ACTOR

Casper Van Dien

1968 - Today

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Casper Robert Van Dien Jr. (born December 18, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his lead role as Johnny Rico in the 1997 science-fiction action film Starship Troopers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Casper Van Dien has received more than 4,983,369 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Casper Van Dien is the 3,401st most popular actor (down from 2,614th in 2019), the 5,122nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,195th in 2019) and the 1,530th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Casper Van Diens by language

Over the past year Casper Van Dien has had the most page views in the with 739,762 views, followed by Russian (75,189), and German (70,037). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (231.57%), Lombard (94.07%), and Afrikaans (74.74%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Casper Van Dien ranks 3,401 out of 13,578. Before him are Kevin Pollak, Gregg Henry, Dann Florek, Janet McTeer, Rosa Maria Sardà, and Selma Blair. After him are Trine Dyrholm, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Greta Gerwig, Om Puri, Sergi López, and Eileen Heckart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Casper Van Dien ranks 128. Before him are Frank Leboeuf, Mohamed Atta, Luis Hernández, Petr Korda, Angelica Bella, and Alejandro Sanz. After him are Emily Procter, Michael Vartan, Andi Herzog, Patsy Kensit, LL Cool J, and Dina Meyer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Casper Van Dien ranks 5,122 out of 20,380. Before him are Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911), Michael Freedman (1951), Megan Thee Stallion (1995), Jake Paul (1997), Selma Blair (1972), and Stanley Williams (1953). After him are Dennis Meadows (1942), Kevin Durant (1988), John Lurie (1952), Alice Pike Barney (1857), Jack Irons (1962), and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Casper Van Dien ranks 1,530. Before him are Ali Larter (1976), Billy Burke (1966), Kevin Pollak (1957), Gregg Henry (1952), Dann Florek (1950), and Selma Blair (1972). After him are Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), Greta Gerwig (1983), Eileen Heckart (1919), Stephen Root (1951), Sid Haig (1939), and Ann Blyth (1928).

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Television and Movie Roles

Sleepy Hollow
Brom Van Brunt
New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. Locals believe the culprit to be none other than the legendary Headless Horseman.
Nov 19o 19997.17 / 10
Starship Troopers
Johnny D. Rico
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs".
Nov 7o 19977 / 10
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Johnny Rico
The war against the Bugs continues! A Federation Starship crash-lands on the distant Alien planet OM-1, stranding beloved leader Sky Marshal Anoke and several others, including comely but tough pilot Lola Beck. It's up to Colonel/General Johnny Rico, reluctant hero of the original Bug Invasion on Planet P, to lead a team of Troopers on a daring rescue mission.
Jul 19o 20084.742 / 10