ACTOR

John Wesley Shipp

1955 - Today

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John Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is an American actor known for his various television roles. He played the lead Barry Allen on CBS's superhero series The Flash from 1990 to 1991, and Mitch Leery, the title character's father, on the drama series Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2001. Shipp has also played several roles in daytime soap operas including Kelly Nelson on Guiding Light from 1980 to 1984, and Douglas Cummings on As the World Turns from 1985 to 1986 (which earned him his first Daytime Emmy Award). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Wesley Shipp has received more than 2,261,849 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. John Wesley Shipp is the 4,297th most popular actor (down from 3,368th in 2019), the 6,298th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,225th in 2019) and the 1,921st most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.3M

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  • 55.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Wesley Shipp ranks 4,297 out of 13,578. Before him are David Wayne, Charles Rigoulot, Moritz Bleibtreu, Eliane Giardini, Rupert Graves, and Barbro Hiort af Ornäs. After him are Daisuke Gōri, Holt McCallany, Zero Mostel, Mary Carlisle, Dominic Cooper, and Alma Rubens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, John Wesley Shipp ranks 275. Before him are Joaquín Caparrós, Marina Sirtis, Robert Richardson, Milan Bandić, Piedad Córdoba, and Nathan East. After him are Steven Culp, Andrei Gavrilov, Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, Galina Lukashenko, Val McDermid, and Heidi Hautala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Wesley Shipp ranks 6,298 out of 20,380. Before him are Eudora Welty (1909), Edward Livingston (1764), David Wayne (1914), William Stokoe (1919), Herbie Mann (1930), and Nathan East (1955). After him are Gerard K. O'Neill (1927), Morton Gould (1913), Stan Kenton (1911), Sarah Childress Polk (1803), Holt McCallany (1963), and Zero Mostel (1915).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Wesley Shipp ranks 1,921. Before him are Justin Chambers (1970), David Doyle (1929), Leif Erickson (1911), Bert Roach (1891), Scott Eastwood (1986), and David Wayne (1914). After him are Holt McCallany (1963), Zero Mostel (1915), Mary Carlisle (1914), Alma Rubens (1897), Rance Howard (1928), and Gary Lockwood (1937).

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