ACTOR

Andy Griffith

1926 - 2012

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Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, as well as his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy Griffith has received more than 12,875,018 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Andy Griffith is the 3,921st most popular actor (up from 4,025th in 2019), the 5,834th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,088th in 2019) and the 1,766th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Andy Griffith ranks 3,921 out of 13,578. Before him are Leonid Filatov, Bogusław Linda, Anton Lesser, Ellen Schwiers, Ruby Dee, and Ben Barnes. After him are Kim Coates, Debra Messing, Ayako Wakao, Rory McCann, Osvaldo Ríos, and Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Andy Griffith ranks 296. Before him are Aurèle Nicolet, Fritz Stern, Kristen Nygaard, Rafael Lesmes, Enrico Maria Salerno, and Héctor Vilches. After him are Danièle Delorme, Jean Poiret, Zena Marshall, Uttam Kumar, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and Ken Olsen. Among people deceased in 2012, Andy Griffith ranks 255. Before him are Vladimir Krutov, Maeve Binchy, Carmen Basilio, Rafael Lesmes, Florence Green, and Vadim Glowna. After him are Edvard Mirzoyan, Eugene Polley, François Migault, Otto Stich, Lupe Ontiveros, and Aleksandr Belyavsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andy Griffith ranks 5,834 out of 20,380. Before him are Jess Willard (1881), William Gaddis (1922), Barbara Harris (1935), Walter Lang (1896), Ruby Dee (1922), and Joe Henderson (1937). After him are Steven Zaillian (1953), Debra Messing (1968), Peter H. Gilmore (1958), John Abercrombie (1944), Taylor Hawkins (1972), and William Wharton (1925).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Andy Griffith ranks 1,766. Before him are Julianna Margulies (1966), Hilary Duff (1987), Colleen Moore (1899), Kevin Conroy (1955), Barbara Harris (1935), and Ruby Dee (1922). After him are Debra Messing (1968), Jason Scott Lee (1966), Ellen Corby (1911), Joe Manganiello (1976), Martin Ferrero (1947), and Khandi Alexander (1957).

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