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John Ritter

1948 - 2003

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Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor. He was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is best known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), and received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Ritter has received more than 19,901,733 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). John Ritter is the 25th most popular comedian (up from 27th in 2019), the 2,749th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,011th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 20M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, John Ritter ranks 25 out of 98. Before him are Bob Odenkirk, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Henry Winkler, Melissa McCarthy, and Larry David. After him are Don Rickles, Jerry Seinfeld, Zach Galifianakis, Mary Tyler Moore, Tina Fey, and Bernie Mac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, John Ritter ranks 175. Before him are Jimmy Choo, Gregor Gysi, Séverine, James Taylor, Jaya Bachchan, and Perry King. After him are Levan Tediashvili, Baldwin Lonsdale, Mahamane Ousmane, Tim Staffell, Philippe Garrel, and Jimmy Lai. Among people deceased in 2003, John Ritter ranks 95. Before him are Rik Van Steenbergen, Kalpana Chawla, Prince Carl Bernadotte, Gertrude Ederle, Maurice Pialat, and Massimo Girotti. After him are Johanna Budwig, Robert Brown, William Steig, Jacques Deray, Marie Trintignant, and Anita Mui.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Ritter ranks 2,749 out of 20,380. Before him are Katy Perry (1984), Jim Rogers (1942), E. L. Doctorow (1931), Van Cliburn (1934), Amedee Reyburn (1889), and Cheech Marin (1946). After him are Freddie King (1934), Michael Spence (1943), Ed Asner (1929), Walter Lantz (1899), James Kottak (1962), and John Savage (1949).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, John Ritter ranks 22. Before him are Bob Odenkirk (1962), Richard Pryor (1940), Chris Rock (1965), Henry Winkler (1945), Melissa McCarthy (1970), and Larry David (1947). After him are Don Rickles (1926), Jerry Seinfeld (1954), Zach Galifianakis (1969), Mary Tyler Moore (1936), Tina Fey (1970), and Bernie Mac (1957).

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