ACTOR

John Payne

1912 - 1989

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John Howard Payne (May 23, 1912 – December 6, 1989) was an American film actor who is mainly remembered from film noir crime stories and 20th Century Fox musical films, and for his leading roles in Miracle on 34th Street and the NBC Western television series The Restless Gun. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Payne has received more than 36,436 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John Payne is the 666th most popular actor (up from 690th in 2019), the 1,217th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,283rd in 2019) and the 328th most popular American Actor.

John Payne is most famous for being an actor in the film Gone with the Wind.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Paynes by language

Over the past year John Payne has had the most page views in the with 11,244 views, followed by Spanish (10,709), and Russian (9,168). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (125.23%), Simple English (123.94%), and Korean (74.80%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Payne ranks 666 out of 13,578. Before him are Bekim Fehmiu, Tom Hardy, Tom Conti, Lita Grey, Tobey Maguire, and Glynis Johns. After him are Pier Angeli, François Cluzet, Raf Vallone, Laura Gemser, Scarlett Johansson, and Edwige Fenech.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, John Payne ranks 56. Before him are Patrick White, Lev Gumilyov, Sonja Henie, Gordon Parks, Cornel Wilde, and Don Siegel. After him are Elsa Morante, Pedro Armendáriz, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Ertuğrul Osman, Salvador Luria, and Hermann Graf. Among people deceased in 1989, John Payne ranks 48. Before him are Bruce Chatwin, Leon Festinger, Cornel Wilde, Jerzy Kukuczka, Irving Berlin, and Antonia Brico. After him are Gaetano Scirea, Guy Williams, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Valentin Glushko, Charles J. Pedersen, and Kazimierz Deyna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Payne ranks 1,217 out of 20,380. Before him are Kelly McGillis (1957), William Standish Knowles (1917), Robert Knepper (1959), Lita Grey (1908), Tobey Maguire (1975), and Taylor Swift (1989). After him are Jake LaMotta (1922), Snoop Dogg (1971), Mike Portnoy (1967), Dave Brubeck (1920), Allen Dulles (1893), and Tess Gerritsen (1953).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Payne ranks 328. Before him are Loie Fuller (1862), Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967), Kelly McGillis (1957), Robert Knepper (1959), Lita Grey (1908), and Tobey Maguire (1975). After him are Scarlett Johansson (1984), Tyrone Power (1914), Edna Purviance (1895), Anne Hathaway (1982), Uma Thurman (1970), and Ethan Hawke (1970).

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Television and Movie Roles

Kansas City Confidential
Joe Rolfe
An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.
Nov 11o 19527.086 / 10
99 River Street
Ernie Driscoll
A former boxer --now taxi driver-- gets mixed up with jewel thieves.
Aug 21o 19536.89 / 10
Miracle on 34th Street
Fred Gailey
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Jun 4o 19477.336 / 10