Actor
Bob Balaban
American actor, author, producer, and director
1945 - today
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Bob Balaban
His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Bob Balaban is the 2,968th most popular actor (down from 2,500th in 2024), the 5,016th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,946th in 2019) and the 1,409th most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views
Past 12 months
59.18
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Page views of Bob Balaban by language
Among Actors
Among actors, Bob Balaban ranks 2,968 out of 13,578. Before him are Cameron Boyce, Kate Burton, Sasha Alexander, Dany Robin, L. Q. Jones, and Siegfried Rauch. After him are Barry Newman, Rajesh Khanna, Hans Christian Blech, Michael Byrne, Dougray Scott, and Won Bin.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCameron Boyce
1999 - 2019
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 2,962
Kate Burton
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 2,963
Sasha Alexander
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 2,964
Dany Robin
1927 - 1995
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 2,965
L. Q. Jones
1927 - 2022
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 2,966
Siegfried Rauch
1932 - 2018
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 2,967
Bob Balaban
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 2,968
Barry Newman
1938 - 2023
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 2,969
Rajesh Khanna
1942 - 2012
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 2,970
Hans Christian Blech
1915 - 1993
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 2,971
Michael Byrne
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 2,972
Dougray Scott
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 2,973
Won Bin
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 2,974
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Bob Balaban ranks 304. Before him are Bob Peck, Jim Davis, Christophe, Jean Ragnotti, Jean-Claude Izzo, and Wyomia Tyus. After him are Tom Segev, Pietro Grasso, Edoardo Reja, Sandro de América, Paul Kennedy, and Andrew Birkin.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsBob Peck
ACTOR
1945 - 1999
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 298
Jim Davis
COMIC ARTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 299
Christophe
SINGER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 300
Jean Ragnotti
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 301
Jean-Claude Izzo
WRITER
1945 - 2000
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 302
Wyomia Tyus
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 303
Bob Balaban
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 304
Tom Segev
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 305
Pietro Grasso
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 306
Edoardo Reja
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 307
Sandro de América
SINGER
1945 - 2010
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 308
Paul Kennedy
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 309
Andrew Birkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 310
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bob Balaban ranks 5,016 out of NaN. Before him are Roscoe Tanner (1951), Edward Feigenbaum (1936), Stephen Krashen (1941), Jeff Hanneman (1964), Wyomia Tyus (1945), and Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977). After him are Ted Williams (1918), John C. Frémont (1813), Barry Newman (1938), Eric Dolphy (1928), Robert Barron (1959), and Marc Mitscher (1887).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRoscoe Tanner
TENNIS PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 5,010
Edward Feigenbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 5,011
Stephen Krashen
LINGUIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 5,012
Jeff Hanneman
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2013
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 5,013
Wyomia Tyus
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5,014
Cary Joji Fukunaga
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5,015
Bob Balaban
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5,016
Ted Williams
BASEBALL PLAYER
1918 - 2002
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5,017
John C. Frémont
EXPLORER
1813 - 1890
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5,018
Barry Newman
ACTOR
1938 - 2023
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5,019
Eric Dolphy
MUSICIAN
1928 - 1964
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5,020
Robert Barron
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 5,021
Marc Mitscher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1947
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 5,022
Among Actors In United States
Among actors born in United States, Bob Balaban ranks 1,409. Before him are Steve Franken (1932), Kelly Rutherford (1968), Lena Horne (1917), Cameron Boyce (1999), Sasha Alexander (1973), and L. Q. Jones (1927). After him are Barry Newman (1938), Amy Madigan (1950), Burl Ives (1909), Jesse Eisenberg (1983), Gene Barry (1919), and Julie Benz (1972).
Steve Franken
1932 - 2012
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,403
Kelly Rutherford
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,404
Lena Horne
1917 - 2010
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,405
Cameron Boyce
1999 - 2019
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 1,406
Sasha Alexander
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 1,407
L. Q. Jones
1927 - 2022
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 1,408
Bob Balaban
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 1,409
Barry Newman
1938 - 2023
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 1,410
Amy Madigan
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,411
Burl Ives
1909 - 1995
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,412
Jesse Eisenberg
1983 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,413
Gene Barry
1919 - 2009
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,414
Julie Benz
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,415










































