ACTOR

James Van Der Beek

1977 - Today

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James David Van Der Beek (; born March 8, 1977) is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery on The WB's Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), he also played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012–2013), starred on CSI: Cyber as FBI Agent Elijah Mundo (2015–2016), and appeared as Matt Bromley on the first season of the FX drama Pose (2018). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Van Der Beek has received more than 8,431,821 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. James Van Der Beek is the 7,040th most popular actor (down from 4,872nd in 2019), the 10,396th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,251st in 2019) and the 3,250th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Van Der Beek ranks 7,040 out of 13,578. Before him are Troy Baker, Karina Lombard, Michaela Conlin, Onew, Ryan Eggold, and Natassia Malthe. After him are Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audrey Landers, Sean Murray, Glenn Plummer, Eduardo Santamarina, and Steve Toussaint.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, James Van Der Beek ranks 207. Before him are Óscar Pereiro, Pablo Gabriel García, Jonny Buckland, Marcos Paulo, Fábio Júnior, and Alessandro Lucarelli. After him are Sean Murray, Paul Pierce, Liza Weil, Hayko, Raphaël Wicky, and Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Van Der Beek ranks 10,396 out of 20,380. Before him are David Halberstam (1934), Ryan Eggold (1984), Tracii Guns (1966), Patricia A. McKillip (1948), Roy Harris (1898), and Jan Henne (1947). After him are Sam Rivers (1923), Cy Young (1928), Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980), Audrey Landers (1956), Sean Murray (1977), and Glenn Plummer (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Van Der Beek ranks 3,250. Before him are Lisa Zane (1961), Saundra Santiago (1957), Craig Robinson (1971), Troy Baker (1976), Michaela Conlin (1978), and Ryan Eggold (1984). After him are Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980), Audrey Landers (1956), Sean Murray (1977), Glenn Plummer (1961), Rebecca Schaeffer (1967), and Marcia Strassman (1948).

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