ACTOR

Haing S. Ngor

1940 - 1996

Photo of Haing S. Ngor

Icon of person Haing S. Ngor

Haing Somnang Ngor (Khmer: ហាំង សំណាង ង៉ោ; March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian-born American actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Cambodian-American journalist Dith Pran in the biographical drama film The Killing Fields (1984). He was murdered in Los Angeles in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haing S. Ngor has received more than 1,626,169 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Haing S. Ngor is the 2,047th most popular actor (down from 1,705th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Cambodia (down from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Cambodian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Haing S. Ngor ranks 2,047 out of 13,578. Before him are Pierre Arditi, Paul Henreid, Hayden Christensen, David Butler, Liya Akhedzhakova, and Frank Welker. After him are Fred Willard, Lon Chaney, Jeffrey Hunter, Scatman Crothers, Fiona Shaw, and Hill Harper.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Haing S. Ngor ranks 192. Before him are Michael Parks, Vyacheslav Ivankov, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Fouad Twal, Sandro Munari, and Manfred Mann. After him are Jon Elster, Agostino Vallini, José van Dam, Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Gérard Larrousse, and Diane, Duchess of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1996, Haing S. Ngor ranks 116. Before him are Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Koichi Oita, Brunó Ferenc Straub, Gerry Mulligan, Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, and Károly Grósz. After him are Edison Denisov, Hyman Minsky, Chas Chandler, Jerry Siegel, Ljuba Welitsch, and Aruna Asaf Ali.

Others Born in 1940

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1996

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Haing S. Ngor ranks 23 out of 40. Before him are Sisowath of Cambodia (1840), Norodom Ranariddh (1944), Ang Duong (1796), Yasovarman I (900), Ieng Thirith (1932), and Khieu Ponnary (1920). After him are Son Sann (1911), Ang Mey (1815), Khuang Aphaiwong (1902), Sisowath Sirik Matak (1914), Sinn Sisamouth (1933), and Penn Nouth (1906).

Others born in Cambodia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In Cambodia

Among actors born in Cambodia, Haing S. Ngor ranks 1. After him are François Chau (1959).

Cambodian born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous