1927 - 1959
Carl Dean Switzer (August 7, 1927 – January 21, 1959) was an American singer, child actor, dog breeder and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the short subjects series Our Gang. Switzer began his career as a child actor in the mid-1930s appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series as Alfalfa, one of the series' most popular and best-remembered characters. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Switzer has received more than 2,246,534 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Carl Switzer is the 4,206th most popular actor (down from 4,024th in 2019), the 6,316th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,256th in 2019) and the 1,970th most popular Actor.
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Among actors, Carl Switzer ranks 4,206 out of 9,996. Before him are Dana Wynter, Valérie Kaprisky, Mathieu Carrière, Gong Hyo-jin, Rebel Wilson, and Stephen Amell. After him are Bob Morley, Robert Joy, Rick Yune, Jang Hyuk, Gates McFadden, and Vladimir Mashkov.
1931 - 2011
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 4,200
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 4,201
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 4,202
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 4,203
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 4,204
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 4,205
1927 - 1959
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 4,206
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 4,207
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 4,208
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 4,209
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 4,210
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 4,211
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 4,212
Among people born in 1927, Carl Switzer ranks 285. Before him are Carmen Basilio, Alvin Sargent, Bill Daily, Harold Brown, Eva Pawlik, and L. Q. Jones. After him are Qurratulain Hyder, Kay Kendall, Clint Walker, Elliot See, Althea Gibson, and Otto Stich. Among people deceased in 1959, Carl Switzer ranks 143. Before him are Vitaly Bianki, Sax Rohmer, Blind Willie McTell, Preston Sturges, Pierre Frieden, and Lipót Fejér. After him are Kay Kendall, Stepan Erzia, Balthasar van der Pol, Seán Lester, Jan Černý, and Emil František Burian.
1927 - 2012
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 279
1927 - 2019
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 280
1927 - 2018
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 281
1927 - 2019
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 282
1927 - 1983
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 283
1927 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 284
1927 - 1959
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 285
1927 - 2007
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 286
1927 - 1959
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 287
1927 - 2018
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 288
1927 - 1966
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 289
1927 - 2003
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 290
1927 - 2012
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 291
1894 - 1959
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 137
1883 - 1959
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 138
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 139
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 140
1892 - 1959
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 141
1880 - 1959
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 142
1927 - 1959
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 143
1927 - 1959
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 144
1876 - 1959
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 145
1889 - 1959
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 146
1888 - 1959
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 147
1874 - 1959
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 148
1904 - 1959
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 149
Among people born in United States, Carl Switzer ranks 6,316 out of 18,182. Before him are Jane Bowles (1917), Leslie West (1945), Lydia Davis (1947), Chris Wedge (1957), John C. Slater (1900), and Albert Tyler (1872). After him are Rick Yune (1971), Gates McFadden (1949), Laurance Rockefeller (1910), Mike Starr (1950), William Castle (1914), and Jack Colvin (1934).
1917 - 1973
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 6,310
1945 - 2020
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 6,311
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 6,312
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 6,313
1900 - 1976
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 6,314
1872 - 1945
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 6,315
1927 - 1959
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 6,316
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 6,317
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 6,318
1910 - 2004
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 6,319
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 6,320
1914 - 1977
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 6,321
1934 - 2005
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 6,322
Among actors born in United States, Carl Switzer ranks 1,970. Before him are Judd Nelson (1959), Christopher Judge (1964), Jorge Garcia (1973), Alan Ruck (1956), L. Q. Jones (1927), and Michael Bowen (1957). After him are Rick Yune (1971), Gates McFadden (1949), Mike Starr (1950), Jack Colvin (1934), Clint Walker (1927), and Jenette Goldstein (1960).
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 1,964
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 1,965
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 1,966
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 1,967
1927 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 1,968
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 1,969
1927 - 1959
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 1,970
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 1,971
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 1,972
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 1,973
1934 - 2005
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 1,974
1927 - 2018
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 1,975
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 1,976