ACTOR

Divine

1945 - 1988

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Harris Glenn Milstead (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), better known by the stage name Divine, was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Closely associated with independent filmmaker John Waters, Divine was a character actor, usually performing female roles in cinematic and theatrical productions, and adopted a female drag persona for his music career. Born in Baltimore, Maryland to a conservative middle-class family, Milstead developed an early interest in drag while working as a women's hairdresser. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Divine has received more than 271,576 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Divine is the 1,942nd most popular actor (down from 1,795th in 2019), the 3,196th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,991st in 2019) and the 898th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Divine ranks 1,942 out of 13,578. Before him are Chris Sarandon, Josh Duhamel, Zoe Saldana, Diane Ladd, Walter Gotell, and Marika Green. After him are Gedeon Burkhard, Anne Ramsey, Eduardo Fajardo, Rubens de Falco, Bill Nunn, and Macha Méril.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Divine ranks 208. Before him are Stephen Stills, Curtis Hanson, Panagiotis Pikrammenos, Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Michael Bishop, and Maryla Rodowicz. After him are Driss Jettou, George Dzundza, Jandira Martini, Stanisław Ryłko, Bianca Jagger, and Leonid Popov. Among people deceased in 1988, Divine ranks 85. Before him are Gil Evans, Françoise Dolto, Antal Doráti, Raymond Williams, Alec Issigonis, and Henry Koster. After him are Anne Ramsey, Cyril Jackson, Hillel Slovak, Seán MacBride, Fritz Heider, and Paolo Stoppa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Divine ranks 3,196 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard S. Hamilton (1943), Will Sampson (1933), Norman Finkelstein (1953), James Turrell (1943), Jelly Roll Morton (1890), and Reggie Jackson (1946). After him are Anne Ramsey (1929), Bill Nunn (1953), Margaret Fuller (1810), John Wesley Hyatt (1837), John Edward Williams (1922), and Zach Galifianakis (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Divine ranks 898. Before him are Tallulah Bankhead (1902), Tatum O'Neal (1963), Chris Sarandon (1942), Josh Duhamel (1972), Zoe Saldana (1978), and Diane Ladd (1935). After him are Anne Ramsey (1929), Bill Nunn (1953), Laurie Metcalf (1955), Jennifer Love Hewitt (1979), Kristin Davis (1965), and Brent Spiner (1949).

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