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Dick Clark

1929 - 2012

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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 4,361,722 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Dick Clark is the 6,033rd most popular actor (down from 5,389th in 2019), the 9,007th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,354th in 2019) and the 2,876th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dick Clark ranks 6,033 out of 9,996. Before him are Han Ga-in, Diego Ramos, Nicholas Colasanto, John Le Mesurier, Guy Siner, and Anne Dudek. After him are Tony Dalton, Pat Carroll, Iwan Rheon, Vincent Spano, Michael Wong, and Margherita Buy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Dick Clark ranks 422. Before him are Elizabeth Spriggs, Remco Campert, Yozhef Betsa, Francisco Zuluaga, Ödön Földessy, and Irwin I. Shapiro. After him are Red Amick, Ivor Allchurch, Ali Mirzaei, Nirmala Deshpande, Clyde Lovellette, and Wolfgang Peters. Among people deceased in 2012, Dick Clark ranks 365. Before him are Jose Tomas Sanchez, Ivan Calin, Oswaldo Payá, Robert B. Sherman, Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, and Earl Scruggs. After him are Vincenzo Consolo, Tony Martin, Théophile Abega, Luke Askew, Jacques Barzun, and Phillip V. Tobias.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Clark ranks 9,007 out of 18,182. Before him are Guy Siner (1947), Thomas Dewing (1851), Raphael Tracey (1904), Carol Heiss (1940), Anne Dudek (1975), and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890). After him are Tony Dalton (1975), Pat Carroll (1927), Brewster Kahle (1960), Mildred Wiley (1901), Amy Sedaris (1961), and Johnny Tillotson (1938).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dick Clark ranks 2,876. Before him are Elaine Stewart (1930), Jim Backus (1913), Margaret Qualley (1994), Nicholas Colasanto (1924), Guy Siner (1947), and Anne Dudek (1975). After him are Tony Dalton (1975), Pat Carroll (1927), Vincent Spano (1962), Michael Wong (1965), Ben Feldman (1980), and Corin Nemec (1971).

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