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John Aniston

1933 - 2022

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John Anthony Aniston (born Yannis Anastassakis, Greek: Γιάννης Αναστασάκης, July 24, 1933 – November 11, 2022) was an American actor who played Victor Kiriakis on the NBC daytime drama series Days of Our Lives, which he originated in July 1985 and played on and off for 37 years, until his death in 2022. His portrayal earned him a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2017 and he received a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Aniston has received more than 8,131,437 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). John Aniston is the 1,771st most popular actor (up from 2,760th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Greece (up from 575th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Anistons by language

Over the past year John Aniston has had the most page views in the with 769,854 views, followed by French (28,070), and Spanish (28,053). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (145.23%), Turkish (63.83%), and Galician (47.42%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Aniston ranks 1,771 out of 13,578. Before him are Jacky Cheung, Robert Walker, Laurie Holden, Roy Chiao, Leon Russom, and Jamel Debbouze. After him are Elya Baskin, Song Kang-ho, Mark Dacascos, Woody Strode, Eugene Levy, and Irina Miroshnichenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, John Aniston ranks 154. Before him are Ahmad al-Khatib, Valentina Ponomaryova, Heather Armitage, Edward Bunker, Michael Dukakis, and Kerstin Ekman. After him are Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Andrei Voznesensky, Diane Cilento, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Nicola Pietrangeli, and Gregory III Laham. Among people deceased in 2022, John Aniston ranks 144. Before him are Juris Hartmanis, Reine Wisell, Nichelle Nichols, David Trimble, Leonid Kuravlyov, and Kenneth Tsang. After him are Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Raymond Damadian, Joe Turkel, Ronnie Hellström, Dominique Lapierre, and Pierre Kartner.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, John Aniston ranks 452 out of 1,024. Before him are Dimitar Blagoev (1856), Glaucias of Taulantii (-335), Victorinus of Pettau (250), Achilles Painter (-470), Nikolaos Plastiras (1883), and Metrodorus of Chios (-500). After him are Michael Glykas (1125), Diocles (-240), Peter the Patrician (500), Tommy Lee (1962), Dionysios Solomos (1798), and Clearchus of Sparta (-401).

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Among ACTORS In Greece

Among actors born in Greece, John Aniston ranks 5. Before him are Irene Papas (1929), Melina Mercouri (1920), Thespis (-600), and Katina Paxinou (1900). After him are Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934), Skeet Ulrich (1970), Carl Anderson (1945), Adele Neuhauser (1959), Ariane Labed (1984), and Haruna Ikezawa (1975).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Awakening of Spring
Mr. Gable
Based on the 1891 play "Spring Awakening," this filmed stage drama examines the tensions and confusion of young people as their growing sexual awareness conflicts with the repressive social environment around them. The passionate kiss between two males might be the first envisioned for the stage since Christopher Marlowe's between Edward II and Gaveston.
Nov 17o 20083.4 / 10
Days of Our Lives
Victor Kiriakis
The Horton and Brady broods endure the romantic trials of life in Salem, a Midwestern hamlet filled with evil geniuses, star-crossed lovers and a rich family history.
6 / 10
Return to Zero
Ned
Based on the true story of a successful couple, Maggie and Aaron who are preparing for the arrival of their first child.
May 18o 20146.7 / 10