ACTOR

Billy Zane

1966 - Today

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William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor. His breakthrough role was in the 1989 Australian film Dead Calm, a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Zane has received more than 9,929,076 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Zane is the 1,032nd most popular actor (up from 1,303rd in 2019), the 1,804th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,296th in 2019) and the 491st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Billy Zanes by language

Over the past year Billy Zane has had the most page views in the with 1,236,719 views, followed by Russian (223,017), and Spanish (147,445). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Japanese (101.26%), Malagasy (93.70%), and Thai (82.59%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Billy Zane ranks 1,032 out of 13,578. Before him are Elizabeth Montgomery, Youn Yuh-jung, Libuše Šafránková, Jim Caviezel, Bill Pullman, and Taron Egerton. After him are Al Lettieri, Gino Cervi, Paul L. Smith, Rossana Podestà, Idris Elba, and Bob Fosse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Billy Zane ranks 29. Before him are Julen Lopetegui, Luke Perry, Cláudio Taffarel, Erdoğan Atalay, Sinéad O'Connor, and Janet Jackson. After him are Zack Snyder, Dean Cain, Kiefer Sutherland, Gianfranco Zola, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Yoshihiro Togashi.

Others Born in 1966

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Zane ranks 1,804 out of 20,380. Before him are "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959), Jim Caviezel (1968), Bill Pullman (1953), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), Harry Stack Sullivan (1892), and Max Emmerich (1879). After him are Thomas Midgley Jr. (1889), Zack Snyder (1966), Christopher A. Sims (1942), Sonny Rollins (1930), Al Lettieri (1928), and Paul Wolfowitz (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Billy Zane ranks 491. Before him are Mary McDonnell (1952), Chadwick Boseman (1977), Clara Bow (1905), Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Jim Caviezel (1968), and Bill Pullman (1953). After him are Al Lettieri (1928), Paul L. Smith (1936), Bob Fosse (1927), Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Wallace Shawn (1943), and Dean Cain (1966).

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Television and Movie Roles

Back to the Future
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Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Jul 3o 19858.314 / 10
Back to the Future Part II
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Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.
Nov 22o 19897.753 / 10