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Dawn Wells

1938 - 2020

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Dawn Elberta Wells (October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020) was an American actress. She was best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers in the sitcom Gilligan's Island. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Dawn Wells is the 7,922nd most popular actor (down from 7,188th in 2024), the 12,154th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,607th in 2019) and the 3,671st most popular American Actor.

Dawn Wells if famous for playing Mary Ann Summers on the CBS sitcom Gilligan's Island.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dawn Wells ranks 7,922 out of 13,578. Before her are Rica Matsumoto, Lee Tergesen, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Rory Cochrane, Cole Sprouse, and Alan Reed. After her are Rob Estes, Esther Acebo, John Le Mesurier, Kenneth Connor, Park Jeong-min, and Mackenzie Phillips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Dawn Wells ranks 576. Before her are Lagumot Harris, Mary Jo Catlett, Hampton Fancher, Angus MacLise, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, and Peter Westbury. After her are Kathy Kirby, Eduard Ivanov, Maxine Waters, Aldo Valentini, Ti-Grace Atkinson, and Richard Lerner. Among people deceased in 2020, Dawn Wells ranks 740. Before her are Danny Hodge, Michael McClure, Naya Rivera, J. I. Packer, Ivan Utrobin, and Bhanu Athaiya. After her are Sumner Redstone, Mridula Sinha, Shirley Ann Grau, Tony Waiters, Annie Ross, and Vadão.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dawn Wells ranks 12,156 out of 20,380. Before her are Danny Pino (1974), Lee Tergesen (1965), Rory Cochrane (1972), Alan Reed (1907), Melissa Hill (1970), and George Santos (1988). After her are Rob Estes (1963), Sumner Redstone (1923), Dave Chappelle (1973), George Henry Williams (1823), Gaylen Ross (1950), and Arthur Wesley Dow (1857).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dawn Wells ranks 3,672. Before her are Eddie Griffin (1968), Ken Berry (1933), Danny Pino (1974), Lee Tergesen (1965), Rory Cochrane (1972), and Alan Reed (1907). After her are Rob Estes (1963), Mackenzie Phillips (1959), Adele Jergens (1917), Clark Johnson (1954), Peter Ho (1975), and Edmund Breese (1871).

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