ACTOR
Elinor Donahue
1937 - Today

Elinor Donahue
Elinor Donahue (born Mary Eleanor Donahue; April 19, 1937) is an American retired actress known for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Jim and Margaret Anderson, on the 1950s American sitcom Father Knows Best. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Elinor Donahue is the 8,943rd most popular actor (down from 8,391st in 2024), the 13,538th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,387th in 2019) and the 4,148th most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Elinor Donahue ranks 8,943 out of 13,578. Before her are Mikako Ichikawa, Robbie Amell, Natalie Kingston, Robert Strauss, Bouli Lanners, and Sara Rue. After her are Tracie Thoms, Eric Mun, Masato Sakai, Nicole Eggert, James Gleason, and Erika Christensen.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMikako Ichikawa
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 8,939
Robbie Amell
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 8,940
Natalie Kingston
1905 - 1991
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 8,941
Robert Strauss
1913 - 1975
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,942
Bouli Lanners
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,943
Sara Rue
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,944
Elinor Donahue
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,945
Tracie Thoms
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,946
Eric Mun
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,947
Masato Sakai
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,948
Nicole Eggert
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,949
James Gleason
1882 - 1959
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,950
Erika Christensen
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 8,951
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Elinor Donahue ranks 547. Before her are Donnelly Rhodes, Viktor Yakushev, Manuel Astorga, Bob Boozer, Giuseppe Pericu, and Ramanathan Krishnan. After her are Shelley Mann, Arthur Kopit, Al D'Amato, Del Harris, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Thad Cochran.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsDonnelly Rhodes
ACTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 541
Viktor Yakushev
HOCKEY PLAYER
1937 - 2001
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 542
Manuel Astorga
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 543
Bob Boozer
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - 2012
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 544
Giuseppe Pericu
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 545
Ramanathan Krishnan
TENNIS PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 546
Elinor Donahue
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 547
Shelley Mann
SWIMMER
1937 - 2005
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 548
Arthur Kopit
WRITER
1937 - 2021
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 549
Al D'Amato
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 550
Del Harris
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 551
Eleanor Holmes Norton
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 552
Thad Cochran
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2019
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 553
In United States
Among people born in United States, Elinor Donahue ranks 13,542 out of 20,380. Before her are Terence Winter (1960), Chris Chelios (1962), Natalie Kingston (1905), Robert Strauss (1913), John Ruiz (1972), and Sara Rue (1979). After her are Tracie Thoms (1975), Alonzo Babers (1961), Nicole Eggert (1972), James Gleason (1882), Jill Abramson (1954), and Robb Flynn (1967).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTerence Winter
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 13,536
Chris Chelios
HOCKEY PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 13,537
Natalie Kingston
ACTOR
1905 - 1991
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 13,538
Robert Strauss
ACTOR
1913 - 1975
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,539
John Ruiz
BOXER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,540
Sara Rue
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,541
Elinor Donahue
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,542
Tracie Thoms
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,543
Alonzo Babers
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,544
Nicole Eggert
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,545
James Gleason
ACTOR
1882 - 1959
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,546
Jill Abramson
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,547
Robb Flynn
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,548
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Elinor Donahue ranks 4,150. Before her are Chris Crocker (1987), Angela Jones (1968), Veda Ann Borg (1915), Natalie Kingston (1905), Robert Strauss (1913), and Sara Rue (1979). After her are Tracie Thoms (1975), Nicole Eggert (1972), James Gleason (1882), Erika Christensen (1982), Robert Frazer (1891), and Kevin Connolly (1974).
Chris Crocker
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 4,144
Angela Jones
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 4,145
Veda Ann Borg
1915 - 1973
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 4,146
Natalie Kingston
1905 - 1991
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 4,147
Robert Strauss
1913 - 1975
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,148
Sara Rue
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,149
Elinor Donahue
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,150
Tracie Thoms
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,151
Nicole Eggert
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,152
James Gleason
1882 - 1959
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,153
Erika Christensen
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 4,154
Robert Frazer
1891 - 1944
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 4,155
Kevin Connolly
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 4,156



































