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George Kennedy

1925 - 2016

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George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding Golden Globe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Kennedy has received more than 5,352,124 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). George Kennedy is the 495th most popular actor (down from 394th in 2019), the 923rd most popular biography from United States (down from 762nd in 2019) and the 251st most popular American Actor.

George Kennedy is most famous for his role as Dragline in the movie Cool Hand Luke.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Kennedy ranks 495 out of 9,996. Before him are Steve Reeves, Robert Vaughn, Lucia Bosè, Rachel Weisz, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Faten Hamama. After him are Hugh Laurie, Fernando Rey, Nǃxau ǂToma, Magda Schneider, Jennifer Connelly, and William Hurt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, George Kennedy ranks 51. Before him are Oona O'Neill, Luciano Berio, Gerald Durrell, Robert Venturi, Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, and Jacques Delors. After him are Roy J. Glauber, Barbara Bush, Simon van der Meer, Bülent Ecevit, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and Jean Tinguely. Among people deceased in 2016, George Kennedy ranks 47. Before him are Michael Cimino, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, René Angélil, Robert Vaughn, Reinhard Selten, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. After him are Ray Tomlinson, Junko Tabei, Michel Galabru, Vera Rubin, Ettore Scola, and George Martin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Kennedy ranks 923 out of 18,182. Before him are Harvey J. Alter (1935), Davy Crockett (1786), Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), Larry Flynt (1942), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), and Virginia Satir (1916). After him are Magic Johnson (1959), Billy Joel (1949), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), Neale Donald Walsch (1943), David Lee (1931), and Otis Redding (1941).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George Kennedy ranks 251. Before him are Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Barbara Stanwyck (1907), Tom Waits (1949), Barry Nelson (1917), Steve Reeves (1926), and Robert Vaughn (1932). After him are Jennifer Connelly (1970), William Hurt (1950), Louise Fletcher (1934), Forest Whitaker (1961), Ali MacGraw (1939), and Scott Glenn (1939).

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