ACTOR

Darren McGavin

1922 - 2006

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Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006) was an American actor. McGavin began his career working as a set painter for Columbia Pictures. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Darren McGavin has received more than 4,481,672 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Darren McGavin is the 6,803rd most popular actor (down from 6,156th in 2019), the 10,051st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,189th in 2019) and the 3,133rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Darren McGavins by language

Over the past year Darren McGavin has had the most page views in the with 612,289 views, followed by Spanish (9,706), and German (8,035). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (71.29%), Egyptian Arabic (38.93%), and Swedish (31.05%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Darren McGavin ranks 6,803 out of 13,578. Before him are Carlos Alazraqui, Letícia Sabatella, Mike Vogel, George Maharis, Jay Hernandez, and Gloria Hendry. After him are Scott Foley, Takeru Satoh, Caroline Bliss, Victoria Justice, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, and Colm Wilkinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Darren McGavin ranks 401. Before him are Marjorie Gestring, Beverly Pepper, Billy Liddell, Franz Fühmann, Eevi Huttunen, and John Braine. After him are Ágnes Nemes Nagy, Gil Merrick, Paul Winchell, Pierre Blondiaux, Ebbe Parsner, and Miller Anderson. Among people deceased in 2006, Darren McGavin ranks 339. Before him are Robert Lockwood Jr., Philippa Pearce, Lou Jones, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Rubén Marcos, and Catherine Leroy. After him are Vincent Sherman, Val Guest, Jon Nödtveidt, Sofia Muratova, Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo, and Ossi Reichert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Darren McGavin ranks 10,051 out of 20,380. Before him are Jay Hernandez (1978), Mike Campbell (1950), Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Gloria Hendry (1949), David Simon (1960), and Peter Matthiessen (1927). After him are Scott Foley (1972), Mitch Lucker (1984), Howard Baker (1925), Victoria Justice (1993), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (1961), and Cheryl Studer (1955).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Darren McGavin ranks 3,133. Before him are Kirk Acevedo (1971), Carlos Alazraqui (1962), Mike Vogel (1979), George Maharis (1928), Jay Hernandez (1978), and Gloria Hendry (1949). After him are Scott Foley (1972), Victoria Justice (1993), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (1961), Marla Gibbs (1931), Ben Browder (1962), and Joe Mantell (1915).

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Television and Movie Roles

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