ACTOR

John Garfield

1913 - 1952

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John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Garfield has received more than 2,123,902 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. John Garfield is the 2,472nd most popular actor (up from 3,106th in 2019), the 3,895th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,862nd in 2019) and the 1,127th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Garfields by language

Over the past year John Garfield has had the most page views in the with 260,577 views, followed by Spanish (17,615), and French (8,572). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (266.33%), Simple English (107.96%), and Afrikaans (79.81%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Garfield ranks 2,472 out of 13,578. Before him are Sandra Hüller, Paul Reiser, Maria Tănase, John Marley, Herman van Veen, and Annie Cordy. After him are Leslie Jones, Muse Watson, Úrsula Corberó, Kathleen Freeman, Reginald VelJohnson, and Henry Irving.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, John Garfield ranks 158. Before him are Charles Helou, Sebastiano Baggio, Bahi Ladgham, Tadao Horie, Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz, and Maria Tănase. After him are Samuel Eilenberg, Gisela Mauermayer, Renato Castellani, Eugene Odum, Lewis A. Coser, and Salvador Espriu. Among people deceased in 1952, John Garfield ranks 83. Before him are Mauno Pekkala, Vasili Eroshenko, Rued Langgaard, Josephine Tey, Silvio Cator, and Maurice De Waele. After him are Richard Hildebrandt, Takenoshin Nakai, Vladimir Albitsky, Nikos Beloyannis, Constant Permeke, and Arturo Rawson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Garfield ranks 3,895 out of 20,380. Before him are John Marley (1907), Donald P. Bellisario (1935), Ted Williams (1918), Lenny Bruce (1925), Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945), and Jay Wright Forrester (1918). After him are Edward Feigenbaum (1936), Leslie Jones (1967), Aaliyah (1979), Muse Watson (1948), Jack Sharkey (1902), and Edwin Sutherland (1883).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Garfield ranks 1,127. Before him are Doug Savant (1964), Olivia Rodrigo (2003), Mimsy Farmer (1945), Greg Kinnear (1963), Paul Reiser (1957), and John Marley (1907). After him are Leslie Jones (1967), Muse Watson (1948), Kathleen Freeman (1919), Reginald VelJohnson (1952), Hope Lange (1933), and Carol Potter (1948).

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Television and Movie Roles

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