ACTOR
Kevin Bacon
1958 - Today
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. Known for his leading man and character roles, Bacon has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. Bacon made his feature film debut in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) before his breakthrough role in the musical-drama film Footloose (1984). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kevin Bacon has received more than 23,284,023 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Kevin Bacon is the 391st most popular actor (up from 478th in 2019), the 702nd most popular biography from United States (up from 899th in 2019) and the 192nd most popular American Actor.
Kevin Bacon is most famous for his role in the film Footloose, where he plays a rebellious teenager who moves to a small town where dancing and rock music are banned.
Memorability Metrics
23M
Page Views (PV)
64.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
62
Languages Editions (L)
5.12
Effective Languages (L*)
4.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Kevin Bacon ranks 391 out of 13,578. Before him are Douglas Fairbanks, Bradley Cooper, Jack Palance, Anne Bancroft, Chow Yun-fat, and Hattie McDaniel. After him are Sally Field, Bolo Yeung, Lee Marvin, Vincent Cassel, Montgomery Clift, and Bibi Andersson.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDouglas Fairbanks
1883 - 1939
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 385
Bradley Cooper
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 386
Jack Palance
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 387
Anne Bancroft
1931 - 2005
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 388
Chow Yun-fat
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 389
Hattie McDaniel
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 390
Kevin Bacon
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 391
Sally Field
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 392
Bolo Yeung
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 393
Lee Marvin
1924 - 1987
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 394
Vincent Cassel
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 395
Montgomery Clift
1920 - 1966
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 396
Bibi Andersson
1935 - 2019
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 397
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Kevin Bacon ranks 20. Before him are Viggo Mortensen, Anna Politkovskaya, Ice-T, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marie Fredriksson, and Alec Baldwin. After him are Bruce Dickinson, Tzipi Livni, Nikki Sixx, Tim Robbins, Jamal Khashoggi, and Wong Kar-wai.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsViggo Mortensen
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 14
Anna Politkovskaya
JOURNALIST
1958 - 2006
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 15
Ice-T
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 16
Jamie Lee Curtis
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 17
Marie Fredriksson
SINGER
1958 - 2019
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 18
Alec Baldwin
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 19
Kevin Bacon
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 20
Bruce Dickinson
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 21
Tzipi Livni
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 22
Nikki Sixx
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 23
Tim Robbins
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 24
Jamal Khashoggi
WRITER
1958 - 2018
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 25
Wong Kar-wai
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 26
In United States
Among people born in United States, Kevin Bacon ranks 702 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Palance (1919), Murray Rothbard (1926), Anne Bancroft (1931), Cyndi Lauper (1953), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), and Hattie McDaniel (1893). After him are H. L. Mencken (1880), Sally Field (1946), Harold Urey (1893), Billie Jean King (1943), John McCarthy (1927), and Nat King Cole (1919).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 696
Murray Rothbard
ECONOMIST
1926 - 1995
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 697
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 698
Cyndi Lauper
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 699
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
BOXER
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 700
Hattie McDaniel
ACTOR
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 701
Kevin Bacon
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 702
H. L. Mencken
WRITER
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 703
Sally Field
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 704
Harold Urey
CHEMIST
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 705
Billie Jean King
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 706
John McCarthy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 707
Nat King Cole
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1965
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 708
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Kevin Bacon ranks 192. Before him are Ray Liotta (1954), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), Bradley Cooper (1975), Jack Palance (1919), Anne Bancroft (1931), and Hattie McDaniel (1893). After him are Sally Field (1946), Lee Marvin (1924), Montgomery Clift (1920), Edwin Booth (1833), Warren Beatty (1937), and Karl Malden (1912).
Ray Liotta
1954 - 2022
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 186
Douglas Fairbanks
1883 - 1939
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 187
Bradley Cooper
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 188
Jack Palance
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 189
Anne Bancroft
1931 - 2005
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 190
Hattie McDaniel
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 191
Kevin Bacon
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 192
Sally Field
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 193
Lee Marvin
1924 - 1987
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 194
Montgomery Clift
1920 - 1966
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 195
Edwin Booth
1833 - 1893
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 196
Warren Beatty
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 197
Karl Malden
1912 - 2009
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 198