ACTOR

John Spencer

1946 - 2005

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John Spencer (born John Speshock Jr.; December 20, 1946 – December 16, 2005) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama series The West Wing and for his role as attorney Tommy Mullaney in L.A. Law. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Spencer has received more than 71,907 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). John Spencer is the 3,127th most popular actor (down from 2,731st in 2019), the 4,732nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,340th in 2019) and the 1,409th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 72k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Spencer ranks 3,127 out of 13,578Before him are Nikolai Grinko, Choi Jin-sil, Richard Armitage, Jan Decleir, Willie Garson, and Paula Patton. After him are Kelly Reilly, Alexander Granach, Lesley-Anne Down, John Bennett Perry, Ward Bond, and Carrie Snodgress.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, John Spencer ranks 369Before him are George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Michael Ontkean, Gordon Murray, Randy Meisner, Jan Decleir, and Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian. After him are Yuko Shimizu, Ratomir Dujković, Gitte Hænning, Christophe Pierre, Nicola Piovani, and Ognyan Gerdzhikov. Among people deceased in 2005, John Spencer ranks 164Before him are Pál Losonczi, Link Wray, Françoise d'Eaubonne, Juan José Saer, Vizma Belševica, and Jesús Rafael Soto. After him are Mustai Karim, Erik Balling, Johnny Haynes, Frank Gorshin, Netti Witziers-Timmer, and Jacques Dufilho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Spencer ranks 4,732 out of 20,380Before him are IShowSpeed (2005), Willie Garson (1964), Peter Revson (1939), Alvan Clark (1804), Paula Patton (1975), and Frederic Clements (1874). After him are Corey Taylor (1973), Howard Stern (1954), George Seaton (1911), Kenneth Nichols (1907), John Bennett Perry (1941), and Ward Bond (1903).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Spencer ranks 1,409Before him are Barry Corbin (1940), Evelyn Keyes (1916), Bridget Moynahan (1971), Jesse Eisenberg (1983), Willie Garson (1964), and Paula Patton (1975). After him are John Bennett Perry (1941), Ward Bond (1903), Carrie Snodgress (1945), RuPaul (1960), Jerry Zucker (1950), and Carol Burnett (1933).