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George Reeves

1914 - 1959

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George Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer; January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Clark Kent/Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958). His death by gunshot at age 45 remains controversial. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Reeves has received more than 6,028,128 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). George Reeves is the 1,609th most popular actor (down from 1,384th in 2019), the 2,676th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,428th in 2019) and the 754th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Reeves ranks 1,609 out of 13,578. Before him are Victor Mature, Lucélia Santos, Tracy Morgan, Robert Davi, Sridevi, and John Hillerman. After him are Carolyn Jones, Juliette Mayniel, Krister Henriksson, Maria Montez, Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, and Marcel Dalio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, George Reeves ranks 107. Before him are Álvaro del Portillo, Alberto Lattuada, Go Seigen, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Patrick O'Brian, and Juan Carlos Onganía. After him are Sonny Boy Williamson I, Kirill Kondrashin, Vladimir Chelomey, Ilmari Juutilainen, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., and Erich Topp. Among people deceased in 1959, George Reeves ranks 64. Before him are Enrique Guaita, Hitoshi Ashida, Werner Krauss, Dmitry Manuilsky, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, and Karl Mauss. After him are Albert Ketèlbey, Irakli Tsereteli, Maxie Long, Johan Bojer, Ki Hajar Dewantara, and Štefan Tiso.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Reeves ranks 2,676 out of 20,380. Before him are Victor Mature (1913), Tracy Morgan (1968), Robert Davi (1953), John Warnock (1940), Dan Gurney (1931), and John Hillerman (1932). After him are Carolyn Jones (1930), Pancho Gonzales (1928), Eric Schmidt (1955), William J. Burns (1956), Flannery O'Connor (1925), and Suzanne Vega (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George Reeves ranks 754. Before him are Eddie Fisher (1928), Lorenzo Lamas (1958), Victor Mature (1913), Tracy Morgan (1968), Robert Davi (1953), and John Hillerman (1932). After him are Carolyn Jones (1930), Laura Linney (1964), Anna May Wong (1905), Linda Kozlowski (1958), Peter Boyle (1935), and Sylvia Sidney (1910).

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