ACTOR
Glynn Turman
1947 - Today
Glynn Turman
Glynn Russell Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer. First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 1959 Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun, Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place (1968–1969), high school student Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 coming-of-age film Cooley High, math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom A Different World (1988–1993), and Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series The Wire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glynn Turman has received more than 3,832,925 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Glynn Turman is the 4,230th most popular actor (up from 5,108th in 2019), the 6,229th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,580th in 2019) and the 1,897th most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
3.8M
Page Views (PV)
48.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.12
Effective Languages (L*)
3.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Glynn Turmen by language
Over the past year Glynn Turman has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 542,679 views, followed by German (26,766), and Spanish (17,935). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Yoruba (263.16%), Simple English (121.81%), and Portuguese (80.70%)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Glynn Turman ranks 4,230 out of 13,578. Before him are Shirley Booth, Jason Patric, Pom Klementieff, Sandy Dennis, Antonia San Juan, and Vincent Gardenia. After him are Corinne Griffith, Lupita Nyong'o, Afife Jale, John Ericson, Stina Ekblad, and Valeri Zolotukhin.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShirley Booth
1898 - 1992
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 4,224
Jason Patric
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 4,225
Pom Klementieff
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 4,226
Sandy Dennis
1937 - 1992
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 4,227
Antonia San Juan
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 4,228
Vincent Gardenia
1920 - 1992
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 4,229
Glynn Turman
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 4,230
Corinne Griffith
1894 - 1979
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 4,231
Lupita Nyong'o
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 4,232
Afife Jale
1902 - 1941
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 4,233
John Ericson
1926 - 2020
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 4,234
Stina Ekblad
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 4,235
Valeri Zolotukhin
1941 - 2013
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 4,236
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Glynn Turman ranks 479. Before him are Ladislav Kuna, Geydar Dzhemal, Renata Sorrah, Camille Paglia, Pia Kjærsgaard, and Peter Riegert. After him are Lev Rokhlin, Aneka, Nolan Ryan, Mike Krzyzewski, Richard Portnow, and Stuart Gordon.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsLadislav Kuna
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2012
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 473
Geydar Dzhemal
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 474
Renata Sorrah
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 475
Camille Paglia
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 476
Pia Kjærsgaard
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 477
Peter Riegert
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 478
Glynn Turman
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 479
Lev Rokhlin
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1998
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 480
Aneka
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 481
Nolan Ryan
BASEBALL PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 482
Mike Krzyzewski
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 483
Richard Portnow
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 484
Stuart Gordon
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2020
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 485
In United States
Among people born in United States, Glynn Turman ranks 6,229 out of 20,380. Before him are John Piper (1946), Shirley Booth (1898), Gene Pitney (1940), Jason Patric (1966), Sandy Dennis (1937), and Lee Ritenour (1952). After him are Laurene Powell Jobs (1963), Gordon Willis (1931), Marshall Applewhite (1931), Sting (1959), Theodore Freeman (1930), and Corinne Griffith (1894).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn Piper
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 6,223
Shirley Booth
ACTOR
1898 - 1992
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 6,224
Gene Pitney
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,225
Jason Patric
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,226
Sandy Dennis
ACTOR
1937 - 1992
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,227
Lee Ritenour
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,228
Glynn Turman
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,229
Laurene Powell Jobs
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,230
Gordon Willis
WRITER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,231
Marshall Applewhite
EXTREMIST
1931 - 1997
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,232
Sting
WRESTLER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6,233
Theodore Freeman
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1964
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6,234
Corinne Griffith
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6,235
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Glynn Turman ranks 1,897. Before him are Tiny Sandford (1894), Bellamy Young (1970), Peter Riegert (1947), Shirley Booth (1898), Jason Patric (1966), and Sandy Dennis (1937). After him are Corinne Griffith (1894), Ray Romano (1957), Renee O'Connor (1971), Aria Giovanni (1977), Carl Switzer (1927), and Nicholas Hammond (1950).
Tiny Sandford
1894 - 1961
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 1,891
Bellamy Young
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 1,892
Peter Riegert
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 1,893
Shirley Booth
1898 - 1992
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 1,894
Jason Patric
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 1,895
Sandy Dennis
1937 - 1992
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 1,896
Glynn Turman
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 1,897
Corinne Griffith
1894 - 1979
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 1,898
Ray Romano
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 1,899
Renee O'Connor
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 1,900
Aria Giovanni
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 1,901
Carl Switzer
1927 - 1959
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 1,902
Nicholas Hammond
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 1,903