ACTOR
Gary Cole
1956 - Today
Gary Cole
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American actor. Cole began his professional acting career on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. His breakout role was playing Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian in the NBC series Midnight Caller (1988–1991). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Cole has received more than 8,059,571 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Gary Cole is the 3,476th most popular actor (up from 3,529th in 2019), the 5,206th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,414th in 2019) and the 1,561st most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
8.1M
Page Views (PV)
57.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
2.43
Effective Languages (L*)
4.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Gary Cole ranks 3,476 out of 13,578. Before him are Jackie Burroughs, Kumar Pallana, Lupu Pick, Tom Ellis, Alan Ruck, and Frankie Avalon. After him are Joe E. Brown, Mirjana Karanović, Kenneth Mars, Giannina Facio, Marian Seldes, and Eva-Maria Hagen.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJackie Burroughs
1939 - 2010
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 3,470
Kumar Pallana
1918 - 2013
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 3,471
Lupu Pick
1886 - 1931
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 3,472
Tom Ellis
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3,473
Alan Ruck
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3,474
Frankie Avalon
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3,475
Gary Cole
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3,476
Joe E. Brown
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3,477
Mirjana Karanović
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3,478
Kenneth Mars
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3,479
Giannina Facio
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3,480
Marian Seldes
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 3,481
Eva-Maria Hagen
1934 - 2022
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 3,482
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Gary Cole ranks 207. Before him are Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Adriana Barraza, Elizabeth Strout, Corina Casanova, Val Valentino, and Alan Ruck. After him are Antonio Muñoz Molina, Said Belqola, Mark Rolston, Peter R. de Vries, Ann Dowd, and Mae Jemison.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsJean-Pierre Thiollet
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 201
Adriana Barraza
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 202
Elizabeth Strout
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 203
Corina Casanova
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 204
Val Valentino
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 205
Alan Ruck
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 206
Gary Cole
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 207
Antonio Muñoz Molina
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 208
Said Belqola
REFEREE
1956 - 2002
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 209
Mark Rolston
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 210
Peter R. de Vries
PRESENTER
1956 - 2021
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 211
Ann Dowd
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 212
Mae Jemison
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 213
In United States
Among people born in United States, Gary Cole ranks 5,206 out of 20,380. Before him are William Porter (1926), Alan Ruck (1956), Harry Cohn (1891), Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), Frankie Avalon (1940), and Gustave Gilbert (1911). After him are Maxwell Anderson (1888), Ralph Ellison (1914), Joe E. Brown (1891), Kenneth Mars (1935), Marian Seldes (1928), and Sterling Morrison (1942).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Porter
ATHLETE
1926 - 2000
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 5,200
Alan Ruck
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5,201
Harry Cohn
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1958
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5,202
Ernest B. Schoedsack
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1979
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5,203
Frankie Avalon
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5,204
Gustave Gilbert
PSYCHOLOGIST
1911 - 1977
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5,205
Gary Cole
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5,206
Maxwell Anderson
WRITER
1888 - 1959
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5,207
Ralph Ellison
WRITER
1914 - 1994
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5,208
Joe E. Brown
ACTOR
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5,209
Kenneth Mars
ACTOR
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5,210
Marian Seldes
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 5,211
Sterling Morrison
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1995
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 5,212
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Gary Cole ranks 1,561. Before him are Troy Donahue (1936), Sam J. Jones (1954), Charley Chase (1893), Dina Meyer (1968), Alan Ruck (1956), and Frankie Avalon (1940). After him are Joe E. Brown (1891), Kenneth Mars (1935), Marian Seldes (1928), James Arness (1923), Kristen Wiig (1973), and Anita Page (1910).
Troy Donahue
1936 - 2001
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 1,555
Sam J. Jones
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 1,556
Charley Chase
1893 - 1940
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 1,557
Dina Meyer
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 1,558
Alan Ruck
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 1,559
Frankie Avalon
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 1,560
Gary Cole
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 1,561
Joe E. Brown
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 1,562
Kenneth Mars
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 1,563
Marian Seldes
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,564
James Arness
1923 - 2011
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,565
Kristen Wiig
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,566
Anita Page
1910 - 2008
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,567