ACTOR
Harry Dean Stanton
1926 - 2017
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) was an American actor. In a career that spanned more than six decades, Stanton played supporting roles in films including Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Alien (1979), Escape from New York (1981), Christine (1983), Repo Man (1984), One Magic Christmas (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Wild at Heart (1990), The Straight Story (1999), The Green Mile (1999), The Man Who Cried (2000), Alpha Dog (2006), Inland Empire (2006), Rango (2011), The Avengers (2012), and Seven Psychopaths (2012). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harry Dean Stanton has received more than 8,062,575 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Harry Dean Stanton is the 510th most popular actor (up from 594th in 2019), the 937th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,106th in 2019) and the 251st most popular American Actor.
Harry Dean Stanton was a prolific actor, and is most famous for his roles in the films "The Godfather Part II," "Cool Hand Luke," "Pretty in Pink," and "Alien."
Memorability Metrics
8.1M
Page Views (PV)
63.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
3.94
Effective Languages (L*)
4.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Harry Dean Stanton ranks 510 out of 13,578. Before him are Rod Steiger, Charles Laughton, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Baxter, Edward Norton, and Faten Hamama. After him are Jürgen Prochnow, Lucia Bosè, James Earl Jones, Billy Bob Thornton, Franco Columbu, and Jonathan Banks.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRod Steiger
1925 - 2002
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 504
Charles Laughton
1899 - 1962
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 505
Dan Aykroyd
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 506
Anne Baxter
1923 - 1985
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 507
Edward Norton
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 508
Faten Hamama
1931 - 2015
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 509
Harry Dean Stanton
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 510
Jürgen Prochnow
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 511
Lucia Bosè
1931 - 2020
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 512
James Earl Jones
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 513
Billy Bob Thornton
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 514
Franco Columbu
1941 - 2019
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 515
Jonathan Banks
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 516
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Harry Dean Stanton ranks 53. Before him are Neal Cassady, David Attenborough, Vivian Maier, Ingrid Thulin, Clifford Geertz, and Richard Crenna. After him are Ingeborg Bachmann, George Martin, Henry Way Kendall, Tony Bennett, Maria Schell, and Shohei Imamura. Among people deceased in 2017, Harry Dean Stanton ranks 46. Before him are Adnan Khashoggi, Liu Xiaobo, Malcolm Young, Powers Boothe, George A. Romero, and Ryke Geerd Hamer. After him are Kenneth Arrow, Oliver Smithies, Jonathan Demme, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, and Al Jarreau.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsNeal Cassady
WRITER
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 47
David Attenborough
PRESENTER
1926 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 48
Vivian Maier
PHOTOGRAPHER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 49
Ingrid Thulin
ACTOR
1926 - 2004
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 50
Clifford Geertz
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1926 - 2006
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 51
Richard Crenna
ACTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 52
Harry Dean Stanton
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 53
Ingeborg Bachmann
WRITER
1926 - 1973
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 54
George Martin
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 55
Henry Way Kendall
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 56
Tony Bennett
SINGER
1926 - 2023
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 57
Maria Schell
ACTOR
1926 - 2005
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 58
Shohei Imamura
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 59
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsAdnan Khashoggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2017
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 40
Liu Xiaobo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - 2017
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 41
Malcolm Young
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 42
Powers Boothe
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 43
George A. Romero
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 44
Ryke Geerd Hamer
PHYSICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 45
Harry Dean Stanton
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 46
Kenneth Arrow
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 47
Oliver Smithies
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 48
Jonathan Demme
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2017
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 49
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 50
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 51
Al Jarreau
SINGER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 52
In United States
Among people born in United States, Harry Dean Stanton ranks 937 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Bernanke (1953), Anne Baxter (1923), Keith Jarrett (1945), Edward Norton (1969), Dickinson W. Richards (1895), and Jody Williams (1950). After him are Kenneth Arrow (1921), Edgar Cayce (1877), Estée Lauder (1906), Kobe Bryant (1978), Leon M. Lederman (1922), and James Earl Jones (1931).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBen Bernanke
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 931
Anne Baxter
ACTOR
1923 - 1985
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 932
Keith Jarrett
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 933
Edward Norton
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 934
Dickinson W. Richards
PHYSICIAN
1895 - 1973
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 935
Jody Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 936
Harry Dean Stanton
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 937
Kenneth Arrow
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 938
Edgar Cayce
OCCULTIST
1877 - 1945
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 939
Estée Lauder
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 2004
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 940
Kobe Bryant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 941
Leon M. Lederman
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 942
James Earl Jones
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 943
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Harry Dean Stanton ranks 251. Before him are Larry Hagman (1931), Jennifer Connelly (1970), Richard Crenna (1926), Rod Steiger (1925), Anne Baxter (1923), and Edward Norton (1969). After him are James Earl Jones (1931), Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Jonathan Banks (1947), Jane Wyman (1917), Melanie Griffith (1957), and Geena Davis (1956).
Larry Hagman
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 245
Jennifer Connelly
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 246
Richard Crenna
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 247
Rod Steiger
1925 - 2002
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 248
Anne Baxter
1923 - 1985
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 249
Edward Norton
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 250
Harry Dean Stanton
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 251
James Earl Jones
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 252
Billy Bob Thornton
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 253
Jonathan Banks
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 254
Jane Wyman
1917 - 2007
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 255
Melanie Griffith
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 256
Geena Davis
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 257