ACTOR

John Derek

1926 - 1998

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John Derek (born Derek Delevan Harris; August 12, 1926 – May 22, 1998) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He appeared in such films as Knock on Any Door, All the King's Men (both 1949), Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950), and The Ten Commandments (1956). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Derek has received more than 5,161,912 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). John Derek is the 1,807th most popular actor (down from 1,163rd in 2019), the 2,968th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,078th in 2019) and the 828th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Derek ranks 1,807 out of 13,578. Before him are Anne Meara, Susan Flannery, Robert Culp, Helmut Griem, Bo Derek, and Lois Chiles. After him are Katherine MacGregor, Peter Cullen, Bruce Campbell, Luciana Paluzzi, Joe Turkel, and Georges Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, John Derek ranks 153. Before him are Don Rickles, Marie-Claire Alain, Morton Feldman, Peter Alexander, Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean, and Elias Hrawi. After him are Jaba Ioseliani, Raif Dizdarević, Claude Akins, John G. Kemeny, Ernst Ocwirk, and Ingrid Haebler. Among people deceased in 1998, John Derek ranks 98. Before him are Christian Mortensen, Kea Bouman, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Bruno Munari, Slava Metreveli, and Beatrice Wood. After him are Shinichi Suzuki, Otto Baum, Nino Ferrer, Juan José Nogués, Yuri Artyukhin, and Richard Hamming.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Derek ranks 2,968 out of 20,380. Before him are Susan Flannery (1939), Robert Culp (1930), Ezzard Charles (1921), Frank McCourt (1930), Bo Derek (1956), and Lois Chiles (1947). After him are Katherine MacGregor (1925), Bob Iger (1951), Jack Welch (1935), Betsy Ross (1752), Bruce Campbell (1958), and Karol J. Bobko (1937).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Derek ranks 828. Before him are Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962), Anne Meara (1929), Susan Flannery (1939), Robert Culp (1930), Bo Derek (1956), and Lois Chiles (1947). After him are Katherine MacGregor (1925), Bruce Campbell (1958), Joe Turkel (1927), Jensen Ackles (1978), Stuart Whitman (1928), and Joel Grey (1932).

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