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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 7,510,320 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Jim Nabors is the 7,759th 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 3,602nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Jim Nabors has had the most page views in the with 589,578 views, followed by Simple English (4,701), and German (2,414). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (161.07%), Korean (147.33%), and Simple English (136.95%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jim Nabors ranks 7,759 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 3,602. 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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Television and Movie Roles

Return to Mayberry
Gomer Pyle
After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit Opie, now an expectant father. While there he ends up helping Barney Fife mount a campaign for sheriff.
Apr 13o 19866.1 / 10
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Deputy Fred
The Chicken Ranch, a famed brothel, has been a staple of Texas history for nearly a millennium, but media watchdog Melvin P. Thorpe has set his sights on shutting it down. It's up to the madam, Mona Stangley, and the local sheriff, Ed Earl Dodd, to stop him!
Jul 23o 19826.2 / 10
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Pvt. Gomer Pyle
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.
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