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José Ferrer

1912 - 1992

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José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors—or, indeed, actors of any ethnicity—during his lifetime and after, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 and 1992. He achieved prominence for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the play of the same name, which earned him the inaugural Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1947. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Ferrer has received more than 4,320,597 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). José Ferrer is the 752nd most popular actor (up from 770th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Puerto Rico (down from 5th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Puerto Rican Actor.

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  • 4.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, José Ferrer ranks 752 out of 9,996. Before him are Ethan Hawke, Michelle Yeoh, Jane Wyman, Jim Broadbent, David Morse, and Inger Nilsson. After him are Dev Anand, Carroll Baker, Karen Grassle, Héctor Elizondo, Ewan McGregor, and Luke Perry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, José Ferrer ranks 62. Before him are Julius Axelrod, John Payne, Patrick White, Cornel Wilde, Isser Harel, and Salvador Luria. After him are Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Hermann Graf, Duško Popov, Lev Gumilyov, Herbert C. Brown, and Pat Nixon. Among people deceased in 1992, José Ferrer ranks 43. Before him are Denny Hulme, César Manrique, Albert Pierrepoint, Peter D. Mitchell, Joan Fuster, and John Sturges. After him are Lev Gumilyov, Denholm Elliott, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Lella Lombardi, James Stirling, and Arletty.

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In Puerto Rico

Among people born in Puerto Rico, José Ferrer ranks 6 out of 70. Before him are Raul Julia (1940), Joaquin Phoenix (1974), José Feliciano (1945), Rita Moreno (1931), and Benicio del Toro (1967). After him are Ricky Martin (1971), Héctor Lavoe (1946), Luis Guzmán (1956), Amaury Nolasco (1970), Emiliano Mercado del Toro (1891), and Roberto Clemente (1934).

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Among ACTORS In Puerto Rico

Among actors born in Puerto Rico, José Ferrer ranks 5. Before him are Raul Julia (1940), Joaquin Phoenix (1974), Rita Moreno (1931), and Benicio del Toro (1967). After him are Luis Guzmán (1956), Amaury Nolasco (1970), David Zayas (1962), Míriam Colón (1936), Osvaldo Ríos (1960), Roselyn Sánchez (1973), and Carlos Ponce (1972).

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