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John Kerr

1931 - 2013

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John Grinham Kerr (November 15, 1931 – February 2, 2013) was an American actor and attorney. He began his professional career on Broadway, earning critical acclaim for his performances in Mary Coyle Chase's Bernardine and Robert Anderson's Tea and Sympathy, then made a transition into a screen career. He reprised his role in the film version of Tea and Sympathy, which won him the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and portrayed Lieutenant Joseph Cable in the Rodgers and Hammerstein movie musical South Pacific. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Kerr has received more than 44,467 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John Kerr is the 8,277th most popular actor (down from 7,014th in 2019), the 12,235th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,425th in 2019) and the 3,860th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 44k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Kerr ranks 8,277 out of 13,578. Before him are Jason Acuña, Rosemarie DeWitt, Debby Ryan, Sonequa Martin-Green, Billy Bevan, and Dale Dickey. After him are Silk Smitha, Paul Douglas, Aaron Ashmore, Marian Marsh, Cecilia Suárez, and Brian Tyree Henry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, John Kerr ranks 584. Before him are Alfred Swift, Paulias Matane, Tomimaru Okuni, Nasir Hussain, Cleopa Msuya, and John Shelby Spong. After him are James Abourezk, Brook Benton, Cliff Hagan, Klára Fried-Bánfalvi, Bruce Halford, and Bobby Collins. Among people deceased in 2013, John Kerr ranks 482. Before him are Eeva Ruoppa, Antonio Jasso, Jo Benkow, Stanisław Szozda, Dale Robertson, and Karla Álvarez. After him are Lajos Für, Mary Ellen Rudin, Tom Foley, Dennis Burkley, Wilbur Thompson, and Ruth Asawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Kerr ranks 12,235 out of 20,380. Before him are Debby Ryan (1993), Sonequa Martin-Green (1985), Cori Bush (1976), Stuart Hamm (1960), Dale Dickey (1961), and Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805). After him are Paul Douglas (1907), Macy Gray (1967), Charley Pride (1934), Tony Orlando (1944), Sherrod Brown (1952), and Brian Tyree Henry (1982).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Kerr ranks 3,860. Before him are Carly Chaikin (1990), Sally Rand (1904), Rosemarie DeWitt (1971), Debby Ryan (1993), Sonequa Martin-Green (1985), and Dale Dickey (1961). After him are Paul Douglas (1907), Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Alan Hale Sr. (1892), Warren William (1894), Patrika Darbo (1948), and Veda Ann Borg (1915).

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