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Dick Powell

1904 - 1963

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Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility and successfully transformed into a hardboiled leading man, starring in projects of a more dramatic nature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Powell has received more than 2,675,490 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Dick Powell is the 3,183rd most popular actor (up from 3,562nd in 2019), the 4,960th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,628th in 2019) and the 1,500th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dick Powell ranks 3,183 out of 9,996. Before him are Art Carney, Yevgeny Morgunov, Madeleine Carroll, Kōji Yakusho, Kyle Chandler, and Ken Ogata. After him are Jimmy Fallon, Kathryn Morris, Patrick J. Adams, Tadanobu Asano, Eiji Okada, and Edward Woodward.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Dick Powell ranks 192. Before him are Balys Dvarionas, Georges Miez, Semyon Ignatyev, Gavriil Popov, Alger Hiss, and Attila Petschauer. After him are Mykola Bazhan, Anton Yugov, Shunryū Suzuki, Abraham Alikhanov, Jeane Dixon, and Ray Bolger. Among people deceased in 1963, Dick Powell ranks 107. Before him are Sabu Dastagir, Lee Wallard, Aleksandr Gauk, Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, Pierre Blanchar, and Patsy Cline. After him are Fernando Tambroni, Erich Ollenhauer, Melville J. Herskovits, Benny Moré, Mary Agnes Chase, and Hugh O'Flaherty.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Powell ranks 4,960 out of 18,182. Before him are Ona Zee (1951), Jim Hutton (1934), Sandra Day O'Connor (1930), Art Carney (1918), Kyle Chandler (1965), and Alvan Clark (1804). After him are Charli D'Amelio (2004), Henry Adams (1838), Jimmy Fallon (1974), Kathryn Morris (1969), Dr. John (1941), and Richard C. Sarafian (1930).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dick Powell ranks 1,500. Before him are Sam Wanamaker (1919), David Patrick Kelly (1951), Brad Harris (1933), Jim Hutton (1934), Art Carney (1918), and Kyle Chandler (1965). After him are Jimmy Fallon (1974), Kathryn Morris (1969), Hedda Hopper (1885), Sam Jaffe (1891), Connie Sawyer (1912), and Embeth Davidtz (1965).

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