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James Gammon

1940 - 2010

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James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for playing grizzled "good ol' boy" types in numerous films and television series. Gammon portrayed Lou Brown, the manager in the movies Major League and Major League II, fictionalized versions of the Cleveland Indians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gammon has received more than 1,616,380 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). James Gammon is the 5,219th most popular actor (up from 5,579th in 2019), the 7,611th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,303rd in 2019) and the 2,358th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Gammon ranks 5,219 out of 13,578. Before him are Florence Pugh, Judy Greer, Anne Alvaro, Jessica Szohr, Shawn Weatherly, and Jan Sterling. After him are Richard Riehle, Roxanne Hart, General Tom Thumb, Matthew Goode, Júlia Sigmond, and Betty Bronson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, James Gammon ranks 421. Before him are Marju Lauristin, Gianni De Michelis, Patrick Leahy, Héctor Silva, Rex Cawley, and Ermindo Onega. After him are Jean Clair, Jack Thompson, Mutsuhiko Nomura, Wolfgang Paul, Franco Balmamion, and David Peoples. Among people deceased in 2010, James Gammon ranks 308. Before him are Dorothy Provine, Olga Guillot, Tom Walkinshaw, Frederick C. Weyand, Carlos Monsiváis, and Abel Muzorewa. After him are Gregory Isaacs, Trevor Taylor, Joseph Bessala, Audouin Dollfus, David Brown, and Jorge González.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gammon ranks 7,611 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry James (1947), Judy Greer (1975), Sara Paretsky (1947), Jessica Szohr (1985), Shawn Weatherly (1959), and Jan Sterling (1921). After him are Richard Riehle (1948), Roxanne Hart (1952), General Tom Thumb (1838), Don McNeill (1918), Jeff Mills (1963), and Betty Bronson (1906).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Gammon ranks 2,358. Before him are Andrew McCarthy (1962), Kasey Rogers (1925), Judy Greer (1975), Jessica Szohr (1985), Shawn Weatherly (1959), and Jan Sterling (1921). After him are Richard Riehle (1948), Roxanne Hart (1952), General Tom Thumb (1838), Betty Bronson (1906), Bill Smitrovich (1947), and Michael Rapaport (1970).

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