin Garnett (1976), Billy Gilbert (1894), Laura Innes (1957), and Jack Canfield (1944).

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Among actors born in United States, William S. Hart ranks 2,413. Before him are Kevin Conroy (1955), Joe Seneca (1919), Jeanette Nolan (1911), Burt Ward (1945), Bebe Daniels (1901), and Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (1964). After him are Billy Gilbert (1894), Laura Innes (1957), John Getz (1946), Justin Long (1978), Tessa Thompson (1983), and David Conrad (1967).

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