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John Carroll Lynch

1963 - Today

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John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in Fargo (1996). He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show (1997–2004) as the title character's cross-dressing brother, Steve Carey, as well as on four seasons of American Horror Story (2014–2019), most notably as breakout character Twisty the Clown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Carroll Lynch has received more than 5,838,688 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John Carroll Lynch is the 2,865th most popular actor (down from 2,808th in 2019), the 4,523rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,558th in 2019) and the 1,361st most popular American Actor.

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  • 5.8M

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  • 50.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Carroll Lynch ranks 2,865 out of 9,996Before him are Haruo Nakajima, Laura Innes, Kim Tae-hee, Franca Rame, Seann William Scott, and Branscombe Richmond. After him are Will Patton, Pierre Fresnay, John Williams, Marcel Ophüls, Amedeo Nazzari, and Sunil Dutt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, John Carroll Lynch ranks 153Before him are Ludovic Orban, Andrew Ridgeley, Pirmin Zurbriggen, Marla Maples, Holt McCallany, and James Mangold. After him are Jerome Flynn, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Viorica Dăncilă, Walter Thurnherr, David Seaman, and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Carroll Lynch ranks 4,523 out of 18,182Before him are Childe Hassam (1859), Seann William Scott (1976), Branscombe Richmond (1955), Joe Henderson (1937), Edward Chamberlin (1899), and Allan Sandage (1926). After him are Harry Hillman (1881), Jonathan Pollard (1954), Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884), Will Patton (1954), George Catlin (1796), and Eric Shinseki (1942).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Carroll Lynch ranks 1,361Before him are Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981), Tim Kang (1973), Larry Hankin (1940), Laura Innes (1957), Seann William Scott (1976), and Branscombe Richmond (1955). After him are Will Patton (1954), Rebecca Romijn (1972), Arsenio Hall (1956), Jeanne Crain (1925), Marion Lorne (1883), and Elmo Lincoln (1889).

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