ACTOR

James Darren

1936 - 2024

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James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024), known by his stage name James Darren, was an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and supporting roles in films including the youth and beach-culture film Gidget (1959) and its sequels. He also appeared in The Gene Krupa Story (1959), All the Young Men (1960), The Guns of Navarone (1961), and Diamond Head (1962). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Darren has received more than 3,821,052 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. James Darren is the 5,285th most popular actor (down from 4,797th in 2019), the 7,700th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,145th in 2019) and the 2,388th most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Darren ranks 5,285 out of 13,578. Before him are Igor Kvasha, Angus Scrimm, Rokurō Naya, Michael K. Williams, Jung Hae-in, and Burt Kwouk. After him are Nam Joo-hyuk, Carlo Giuffrè, Azra Akın, Noah Hathaway, Sam Lloyd, and Noor Jehan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, James Darren ranks 411. Before him are James Stacy, Ronnie Bucknum, Anthony Kennedy, Viktor Kanevskyi, Salvador Reyes Monteón, and Trevor Taylor. After him are Erich Hof, Shelley Morrison, Carlos Blixen, Hal Greer, Mary Millar, and Dahlia Ravikovitch. Among people deceased in 2024, James Darren ranks 313. Before him are Yamini Krishnamurthy, Ray Reardon, Duane Eddy, Josef Jelínek, Laurent Cantet, and Mark Damon. After him are Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Michael Ruse, Karin Baal, Helen Gallagher, Ștefan Birtalan, and Jean Carnahan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Darren ranks 7,700 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael K. Williams (1966), Hal David (1921), Elda Emma Anderson (1899), Charles Darrow (1889), Nils Lofgren (1951), and Kenneth Lee Pike (1912). After him are Big Van Vader (1955), Noah Hathaway (1971), Sam Lloyd (1963), Walter Davis (1954), Gil Gerard (1943), and Elizabeth Gilbert (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Darren ranks 2,388. Before him are Billy Gilbert (1894), Mark Damon (1933), Vivica A. Fox (1964), Russell Simpson (1880), Angus Scrimm (1926), and Michael K. Williams (1966). After him are Noah Hathaway (1971), Sam Lloyd (1963), Gil Gerard (1943), Mary Alden (1883), Vanessa Marcil (1968), and Bill Robinson (1877).

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