ACTOR

Harvey Fierstein

1954 - Today

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Harvey Forbes Fierstein ( FIRE-steen; born June 6, 1952) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He gained notice for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy, winning both the Tony Award for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harvey Fierstein has received more than 5,083,793 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Harvey Fierstein is the 5,062nd most popular actor (up from 5,261st in 2019), the 7,373rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,816th in 2019) and the 2,276th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Harvey Fierstein ranks 5,062 out of 13,578. Before him are Jean Stapleton, Alexandra Paul, Ned Luke, Kenyu Horiuchi, Mario Cimarro, and Renée Soutendijk. After him are Pat O'Brien, Medea Japaridze, Gong Hyo-jin, Diana Barrymore, Isabelle Carré, and Milly D'Abbraccio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Harvey Fierstein ranks 361. Before him are Piero Gros, Brother Alois, Patrick St. Esprit, Jeffrey Combs, Ziad Fazah, and Hary Gunarto. After him are Ariane Ascaride, Dietrich Thurau, Lawrence Summers, Nancy Wilson, Uli Stein, and Dennis Johnson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harvey Fierstein ranks 7,373 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Murphy (1931), Ron Clements (1953), Jean Stapleton (1923), Alexandra Paul (1963), Frederick Terman (1900), and Ned Luke (1958). After him are Megan Rapinoe (1985), Pat O'Brien (1899), Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877), Diana Barrymore (1921), Tony Zale (1913), and Joe Sutter (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Harvey Fierstein ranks 2,276. Before him are Kevin Gage (1959), Pat Crawford Brown (1929), Jane Curtin (1947), Jean Stapleton (1923), Alexandra Paul (1963), and Ned Luke (1958). After him are Pat O'Brien (1899), Diana Barrymore (1921), Mary Martin (1913), Nicholas Gonzalez (1976), Jack Weston (1924), and Rick Yune (1971).

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