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Jim Nabors

1930 - 2017

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James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle. Nabors was discovered by Andy Griffith while working at a Santa Monica nightclub, and he later joined The Andy Griffith Show, where he played the good-natured, unsophisticated Gomer Pyle. The character proved so popular that Nabors was given his own successful spin-off show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Nabors also became a popular guest on variety shows that showcased his rich baritone singing voice in the 1960s and 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Nabors has received more than 7,846,439 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Jim Nabors is the 7,763rd most popular actor (down from 7,530th in 2019), the 11,486th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,169th in 2019) and the 3,603rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jim Nabors ranks 7,763 out of 13,578. Before him are Josef Bierbichler, Choi Tae-joon, Janelle Monáe, Vanessa Marano, Sanaa Lathan, and Catherine Siachoque. After him are Yevgeny Mironov, Jenifer Lewis, Tony Curran, Joo Won, Özgü Namal, and Margreth Weivers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Jim Nabors ranks 580. Before him are James Dunbar, Sándor Csoóri, Jim Loscutoff, Maureen Forrester, Greg Bell, and Don Meineke. After him are Jiří Skobla, Jerry Vale, Miguel Seijas, Yuriy Tyukalov, Ronald Stretton, and Mike Gravel. Among people deceased in 2017, Jim Nabors ranks 562. Before him are Fernand Decanali, Yash Pal, Mario Tullio Montano, Richard Wilbur, Benjamin Whitrow, and John B. Anderson. After him are Howard Hodgkin, George Steele, Carlos Gómez, Valery Asapov, Zdravko Hebel, and Ed Lee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Nabors ranks 11,486 out of 20,380. Before him are Vanessa Marano (1992), Sanaa Lathan (1971), Don Meineke (1930), Franklin Farrell (1908), Sunny Lane (1980), and Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (1946). After him are Jenifer Lewis (1957), Levi Leipheimer (1973), Reid Hoffman (1967), James Corson (1906), Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922), and Jerry Vale (1930).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jim Nabors ranks 3,603. Before him are Drew Fuller (1980), Andy Dick (1965), Jason Behr (1973), Janelle Monáe (1985), Vanessa Marano (1992), and Sanaa Lathan (1971). After him are Jenifer Lewis (1957), Constance Money (1956), Emily Rudd (1993), Beverly Garland (1926), Todd Bridges (1965), and Luke Grimes (1984).

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