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Harvey Fierstein

1954 - Today

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Harvey Forbes Fierstein ( FIRE-steen; born June 6, 1954) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He is best known for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy and Hairspray and film roles in Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day, and as the voice of Yao in Mulan and Mulan II. Fierstein won two Tony Awards, Best Actor in a Play and Best Play, for Torch Song Trilogy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harvey Fierstein has received more than 4,593,920 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Harvey Fierstein is the 5,270th most popular actor (up from 5,329th in 2019), the 7,831st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,270th in 2019) and the 2,468th most popular American Actor.

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  • 4.6M

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  • 44.59

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  • 27

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  • 2.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Harvey Fierstein ranks 5,270 out of 9,996Before him are Robert Newton, Wendell Corey, Hikaru Midorikawa, Kelly Rowan, Richard Lewis, and Edward Alleyn. After him are Howard Hesseman, Deanie Ip, Park Hae-soo, Abhishek Bachchan, Kelly Slater, and Barbara Rush.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Harvey Fierstein ranks 363Before him are Robert Van de Walle, Alex Salmond, Mark Herman, Huub Rothengatter, Alberto Malesani, and Joseph Polchinski. After him are Anna Grodzka, Rafael Orozco Maestre, Eva Brunne, Dietrich Thurau, Aleksandr Aksinin, and Robert Menasse.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harvey Fierstein ranks 7,831 out of 18,182Before him are Mary Carlisle (1914), Wendell Corey (1914), David A. Johnston (1949), Shane McMahon (1970), Michael Cohen (1966), and Richard Lewis (1947). After him are Robin Hartshorne (1938), Howard Hesseman (1940), Cedar Walton (1934), Zitkala-Sa (1876), Kelly Slater (1972), and James Scott (1885).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Harvey Fierstein ranks 2,468Before him are Hoyt Axton (1938), Ashley Greene (1987), Norman Foster (1903), Mary Carlisle (1914), Wendell Corey (1914), and Richard Lewis (1947). After him are Howard Hesseman (1940), Kelly Slater (1972), Barbara Rush (1927), Greg Grunberg (1966), Alexandra Paul (1963), and Hunter Tylo (1962).

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