ACTOR

Buddy Ebsen

1908 - 2003

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Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr.; April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971); afterwards he starred as the title character in the television detective drama Barnaby Jones (1973–1980). Originally a dancer, Ebsen began his film career in Broadway Melody of 1936. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buddy Ebsen has received more than 5,989,302 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Buddy Ebsen is the 4,412th most popular actor (up from 5,060th in 2019), the 6,473rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,506th in 2019) and the 1,979th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Buddy Ebsen ranks 4,412 out of 13,578. Before him are Phyllis Allen, Michael Flatley, Henry B. Walthall, Mukesh, Tara Reid, and Morgana King. After him are Lev Durov, Gilda Radner, Maria Andreyeva, Ayşen Gruda, Ron Leibman, and Rostislav Plyatt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Buddy Ebsen ranks 272. Before him are Louis Daquin, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Gotthard Handrick, Louis Versyp, Vivian Fuchs, and Franco Rol. After him are Rostislav Plyatt, Jill Esmond, Simonne Mathieu, Hans Werner Richter, Enrique Peralta Azurdia, and Jack Gilford. Among people deceased in 2003, Buddy Ebsen ranks 231. Before him are Marina Ladynina, Hugh Trevor-Roper, Rand Brooks, Herbie Mann, Félix Loustau, and Carlo Urbani. After him are Lana Clarkson, Charles P. Kindleberger, Naftali Temu, Alfred Aston, Gunnar Johansson, and Roy Jenkins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buddy Ebsen ranks 6,473 out of 20,380. Before him are Morgana King (1930), Jacqueline Susann (1918), Timothy Pickering (1745), Dominic Sena (1949), George Newbold Lawrence (1806), and Charles Jewtraw (1900). After him are Milton S. Hershey (1857), Gilda Radner (1946), James Salter (1925), Robert Ettinger (1918), Rudy Van Gelder (1924), and Mike Kelley (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Buddy Ebsen ranks 1,979. Before him are Gina Torres (1969), Phyllis Allen (1861), Michael Flatley (1958), Henry B. Walthall (1878), Tara Reid (1975), and Morgana King (1930). After him are Gilda Radner (1946), Ron Leibman (1937), Estelle Parsons (1927), Sarah Rafferty (1972), Sid Caesar (1922), and Jeff Corey (1914).

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