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Bob Fosse

1927 - 1987

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Robert Louis Fosse (; June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American choreographer, dancer, filmmaker and stage director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he is arguably the most influential figure in the field of jazz dance in the twentieth century. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, nine Tony Awards, and the Palme d'Or. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Fosse has received more than 6,671,245 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Bob Fosse is the 1,038th most popular actor (up from 1,148th in 2019), the 1,816th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,046th in 2019) and the 494th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bob Fosse ranks 1,038 out of 13,578. Before him are Billy Zane, Al Lettieri, Gino Cervi, Paul L. Smith, Rossana Podestà, and Idris Elba. After him are Marcheline Bertrand, Yuen Biao, Eric Bana, Paolo Villaggio, Karin Dor, and Shannon Tweed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Bob Fosse ranks 87. Before him are Wadie Haddad, Sabah, Alfredo Kraus, Margaret Keane, Jupp Derwall, and Pierre Alechinsky. After him are Rosemary Harris, Jerry Stiller, R. D. Laing, Robert Shaw, Odvar Nordli, and Ram Narayan. Among people deceased in 1987, Bob Fosse ranks 49. Before him are Mahadevi Varma, Naji al-Ali, Henry Ford II, William Stuart-Houston, Anthony de Mello, and Kishore Kumar. After him are Rouben Mamoulian, Camille Chamoun, Eugen Jochum, Alistair MacLean, Seyni Kountché, and Yakov Zeldovich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Fosse ranks 1,816 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Wolfowitz (1943), Philip Abelson (1913), Charles Duke (1935), Paul L. Smith (1936), Cole Porter (1891), and Floyd Patterson (1935). After him are Robert C. Merton (1944), Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Joan Rivers (1933), Susan Atkins (1948), Eric Carr (1950), and Wallace Shawn (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bob Fosse ranks 494. Before him are Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Jim Caviezel (1968), Bill Pullman (1953), Billy Zane (1966), Al Lettieri (1928), and Paul L. Smith (1936). After him are Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Wallace Shawn (1943), Dean Cain (1966), Mary Steenburgen (1953), Marcia Cross (1962), and Richard Schiff (1955).

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