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Dana Andrews

1909 - 1992

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Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American film actor who became a major star in what is now known as film noir. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts into the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dana Andrews has received more than 3,389,938 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Dana Andrews is the 1,860th most popular actor (up from 2,080th in 2019), the 3,054th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,433rd in 2019) and the 858th most popular American Actor.

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  • 54.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dana Andrews ranks 1,860 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Conrad, Robert Sean Leonard, Arielle Dombasle, William B. Davis, Aleksandër Moisiu, and Lisa Bonet. After him are Tony Jaa, Vasily Livanov, Ted Levine, Fabrice Luchini, Nurgül Yeşilçay, and Richard Conte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Dana Andrews ranks 121. Before him are August Derleth, Juan Vicente Pérez, Pavle Đurišić, André Cayatte, Hendrik Casimir, and Shigeo Shingo. After him are Lamberto Maggiorani, Stephen Cole Kleene, Juan José Nogués, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Dean Rusk, and David Frankfurter. Among people deceased in 1992, Dana Andrews ranks 96. Before him are Josy Barthel, Fritz Leiber, Giorgio Perlasca, Jeff Porcaro, Yang Kyoungjong, and Suleiman Frangieh. After him are Tevfik Esenç, John G. Kemeny, Franco Cristaldi, Frederick William Franz, Lusine Zakaryan, and Seichō Matsumoto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dana Andrews ranks 3,054 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Arielle Dombasle (1953), Captain Beefheart (1941), Jack Kevorkian (1928), Judy Chicago (1939), and Lisa Bonet (1967). After him are William Bates (1860), Cedric Gibbons (1893), Ted Levine (1957), Richard Chase (1950), Levi P. Morton (1824), and Richard Conte (1910).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dana Andrews ranks 858. Before him are Dan Castellaneta (1957), Louis Gossett Jr. (1936), Robert Conrad (1935), Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Arielle Dombasle (1953), and Lisa Bonet (1967). After him are Ted Levine (1957), Richard Conte (1910), Ellen Pompeo (1969), Suzanne Pleshette (1937), Debra Paget (1933), and Tom Savini (1946).

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