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Gray Davis
1942 - Today
Gray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 37th governor of California from 1999 until he was recalled and removed from office in 2003. He is the second state governor in U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gray Davis has received more than 2,292,073 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Gray Davis is the 13,962nd most popular politician (up from 15,200th in 2019), the 6,199th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,381st in 2019) and the 399th most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
48.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
2.35
Effective Languages (L*)
4.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Gray Davis ranks 13,962 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Aurelius Cotta, Mykhailo Podolyak, Knud Kristensen, Georges Bonnet, Dawn Fraser, and Paramanga Ernest Yonli. After him are Emil Voigt, Magomedali Magomedov, Victor Ponta, Vasyl Durdynets, Pia Kjærsgaard, and Alf Landon.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLucius Aurelius Cotta
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,956
Mykhailo Podolyak
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,957
Knud Kristensen
1880 - 1962
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,958
Georges Bonnet
1889 - 1973
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,959
Dawn Fraser
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 13,960
Paramanga Ernest Yonli
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 13,961
Gray Davis
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 13,962
Emil Voigt
1883 - 1973
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 13,963
Magomedali Magomedov
1930 - 2022
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 13,964
Victor Ponta
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 13,965
Vasyl Durdynets
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 13,966
Pia Kjærsgaard
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 13,967
Alf Landon
1887 - 1987
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 13,968
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Gray Davis ranks 428. Before him are Richard O'Brien, Chris Hani, Rildo da Costa Menezes, Roshan Seth, Gustavo Peña, and Yevhen Stankovych. After him are Bas Jan Ader, Kenichi Ogata, Dan Graham, Mimis Domazos, Terry Melcher, and Danièle Thompson.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsRichard O'Brien
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 422
Chris Hani
POLITICIAN
1942 - 1993
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 423
Rildo da Costa Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 424
Roshan Seth
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 425
Gustavo Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 426
Yevhen Stankovych
COMPOSER
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 427
Gray Davis
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 428
Bas Jan Ader
ARTIST
1942 - 1975
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 429
Kenichi Ogata
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 430
Dan Graham
ARTIST
1942 - 2022
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 431
Mimis Domazos
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 432
Terry Melcher
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2004
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 433
Danièle Thompson
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 434
In United States
Among people born in United States, Gray Davis ranks 6,199 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessica Harper (1949), Hal Needham (1931), Gates McFadden (1949), Chris Jericho (1970), Michael Hardt (1960), and Damien Chazelle (1985). After him are Frank Loomis (1896), Val Avery (1924), Eric Winter (1976), Ann Curtis (1926), Julia Stiles (1981), and Ken Davitian (1953).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJessica Harper
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 6,193
Hal Needham
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 6,194
Gates McFadden
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 6,195
Chris Jericho
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 6,196
Michael Hardt
PHILOSOPHER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 6,197
Damien Chazelle
FILM DIRECTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 6,198
Gray Davis
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 6,199
Frank Loomis
ATHLETE
1896 - 1971
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 6,200
Val Avery
ACTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 6,201
Eric Winter
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 6,202
Ann Curtis
SWIMMER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 6,203
Julia Stiles
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 6,204
Ken Davitian
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 6,205
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Gray Davis ranks 399. Before him are Gina Raimondo (1971), Liao Zhongkai (1877), John Lewis (1940), John Podesta (1949), Robert R. Livingston (1746), and Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820). After him are Alf Landon (1887), Henry Lee III (1756), Caroline Harrison (1832), John W. Foster (1836), Alfred Francis Russell (1817), and Edward Livingston (1764).
Gina Raimondo
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 393
Liao Zhongkai
1877 - 1925
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 394
John Lewis
1940 - 2020
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 395
John Podesta
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 396
Robert R. Livingston
1746 - 1813
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 397
Julia Gardiner Tyler
1820 - 1889
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 398
Gray Davis
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 399
Alf Landon
1887 - 1987
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 400
Henry Lee III
1756 - 1818
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 401
Caroline Harrison
1832 - 1892
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 402
John W. Foster
1836 - 1917
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 403
Alfred Francis Russell
1817 - 1884
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 404
Edward Livingston
1764 - 1836
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 405