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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 11,879,724 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Andy Griffith is the 4,032nd most popular actor (down from 3,328th in 2019), the 6,101st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,286th in 2019) and the 1,889th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Andy Griffith ranks 4,032 out of 9,996Before him are Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Renata Sorrah, Topher Grace, Ally Sheedy, Peter Davison, and Engin Akyürek. After him are Julie Kavner, Clarence Williams III, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Mena Suvari, Kirk Alyn, and Marian Seldes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Andy Griffith ranks 291Before him are Raaj Kumar, Fritz Stern, Rodolfo Pini, Jean Poiret, Anneliese Rothenberger, and James Best. After him are Bill Sharman, Bernard Agré, Abdur Rahman Biswas, Ali Javan, René Depestre, and Enzo Sacchi. Among people deceased in 2012, Andy Griffith ranks 247Before him are Félicien Marceau, R. G. Armstrong, André Simon, Bob Anderson, Peter Struck, and Paul Pietsch. After him are Barbara Ann Scott, Elza Ibrahimova, Carmen Basilio, Eric Sykes, Dara Singh, and Ian Abercrombie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andy Griffith ranks 6,101 out of 18,182Before him are Topher Grace (1978), Bob Hite (1943), Ally Sheedy (1962), Charlaine Harris (1951), Amiri Baraka (1934), and Carter Burwell (1954). After him are Julie Kavner (1950), Marshall Applewhite (1931), Karch Kiraly (1960), Clarence Williams III (1939), Stuart Hameroff (1947), and Mena Suvari (1979).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Andy Griffith ranks 1,889Before him are Josh Hutcherson (1992), Scott Patterson (1958), Evan Peters (1987), Dylan Walsh (1963), Topher Grace (1978), and Ally Sheedy (1962). After him are Julie Kavner (1950), Clarence Williams III (1939), Mena Suvari (1979), Kirk Alyn (1910), Marian Seldes (1928), and Edie Falco (1963).

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