ACTOR

Fred Williamson

1938 - Today

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Frederick Robert Williamson (born March 5, 1938), nicknamed "the Hammer", is an American actor, filmmaker, and former professional football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League (AFL) during the 1960s. He was a top sports star during the decade, and become a leading man in blaxploitation and action films beginning in the 1970s. WIlliamson played in college at Northwestern University, and played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers for one season. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred Williamson has received more than 2,078,635 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Fred Williamson is the 4,446th most popular actor (down from 4,213th in 2019), the 6,522nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,328th in 2019) and the 1,994th most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Fred Williamson ranks 4,446 out of 13,578Before him are Michael Gwisdek, Betty Gilpin, Jim Sturgess, John Slattery, Victor Jory, and Eva Ionesco. After him are May McAvoy, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Cyril Raffaelli, Brian Doyle-Murray, Millie Perkins, and Amelia Bence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Fred Williamson ranks 381Before him are Lynn Conway, Victor Buono, Diana Muldaur, Carmela Corren, Carlos Lapetra, and Jô Soares. After him are Millie Perkins, Simone de Oliveira, Tibor Csernai, Janet Reno, Edem Kodjo, and Martin Lee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fred Williamson ranks 6,522 out of 20,380Before him are Irwin Allen (1916), John Slattery (1962), Will Keith Kellogg (1860), Joey Bishop (1918), Paul J. Weitz (1932), and Irene Guest (1900). After him are May McAvoy (1899), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Susan Brownmiller (1935), Millie Perkins (1938), Bob Falkenburg (1926), and Lana Clarkson (1962).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Fred Williamson ranks 1,994Before him are Beth Grant (1949), Donovan Scott (1947), Christina Hendricks (1975), Bobby Cannavale (1970), Betty Gilpin (1986), and John Slattery (1962). After him are May McAvoy (1899), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Millie Perkins (1938), Lana Clarkson (1962), Trish Van Devere (1941), and Dan Duryea (1907).