ACTOR

Ian Somerhalder

1978 - Today

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Ian Joseph Somerhalder (; born December 8, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost, Damon Salvatore in The CW's supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries, and Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Somerhalder has received more than 17,339,560 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Somerhalder is the 1,016th most popular actor (up from 1,087th in 2019), the 1,780th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,970th in 2019) and the 483rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ian Somerhalders by language

Over the past year Ian Somerhalder has had the most page views in the with 1,887,319 views, followed by French (350,078), and Spanish (310,329). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (395.34%), Hebrew (275.88%), and Serbian (140.17%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ian Somerhalder ranks 1,016 out of 13,578. Before him are Eva Mendes, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Helene Weigel, Sessue Hayakawa, Donna Reed, and Kabir Bedi. After him are Sterling Hayden, Mary McDonnell, Djimon Hounsou, Lena Olin, Chadwick Boseman, and Sydney Chaplin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Ian Somerhalder ranks 10. Before him are Kobe Bryant, Didier Drogba, Carles Puyol, Omar Sy, Gennaro Gattuso, and Michelle Rodriguez. After him are Juan Román Riquelme, Charlene, Princess of Monaco, Frank Lampard, Ashton Kutcher, Rachel McAdams, and Daniel Brühl.

Others Born in 1978

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ian Somerhalder ranks 1,780 out of 20,380. Before him are Elizabeth George (1949), Donna Reed (1921), Malcolm Glazer (1928), Frank Wilczek (1951), Asa Gray (1810), and Robert J. Flaherty (1884). After him are Spiro Agnew (1918), Johnny Kitagawa (1931), Sterling Hayden (1916), Clark L. Hull (1884), William Walker (1824), and Mary McDonnell (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ian Somerhalder ranks 483. Before him are Brion James (1945), Madeleine Stowe (1958), June Carter Cash (1929), Paul Michael Glaser (1943), Eva Mendes (1974), and Donna Reed (1921). After him are Sterling Hayden (1916), Mary McDonnell (1952), Chadwick Boseman (1977), Clara Bow (1905), Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), and Jim Caviezel (1968).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Vampire Diaries
Damon Salvatore
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
8.338 / 10
Lost
Boone Carlyle
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
7.959 / 10
V Wars
Luther Swann
After a mysterious disease begins transforming people into vampires, Dr. Luther Swann is pitted against his best friend, now a powerful vampire leader.
7.403 / 10