ACTOR
Irene Cara
1959 - 2022
Irene Cara
Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) was an American singer and actress who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame", which reached No. 1 in several countries. In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance... Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irene Cara has received more than 5,825,678 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Irene Cara is the 1,179th most popular actor (up from 2,526th in 2019), the 2,033rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,054th in 2019) and the 551st most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
5.8M
Page Views (PV)
57.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
4.89
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Irene Cara ranks 1,179 out of 13,578. Before her are Arthur Kennedy, Katharine Ross, Teri Hatcher, Christine Kaufmann, Lucy Lawless, and Ashton Kutcher. After her are Christian Oliver, Brittany Murphy, Martin Weinek, Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, Eleanor Parker, and Tina Aumont.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArthur Kennedy
1914 - 1990
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 1,173
Katharine Ross
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,174
Teri Hatcher
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,175
Christine Kaufmann
1945 - 2017
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,176
Lucy Lawless
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,177
Ashton Kutcher
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,178
Irene Cara
1959 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,179
Christian Oliver
1972 - 2024
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,180
Brittany Murphy
1977 - 2009
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,181
Martin Weinek
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,182
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
1858 - 1940
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1,183
Eleanor Parker
1922 - 2013
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1,184
Tina Aumont
1946 - 2006
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,185
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Irene Cara ranks 65. Before her are "Weird Al" Yankovic, Sam Raimi, Nina Hartley, Youssou N'Dour, Victoria Abril, and Christian Thielemann. After her are Chan Santokhi, Miki Matsubara, Satoru Iwata, Majed Abdullah, Patricia Clarkson, and Linda Blair. Among people deceased in 2022, Irene Cara ranks 106. Before her are Mirosław Hermaszewski, Viktor Saneyev, Catherine Spaak, Toshiki Kaifu, Bob Saget, and Margit Korondi. After her are Radu Lupu, Andy Fletcher, Gal Costa, Jozef Tomko, Hermann Nitsch, and Ivan Reitman.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all Rankings"Weird Al" Yankovic
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 59
Sam Raimi
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 60
Nina Hartley
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 61
Youssou N'Dour
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 62
Victoria Abril
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 63
Christian Thielemann
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 64
Irene Cara
ACTOR
1959 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 65
Chan Santokhi
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 66
Miki Matsubara
COMPOSER
1959 - 2004
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 67
Satoru Iwata
GAME DESIGNER
1959 - 2015
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 68
Majed Abdullah
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 69
Patricia Clarkson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 70
Linda Blair
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 71
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsMirosław Hermaszewski
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2022
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 100
Viktor Saneyev
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 101
Catherine Spaak
ACTOR
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 102
Toshiki Kaifu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 103
Bob Saget
COMEDIAN
1956 - 2022
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 104
Margit Korondi
GYMNAST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 105
Irene Cara
ACTOR
1959 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 106
Radu Lupu
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 107
Andy Fletcher
MUSICIAN
1961 - 2022
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 108
Gal Costa
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 109
Jozef Tomko
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2022
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 110
Hermann Nitsch
ARTIST
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 111
Ivan Reitman
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 112
In United States
Among people born in United States, Irene Cara ranks 2,033 out of 20,380. Before her are Teri Hatcher (1964), Ira Levin (1929), Pinetop Perkins (1913), Martin Gardner (1914), Bob Odenkirk (1962), and Ashton Kutcher (1978). After her are Marissa Mayer (1975), Michael W. Young (1949), Brittany Murphy (1977), Pete Sampras (1971), Paul Bremer (1941), and Bill Conti (1942).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTeri Hatcher
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 2,027
Ira Levin
WRITER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 2,028
Pinetop Perkins
SINGER
1913 - 2011
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 2,029
Martin Gardner
WRITER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 2,030
Bob Odenkirk
COMEDIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 2,031
Ashton Kutcher
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 2,032
Irene Cara
ACTOR
1959 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 2,033
Marissa Mayer
BUSINESSPERSON
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 2,034
Michael W. Young
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 2,035
Brittany Murphy
ACTOR
1977 - 2009
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 2,036
Pete Sampras
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 2,037
Paul Bremer
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 2,038
Bill Conti
COMPOSER
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 2,039
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Irene Cara ranks 551. Before her are Jessica Alba (1981), Suzanne Somers (1946), Arthur Kennedy (1914), Katharine Ross (1940), Teri Hatcher (1964), and Ashton Kutcher (1978). After her are Brittany Murphy (1977), Eleanor Parker (1922), Tina Aumont (1946), Tim Allen (1953), Marisa Tomei (1964), and Ashley Judd (1968).
Jessica Alba
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 545
Suzanne Somers
1946 - 2023
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 546
Arthur Kennedy
1914 - 1990
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 547
Katharine Ross
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 548
Teri Hatcher
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 549
Ashton Kutcher
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 550
Irene Cara
1959 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 551
Brittany Murphy
1977 - 2009
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 552
Eleanor Parker
1922 - 2013
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 553
Tina Aumont
1946 - 2006
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 554
Tim Allen
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 555
Marisa Tomei
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 556
Ashley Judd
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 557