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Edward Herrmann

1943 - 2014

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Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer. He was known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries Eleanor and Franklin (1976) and 1982 film musical Annie, Richard Gilmore in Amy Sherman-Palladino's comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), and a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on The History Channel and in such PBS productions as Nova. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Herrmann has received more than 7,024,704 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Herrmann is the 1,512th most popular actor (down from 1,490th in 2019), the 2,550th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,562nd in 2019) and the 704th most popular American Actor.

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  • 7.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edward Herrmann ranks 1,512 out of 13,578. Before him are William Dieterle, Guy Marchand, Sean Young, Rick Moranis, Jean-Gaspard Deburau, and Gloria Grahame. After him are James Remar, Philippe Leroy, Kaspar Capparoni, Alisa Freindlich, Robert Downey Sr., and Donna Murphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Edward Herrmann ranks 173. Before him are Bill Duke, John Eliot Gardiner, Soad Hosny, Raphael, Horst-Dieter Höttges, and Ian Kershaw. After him are Bob Woodward, Dick Taylor, Murtaz Khurtsilava, Boris Gromov, Robert Gates, and Edward L. G. Bowell. Among people deceased in 2014, Edward Herrmann ranks 116. Before him are Ken Takakura, Marina Ginestà, Alice Herz-Sommer, Alice Babs, Carlos Páez Vilaró, and Igor Mitoraj. After him are Ralph Waite, Go Seigen, Viktor Tikhonov, Alicia Rhett, Tommy Ramone, and Andrea de Cesaris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Herrmann ranks 2,550 out of 20,380. Before him are Nicholas Murray Butler (1862), Sean Young (1959), Delphine LaLaurie (1787), Richard Brautigan (1935), James L. Brooks (1940), and Gloria Grahame (1923). After him are Stephen Sondheim (1930), James Remar (1953), Robert Downey Sr. (1936), John Sculley (1939), Archie Moore (1916), and Donna Murphy (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edward Herrmann ranks 704. Before him are Tom Sizemore (1961), Xander Berkeley (1955), Earl Boen (1945), Barbara Bain (1931), Sean Young (1959), and Gloria Grahame (1923). After him are James Remar (1953), Robert Downey Sr. (1936), Donna Murphy (1959), Sarah Wayne Callies (1977), Ralph Waite (1928), and Rita Wilson (1956).

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