ACTOR
Bibi Besch
1942 - 1996
Bibi Besch
Bibi Besch (born Bibiana Maria Köchert; February 1, 1942 – September 7, 1996) was an Austrian-American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Carol Marcus in the science fiction film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Her other notable film roles were in Who's That Girl (1987), Steel Magnolias (1989), and Tremors (1990). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bibi Besch has received more than 1,442,417 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Bibi Besch is the 4,570th most popular actor (up from 5,328th in 2019), the 870th most popular biography from Austria (down from 858th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Austrian Actor.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
55.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.31
Effective Languages (L*)
3.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Bibi Besch ranks 4,570 out of 13,578. Before her are Balraj Sahni, Alison Doody, Maria Bonnevie, Willy Birgel, Robert Guillaume, and Aruna Irani. After her are Kate Bruce, Signe Hasso, Kazuya Nakai, Joe Alwyn, Kristofer Hivju, and Campbell Scott.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBalraj Sahni
1913 - 1973
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 4,564
Alison Doody
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 4,565
Maria Bonnevie
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 4,566
Willy Birgel
1891 - 1973
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 4,567
Robert Guillaume
1927 - 2017
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 4,568
Aruna Irani
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 4,569
Bibi Besch
1942 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 4,570
Kate Bruce
1860 - 1946
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 4,571
Signe Hasso
1915 - 2002
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 4,572
Kazuya Nakai
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,573
Joe Alwyn
1991 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,574
Kristofer Hivju
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,575
Campbell Scott
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,576
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Bibi Besch ranks 457. Before her are Antoni Piechniczek, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Clara Nunes, Alexander Kalyagin, and Fernando Atzori. After her are John E. Blaha, Françoise Dürr, Lima, Pedro Morales, John Seale, and Colin Groves. Among people deceased in 1996, Bibi Besch ranks 225. Before her are Charles Jewtraw, Jurandir de Freitas, Wolfgang Koeppen, Bernard Edwards, Robert Nisbet, and Bai Yang. After her are Maati Bouabid, Adelaide Lambert, Arthur Rudolph, Zainab Biisheva, Alfredo Nobre da Costa, and Bill Monroe.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsAntoni Piechniczek
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 451
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
WRITER
1942 - 2004
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 452
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 453
Clara Nunes
SINGER
1942 - 1983
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 454
Alexander Kalyagin
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 455
Fernando Atzori
BOXER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 456
Bibi Besch
ACTOR
1942 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 457
John E. Blaha
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 458
Françoise Dürr
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 459
Lima
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2025
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 460
Pedro Morales
WRESTLER
1942 - 2019
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 461
John Seale
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 462
Colin Groves
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1942 - 2017
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 463
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsCharles Jewtraw
SKATER
1900 - 1996
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 219
Jurandir de Freitas
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 1996
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 220
Wolfgang Koeppen
WRITER
1906 - 1996
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 221
Bernard Edwards
MUSICIAN
1952 - 1996
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 222
Robert Nisbet
SOCIOLOGIST
1913 - 1996
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 223
Bai Yang
ACTOR
1920 - 1996
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 224
Bibi Besch
ACTOR
1942 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 225
Maati Bouabid
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 226
Adelaide Lambert
SWIMMER
1907 - 1996
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 227
Arthur Rudolph
ENGINEER
1906 - 1996
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 228
Zainab Biisheva
WRITER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 229
Alfredo Nobre da Costa
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1996
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 230
Bill Monroe
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1996
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 231
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Bibi Besch ranks 870 out of 1,424. Before her are Alfred Teinitzer (1929), Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger (1795), Johann Urbanek (1910), Robert Lowie (1883), Anna von Mildenburg (1872), and Leopold Hofmann (1905). After her are Robert Sara (1946), Christl Haas (1943), Marianne Hainisch (1839), Christian Schwarz-Schilling (1930), Otto Stapf (1857), and Fritzi Burger (1910).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsAlfred Teinitzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 864
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger
PHYSICIST
1795 - 1871
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 865
Johann Urbanek
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2000
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 866
Robert Lowie
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 867
Anna von Mildenburg
SINGER
1872 - 1947
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 868
Leopold Hofmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1976
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 869
Bibi Besch
ACTOR
1942 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 870
Robert Sara
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 871
Christl Haas
SKIER
1943 - 2001
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 872
Marianne Hainisch
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1839 - 1936
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 873
Christian Schwarz-Schilling
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 874
Otto Stapf
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1933
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 875
Fritzi Burger
SKATER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 876
Among ACTORS In Austria
Among actors born in Austria, Bibi Besch ranks 47. Before her are Liane Haid (1895), Hans Moser (1880), La Jana (1905), O. W. Fischer (1915), Willi Forst (1903), and Sybil Danning (1952). After her are Danny Nucci (1968), Dietmar Schönherr (1926), Eva Rueber-Staier (1951), Anton Walbrook (1896), Oscar Homolka (1898), and Maria Rohm (1945).
Liane Haid
1895 - 2000
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 41
Hans Moser
1880 - 1964
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 42
La Jana
1905 - 1940
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 43
O. W. Fischer
1915 - 2004
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 44
Willi Forst
1903 - 1980
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 45
Sybil Danning
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 46
Bibi Besch
1942 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 47
Danny Nucci
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 48
Dietmar Schönherr
1926 - 2014
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 49
Eva Rueber-Staier
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 50
Anton Walbrook
1896 - 1967
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 51
Oscar Homolka
1898 - 1978
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 52
Maria Rohm
1945 - 2018
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 53