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DeForest Kelley

1920 - 1999

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Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor, screenwriter, poet, and singer. He was known for his roles in Westerns and achieved international fame as Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of DeForest Kelley has received more than 4,174,075 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). DeForest Kelley is the 1,411th most popular actor (down from 1,201st in 2019), the 2,413th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,144th in 2019) and the 658th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, DeForest Kelley ranks 1,411 out of 13,578. Before him are Bill Duke, Clancy Brown, Joaquim de Almeida, Masako Nozawa, Najwa Nimri, and Shadia. After him are Martin Freeman, Joss Ackland, Will Ferrell, Ulrich Mühe, Claire Bloom, and Ken Takakura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, DeForest Kelley ranks 120. Before him are Paik Sun-yup, Mohammed Dib, Martine Carol, Zhou Xuan, Yevgeny Dragunov, and Christopher Robin Milne. After him are Saul Bass, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, Eva Dahlbeck, Henrietta Lacks, and Hiroyoshi Nishizawa. Among people deceased in 1999, DeForest Kelley ranks 70. Before him are Dusty Springfield, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Yuri Knorozov, Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, Betty Robinson, and Pierre Clémenti. After him are Maurice Couve de Murville, Paul Bowles, Ri Jong-ok, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, András Hegedüs, and Viacheslav Chornovil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, DeForest Kelley ranks 2,413 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Duke (1943), Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), Alexander Haig (1924), John Frusciante (1970), Clancy Brown (1959), and Platt Adams (1885). After him are Will Ferrell (1967), Clark Ashton Smith (1893), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Ken Block (1967), David Farragut (1801), and Craig T. Nelson (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, DeForest Kelley ranks 658. Before him are Sam Rockwell (1968), Katey Sagal (1954), Broncho Billy Anderson (1880), Chris Evans (1981), Bill Duke (1943), and Clancy Brown (1959). After him are Will Ferrell (1967), Craig T. Nelson (1944), Jon Favreau (1966), Joan Bennett (1910), Tony Sirico (1942), and Mandy Patinkin (1952).

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