ACTOR
Dick Clark
1929 - 2012
Dick Clark
Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012) was an American television and radio personality and television producer who hosted American Bandstand from 1956 to 1989. He also hosted five incarnations of the Pyramid game show from 1973 to 1988 and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, which broadcast New Year's Eve celebrations in New York City's Times Square. As host of American Bandstand, Clark introduced rock and roll to many Americans. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Clark has received more than 4,545,075 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Dick Clark is the 6,087th most popular actor (down from 6,024th in 2019), the 8,922nd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,989th in 2019) and the 2,783rd most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
4.5M
Page Views (PV)
45.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
1.27
Effective Languages (L*)
4.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Dick Clark ranks 6,083 out of 13,578. Before him are Colin Salmon, and Matthew Lewis. After him are Choi Jin-hyuk, Elsa Zylberstein, Ruth Hussey, Ella Hall, Ewen Bremner, Tamara Nosova, Katharine Cornell, Eleanor Boardman, Justus von Dohnányi, and Laura Flores.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsColin Salmon
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 6,081
Matthew Lewis
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 6,082
Dick Clark
1929 - 2012
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 6,083
Choi Jin-hyuk
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 6,084
Elsa Zylberstein
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 6,085
Ruth Hussey
1911 - 2005
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 6,086
Ella Hall
1896 - 1981
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 6,087
Ewen Bremner
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 6,088
Tamara Nosova
1927 - 2007
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 6,089
Katharine Cornell
1893 - 1974
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 6,090
Eleanor Boardman
1898 - 1991
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 6,091
Justus von Dohnányi
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 6,092
Laura Flores
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 6,093
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Dick Clark ranks 457. Before him are Józef Pińkowski, Mateja Matevski, Richard Dysart, Marianna Nagy, Michael D. Coe, and Pedro Nájera. After him are Jerzy Antczak, Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Velimir Valenta, Walter Schleger, Aulis Rytkönen, and Yozhef Betsa. Among people deceased in 2012, Dick Clark ranks 377. Before him are Alan Cottrell, Margaret Mahy, Bernard Lovell, Susan Tyrrell, Vincenzo Consolo, and Ivan Calin. After him are Robert Sabatier, Frank Pierson, Norman Joseph Woodland, Joe South, Georg Leber, and J. J. C. Smart.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsJózef Pińkowski
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2000
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 451
Mateja Matevski
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 452
Richard Dysart
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 453
Marianna Nagy
SKATER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 454
Michael D. Coe
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1929 - 2019
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 455
Pedro Nájera
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 456
Dick Clark
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 457
Jerzy Antczak
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 458
Lucille Teasdale-Corti
PHYSICIAN
1929 - 1996
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 459
Velimir Valenta
ATHLETE
1929 - 2004
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 460
Walter Schleger
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1999
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 461
Aulis Rytkönen
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 462
Yozhef Betsa
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 463
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsAlan Cottrell
PHYSICIST
1919 - 2012
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 371
Margaret Mahy
WRITER
1936 - 2012
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 372
Bernard Lovell
PHYSICIST
1913 - 2012
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 373
Susan Tyrrell
ACTOR
1945 - 2012
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 374
Vincenzo Consolo
WRITER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 375
Ivan Calin
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2012
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 376
Dick Clark
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 377
Robert Sabatier
WRITER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 378
Frank Pierson
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 379
Norman Joseph Woodland
INVENTOR
1921 - 2012
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 380
Joe South
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2012
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 381
Georg Leber
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2012
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 382
J. J. C. Smart
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 383
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dick Clark ranks 8,922 out of 20,380. Before him are Marie Osborne Yeats (1911), Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919), Robert S. Langer (1948), Alice Marble (1913), Eddie Floyd (1937), and Daniel Pearl (1963). After him are Anita Bryant (1940), Steve Wynn (1942), Steve Miner (1951), Eleanor Garatti (1909), Walter Becker (1950), and Regina Resnik (1922).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMarie Osborne Yeats
ACTOR
1911 - 2010
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 8,916
Tennessee Ernie Ford
SINGER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 8,917
Robert S. Langer
INVENTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 8,918
Alice Marble
TENNIS PLAYER
1913 - 1990
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 8,919
Eddie Floyd
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,920
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,921
Dick Clark
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,922
Anita Bryant
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,923
Steve Wynn
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,924
Steve Miner
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,925
Eleanor Garatti
SWIMMER
1909 - 1998
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,926
Walter Becker
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 8,927
Regina Resnik
SINGER
1922 - 2013
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 8,928
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Dick Clark ranks 2,782. Before him are Bruce Bennett (1906), Patrick Fabian (1964), Priscilla Dean (1896), Aubrey Plaza (1984), and Marie Osborne Yeats (1911). After him are Ruth Hussey (1911), Ella Hall (1896), Eleanor Boardman (1898), Richard Long (1927), Annette Funicello (1942), Jared Martin (1941), and Bronson Pinchot (1959).
Bruce Bennett
1906 - 2007
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 2,777
Patrick Fabian
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 2,778
Priscilla Dean
1896 - 1987
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 2,779
Aubrey Plaza
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 2,780
Marie Osborne Yeats
1911 - 2010
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 2,781
Dick Clark
1929 - 2012
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 2,782
Ruth Hussey
1911 - 2005
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 2,783
Ella Hall
1896 - 1981
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 2,784
Eleanor Boardman
1898 - 1991
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 2,785
Richard Long
1927 - 1974
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,786
Annette Funicello
1942 - 2013
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 2,787
Jared Martin
1941 - 2017
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 2,788
Bronson Pinchot
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 2,789