ACTOR

Billy Porter

1969 - Today

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William Ellis Porter II (born September 21, 1969) is an American actor and singer. Porter gained notice performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor. For his role as Lola in Kinky Boots, Porter won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Porter has received more than 887,843 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Porter is the 9,416th most popular actor (down from 5,153rd in 2019), the 13,793rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,651st in 2019) and the 4,415th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Billy Porter ranks 9,416 out of 13,578. Before him are Tom Forman, Ravi Teja, Ronnie Corbett, Zuleyka Rivera, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, and Thierry Neuvic. After him are Maximiliano Hernández, Beverley Mitchell, Patrick Gallagher, Alden Ehrenreich, Jerome Cowan, and Justina Machado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Billy Porter ranks 620. Before him are Chimediin Saikhanbileg, Richard Speight Jr., Paul McGillion, Eric W. Weisstein, Svetlana Krivelyova, and Jeffrey Lieber. After him are Paea Wolfgramm, Yoshihiro Natsuka, Joan Llaneras, Dmitri Cheryshev, Hitoshi Sakimoto, and Mai Charoenpura.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Porter ranks 13,793 out of 20,380. Before him are Clayton Anderson (1959), JoJo (1990), Christopher C. Miller (1965), John A. Russo (1939), Walter Murphy (1952), and Jeffrey Lieber (1969). After him are Patsy Mink (1927), Maximiliano Hernández (1973), Jim Rathmann (1928), William Few (1748), George Hincapie (1973), and Kevin Clash (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Billy Porter ranks 4,415. Before him are Riki Lindhome (1979), Gene Raymond (1908), E. G. Daily (1961), Thomas Meighan (1879), John Michael Higgins (1963), and Tom Forman (1893). After him are Maximiliano Hernández (1973), Beverley Mitchell (1981), Alden Ehrenreich (1989), Jerome Cowan (1897), Justina Machado (1972), and Emma Myers (2002).

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