ACTOR

Keith David

1956 - Today

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Keith David (born Keith David Williams; June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his deep voice and screen presence in over 300 roles in film, stage, television, and interactive media. He has starred in such films as The Thing (1982), Platoon (1986), Road House (1989), Men at Work (1990), Final Analysis (1992), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Larger than Life (1996), Armageddon (1998), Where the Heart Is (2000), Novocaine (2001), Head of State (2003), Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Keith David has received more than 10,813,141 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Keith David is the 3,024th most popular actor (up from 3,200th in 2019), the 4,606th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,984th in 2019) and the 1,369th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Keith David ranks 3,024 out of 13,578. Before him are Ben Miller, John McCook, Kirill Lavrov, David Belle, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Viviane Romance. After him are Engin Akyürek, Olive Thomas, Bob Crane, Maude Adams, Gustav Knuth, and Flora Finch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Keith David ranks 184. Before him are Nathan Lane, Brett Cullen, David Card, Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Saadeddine Othmani, and Richard Curtis. After him are Marta Kauffman, Hanni Wenzel, Bernd Förster, Pierre Lévy, Blackie Lawless, and Martin Jol.

Others Born in 1956

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Keith David ranks 4,606 out of 20,380. Before him are Julia Grant (1826), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961), Francis Lane (1874), Adam Lambert (1982), Beau Biden (1969), and Harry Frankfurt (1929). After him are Yusuf Estes (1944), Olive Thomas (1894), Bob Crane (1928), Nate Thurmond (1941), Willis Reed (1942), and Maude Adams (1872).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Keith David ranks 1,369. Before him are Madeline Kahn (1942), Clifton James (1920), Stephen Tobolowsky (1951), Murray Hamilton (1923), John McCook (1944), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961). After him are Olive Thomas (1894), Bob Crane (1928), Maude Adams (1872), Patti LuPone (1949), Shemar Moore (1970), and Kathleen Quinlan (1954).

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