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Betty White

1922 - 2021

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Betty Marion Ludden (née White; January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television with a career spanning almost seven decades, she was noted for her vast number of television appearances acting in sitcoms, sketch comedy, and game shows. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Betty White has received more than 44,400,716 page views. Her biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Betty White is the 600th most popular actor (down from 283rd in 2019), the 1,097th most popular biography from United States (down from 519th in 2019) and the 293rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 44M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Betty White ranks 600 out of 13,578. Before her are Wesley Snipes, David Soul, Brendan Fraser, Alfred Molina, Joanne Woodward, and Erland Josephson. After her are Horst Buchholz, Dean Reed, Marlène Jobert, Robert Vaughn, Idina Menzel, and Akshay Kumar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Betty White ranks 51. Before her are Arthur Ashkin, Jason Robards, Cornelius Castoriadis, Ademir de Menezes, Leon M. Lederman, and Michel Galabru. After her are Har Gobind Khorana, Robert W. Holley, Juan Antonio Villacañas, Mao Anying, Francesco Rosi, and Jake LaMotta. Among people deceased in 2021, Betty White ranks 52. Before her are Osamu Yamaji, Phil Spector, Bernard Haitink, Hissène Habré, Ei-ichi Negishi, and Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. After her are George Jung, Noah Gordon, Giampiero Boniperti, Jean-Claude Carrière, Toshihide Maskawa, and E. O. Wilson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Betty White ranks 1,097 out of 20,380. Before her are Edward B. Lewis (1918), Betty Ford (1918), Jon Bon Jovi (1962), Brendan Fraser (1968), Arthur Ashe (1943), and Joanne Woodward (1930). After her are Stephen Covey (1932), Dean Reed (1938), Linda McCartney (1941), Richard Thaler (1945), Laura Bush (1946), and Robert Vaughn (1932).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Betty White ranks 293. Before her are John Heard (1946), Piper Laurie (1932), Wesley Snipes (1962), David Soul (1943), Brendan Fraser (1968), and Joanne Woodward (1930). After her are Dean Reed (1938), Robert Vaughn (1932), Idina Menzel (1971), Mark Wahlberg (1971), Meg Ryan (1961), and Shelley Duvall (1949).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Proposal
Grandma Annie
When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.
Jun 2o 20097.153 / 10
The Lorax
Grammy Norma (voice)
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Mar 1o 20126.5 / 10
Toy Story 4
Bitey White (voice)
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called "Forky" to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.
Jun 19o 20197.488 / 10