1946 - Today
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. He began his career in the 1960s, and holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits as of 2023, making him one of the most prolific voice actors in history. With his films earning a total worldwide box-office gross of $17.4 billion, he is also the third-highest-grossing actor as of 2011.Welker is best known for voicing Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo franchise since its inception in 1969, and the title protagonist himself since 2002. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Welker has received more than 7,606,167 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Frank Welker is the 2,534th most popular actor (down from 2,490th in 2019), the 4,070th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,105th in 2019) and the 1,208th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Frank Welker ranks 2,534 out of 9,996. Before him are Maryam d'Abo, Tim Russ, Irene Cara, Lisa Niemi, Holly Marie Combs, and Gérard Darmon. After him are Margaret Hamilton, Kelsey Grammer, Kristen Bell, Paul Wesley, Claudio Brook, and Jackie Earle Haley.
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 2,528
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 2,529
1959 - 2022
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 2,530
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 2,531
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 2,532
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 2,533
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 2,534
1902 - 1985
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 2,535
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,536
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,537
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,538
1927 - 1995
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,539
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 2,540
Among people born in 1946, Frank Welker ranks 266. Before him are Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Paul Smith, Roméo Dallaire, Joseph Deiss, Blake Clark, and László Polgár. After him are Andrzej Seweryn, Stan Winston, Gérard Grisey, Mireya Moscoso, William Thurston, and Jeff Wall.
1946 - 1997
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 260
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 261
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 262
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 263
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 264
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 265
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 266
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 267
1946 - 2008
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 268
1946 - 1998
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 269
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 270
1946 - 2012
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 271
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 272
Among people born in United States, Frank Welker ranks 4,070 out of 18,182. Before him are Antonia Maury (1866), Irene Cara (1959), Lisa Niemi (1956), Holly Marie Combs (1973), Freddie Hubbard (1938), and Paul Rand (1914). After him are Margaret Hamilton (1902), Cyrus McCormick (1809), Horace Parnell Tuttle (1837), Winthrop Rockefeller (1912), Kristen Bell (1980), and La Monte Young (1935).
1866 - 1952
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 4,064
1959 - 2022
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 4,065
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 4,066
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 4,067
1938 - 2008
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 4,068
1914 - 1996
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 4,069
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 4,070
1902 - 1985
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 4,071
1809 - 1884
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 4,072
1837 - 1923
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 4,073
1912 - 1973
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 4,074
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 4,075
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 4,076
Among actors born in United States, Frank Welker ranks 1,208. Before him are Katherine Helmond (1929), Hope Lange (1933), Tim Russ (1956), Irene Cara (1959), Lisa Niemi (1956), and Holly Marie Combs (1973). After him are Margaret Hamilton (1902), Kristen Bell (1980), Paul Wesley (1982), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), Mira Sorvino (1967), and Warren Oates (1928).
1929 - 2019
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 1,202
1933 - 2003
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 1,203
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 1,204
1959 - 2022
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 1,205
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 1,206
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 1,207
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 1,208
1902 - 1985
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 1,209
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 1,210
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 1,211
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 1,212
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 1,213
1928 - 1982
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 1,214