ACTOR
Christopher Reeve
1952 - 2004
Christopher Reeve
Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, activist, director, and author. He amassed several stage and screen credits in his 34-year career, including playing the title character in the Superman film series (1978–1987). He won a British Academy Film Award, an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Reeve has received more than 23,249,884 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Christopher Reeve is the 282nd most popular actor (down from 107th in 2019), the 520th most popular biography from United States (down from 205th in 2019) and the 141st most popular American Actor.
Christopher Reeve is most famous for being the actor who played Superman in the Superman movies.
Memorability Metrics
23M
Page Views (PV)
66.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
4.85
Effective Languages (L*)
5.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Christopher Reeve ranks 282 out of 13,578. Before him are Glenn Close, Demi Moore, Liza Minnelli, Vittorio Gassman, Kurt Russell, and William Holden. After him are Pola Negri, Nathalie Delon, Michael Keaton, Farrah Fawcett, Rudolph Valentino, and Sophie Marceau.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGlenn Close
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 276
Demi Moore
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 277
Liza Minnelli
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 278
Vittorio Gassman
1922 - 2000
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 279
Kurt Russell
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 280
William Holden
1918 - 1981
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 281
Christopher Reeve
1952 - 2004
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 282
Pola Negri
1897 - 1987
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 283
Nathalie Delon
1941 - 2021
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 284
Michael Keaton
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 285
Farrah Fawcett
1947 - 2009
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 286
Rudolph Valentino
1895 - 1926
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 287
Sophie Marceau
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 288
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Christopher Reeve ranks 17. Before him are Mickey Rourke, Robert Zemeckis, Nelson Piquet, Roger Milla, Francis Fukuyama, and Sylvia Kristel. After him are Salome Zourabichvili, Jostein Gaarder, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Sammo Hung, Hun Sen, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Among people deceased in 2004, Christopher Reeve ranks 19. Before him are Peter Ustinov, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Susan Sontag, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi. After him are Akhmad Kadyrov, Janet Leigh, Helmut Newton, Maurice Wilkins, Renata Tebaldi, and Stieg Larsson.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsMickey Rourke
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 11
Robert Zemeckis
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 12
Nelson Piquet
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 13
Roger Milla
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 14
Francis Fukuyama
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 15
Sylvia Kristel
ACTOR
1952 - 2012
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 16
Christopher Reeve
ACTOR
1952 - 2004
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 17
Salome Zourabichvili
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 18
Jostein Gaarder
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 19
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 20
Sammo Hung
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 21
Hun Sen
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 22
Ryuichi Sakamoto
COMPOSER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsPeter Ustinov
ACTOR
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 13
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 14
Susan Sontag
WRITER
1933 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 15
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 16
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 17
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2004
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 18
Christopher Reeve
ACTOR
1952 - 2004
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 19
Akhmad Kadyrov
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2004
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 20
Janet Leigh
ACTOR
1927 - 2004
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 21
Helmut Newton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 22
Maurice Wilkins
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 23
Renata Tebaldi
SINGER
1922 - 2004
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 24
Stieg Larsson
WRITER
1954 - 2004
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 25
In United States
Among people born in United States, Christopher Reeve ranks 520 out of 20,380. Before him are William P. Murphy (1892), Kurt Russell (1951), Robert A. Heinlein (1907), Irving Langmuir (1881), William Holden (1918), and Paul Simon (1941). After him are Carroll Shelby (1923), Sydney Pollack (1934), Charlie Parker (1920), Kip Thorne (1940), Michael Keaton (1951), and Farrah Fawcett (1947).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam P. Murphy
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1987
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 514
Kurt Russell
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 515
Robert A. Heinlein
WRITER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 516
Irving Langmuir
CHEMIST
1881 - 1957
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 517
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 518
Paul Simon
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 519
Christopher Reeve
ACTOR
1952 - 2004
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 520
Carroll Shelby
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 521
Sydney Pollack
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2008
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 522
Charlie Parker
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1955
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 523
Kip Thorne
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 524
Michael Keaton
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 525
Farrah Fawcett
ACTOR
1947 - 2009
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 526
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Christopher Reeve ranks 141. Before him are Michael Landon (1936), Glenn Close (1947), Demi Moore (1962), Liza Minnelli (1946), Kurt Russell (1951), and William Holden (1918). After him are Michael Keaton (1951), Farrah Fawcett (1947), Anthony Perkins (1932), Jeff Bridges (1949), Tobin Bell (1942), and Janet Leigh (1927).
Michael Landon
1936 - 1991
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 135
Glenn Close
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 136
Demi Moore
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 137
Liza Minnelli
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 138
Kurt Russell
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 139
William Holden
1918 - 1981
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 140
Christopher Reeve
1952 - 2004
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 141
Michael Keaton
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 142
Farrah Fawcett
1947 - 2009
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 143
Anthony Perkins
1932 - 1992
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 144
Jeff Bridges
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 145
Tobin Bell
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 146
Janet Leigh
1927 - 2004
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 147