ACTOR

Gene Wilder

1933 - 2016

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Gene Wilder (né Jerome Silberman, June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, but also for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gene Wilder has received more than 22,107,464 page views. His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 95 in 2019). Gene Wilder is the 354th most popular actor (up from 387th in 2019), the 641st most popular biography from United States (up from 742nd in 2019) and the 175th most popular American Actor.

Gene Wilder is most famous for his role as Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 94

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 7.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gene Wilder ranks 354 out of 13,578. Before him are Tim Curry, Lída Baarová, Carmen Amaya, Richard Kiel, Richard Chamberlain, and Lino Ventura. After him are Hanna Schygulla, Emil Jannings, Jeff Goldblum, Mithun Chakraborty, Alec Baldwin, and Helena Bonham Carter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Gene Wilder ranks 38. Before him are Kim Novak, Quincy Jones, Costa-Gavras, Álvaro Siza Vieira, John Barry, and Antonio Negri. After him are Richard R. Ernst, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Samora Machel, Steven Weinberg, Oliver Sacks, and Jerzy Grotowski. Among people deceased in 2016, Gene Wilder ranks 35. Before him are Elie Wiesel, Carrie Fisher, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Pierre Boulez, Andrzej Żuławski, and Walter Scheel. After him are John Glenn, Harper Lee, George Kennedy, Vera Rubin, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Věra Čáslavská.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Wilder ranks 641 out of 20,380. Before him are George Cukor (1899), Sidney Lumet (1924), Charles Taze Russell (1852), Ariana Grande (1993), Richard Kiel (1939), and Richard Chamberlain (1934). After him are Monica Lewinsky (1973), Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Jeff Goldblum (1952), D. B. Cooper (1931), George Beadle (1903), and John Dillinger (1903).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gene Wilder ranks 175. Before him are Martin Landau (1928), Joan Crawford (1904), Harold Ramis (1944), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Richard Kiel (1939), and Richard Chamberlain (1934). After him are Jeff Goldblum (1952), Alec Baldwin (1958), George Peppard (1928), Bill Bixby (1934), Frances Farmer (1913), and F. Murray Abraham (1939).

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Television and Movie Roles

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
Jun 29o 19717.494 / 10
Young Frankenstein
Frederick Frankenstein
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.
Dec 15o 19747.878 / 10
Blazing Saddles
Jim
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Feb 7o 19747.3 / 10