ACTOR

Kirk Douglas

1916 - 2020

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Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kirk Douglas has received more than 30,618,855 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Kirk Douglas is the 68th most popular actor (down from 64th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from United States (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Actor.

Kirk Douglas is most famous for his work in acting, producing, and directing. He is known for his roles in "Spartacus," "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," and "Lonely Are the Brave."

Memorability Metrics

  • 31M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 81

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kirk Douglas ranks 68 out of 13,578. Before him are Liam Neeson, Omar Sharif, Greta Garbo, Charles Bronson, Tom Hanks, and Brad Pitt. After him are Alan Alda, Henry Fonda, Johnny Depp, Ian McKellen, Maggie Smith, and Jean Marais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Kirk Douglas ranks 4. Before him are François Mitterrand, Ferruccio Lamborghini, and Edward Heath. After him are Elena Ceaușescu, Roald Dahl, Gregory Peck, Francis Crick, Aldo Moro, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and Gough Whitlam. Among people deceased in 2020, Kirk Douglas ranks 5. Before him are Diego Maradona, Sean Connery, Hosni Mubarak, and Ennio Morricone. After him are Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Pierre Cardin, Qaboos bin Said al Said, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Qasem Soleimani, Alan Parker, and Max von Sydow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kirk Douglas ranks 142 out of 20,380. Before him are Bobby Fischer (1943), Edwin Hubble (1889), Phineas Gage (1823), Charles Bronson (1921), Tom Hanks (1956), and Brad Pitt (1963). After him are Alan Alda (1936), Henry Fonda (1905), Johnny Depp (1963), Harvey Weinstein (1952), Carl Rogers (1902), and Stan Lee (1922).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kirk Douglas ranks 29. Before him are Meryl Streep (1949), Michael Douglas (1944), Will Smith (1968), Charles Bronson (1921), Tom Hanks (1956), and Brad Pitt (1963). After him are Alan Alda (1936), Henry Fonda (1905), Johnny Depp (1963), Steven Seagal (1952), Tom Selleck (1945), and John Wayne (1907).

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