ACTOR
LeVar Burton
1957 - Today
LeVar Burton
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977), and was the host of the PBS Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow for 23 years (1983–2006). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of LeVar Burton has received more than 8,000,145 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). LeVar Burton is the 4,843rd most popular actor (down from 4,758th in 2019), the 4,711th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,247th in 2019) and the 175th most popular German Actor.
Memorability Metrics
8.0M
Page Views (PV)
47.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
2.00
Effective Languages (L*)
4.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, LeVar Burton ranks 4,843 out of 13,578. Before him are Marília Pêra, Preity Zinta, Ulrich Matthes, Greg Germann, Lya Mara, and Haley Joel Osment. After him are Terry Bradshaw, Curly Howard, Kathy Burke, Jessalyn Gilsig, Krysten Ritter, and Curt Lowens.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarília Pêra
1943 - 2015
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4,837
Preity Zinta
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4,838
Ulrich Matthes
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4,839
Greg Germann
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4,840
Lya Mara
1897 - 1960
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4,841
Haley Joel Osment
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 4,842
LeVar Burton
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 4,843
Terry Bradshaw
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 4,844
Curly Howard
1903 - 1952
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 4,845
Kathy Burke
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 4,846
Jessalyn Gilsig
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 4,847
Krysten Ritter
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 4,848
Curt Lowens
1925 - 2017
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 4,849
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, LeVar Burton ranks 289. Before him are Evangelos Venizelos, Peter Englund, Ingrid Auerswald, Kevin McHale, Alexandra Marinina, and Mario Van Peebles. After him are Vinny Appice, Nancy Cartwright, Mario Grech, Shlomo Mintz, Masaru Uchiyama, and Roberto Azevêdo.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsEvangelos Venizelos
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 283
Peter Englund
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 284
Ingrid Auerswald
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 285
Kevin McHale
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 286
Alexandra Marinina
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 287
Mario Van Peebles
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 288
LeVar Burton
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 289
Vinny Appice
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 290
Nancy Cartwright
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 291
Mario Grech
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 292
Shlomo Mintz
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 293
Masaru Uchiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 294
Roberto Azevêdo
DIPLOMAT
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 295
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, LeVar Burton ranks 4,711 out of 7,253. Before him are Werner Krämer (1940), Johann Faulhaber (1580), René Kollo (1937), Ulrich Matthes (1959), Uta Ranke-Heinemann (1927), and Annemarie Heinrich (1912). After him are Erik Ode (1910), Alfred Kelbassa (1925), Annegret Richter (1950), Theodor Blank (1905), Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen (1794), and Kristin Otto (1966).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWerner Krämer
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2010
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 4,705
Johann Faulhaber
MATHEMATICIAN
1580 - 1635
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 4,706
René Kollo
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4,707
Ulrich Matthes
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4,708
Uta Ranke-Heinemann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2021
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4,709
Annemarie Heinrich
PHOTOGRAPHER
1912 - 2005
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 4,710
LeVar Burton
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 4,711
Erik Ode
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1983
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 4,712
Alfred Kelbassa
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1988
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 4,713
Annegret Richter
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 4,714
Theodor Blank
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1972
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 4,715
Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen
NOBLEMAN
1794 - 1852
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 4,716
Kristin Otto
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 4,717
Among ACTORS In Germany
Among actors born in Germany, LeVar Burton ranks 175. Before him are Gisela Uhlen (1919), Jeri Ryan (1968), Reinhold Schünzel (1886), Ossi Oswalda (1897), Peter Gilmore (1931), and Ulrich Matthes (1959). After him are André Hennicke (1958), Hanns Kräly (1884), Werner Peters (1918), Hannelore Schroth (1922), Katja Riemann (1963), and Carl Ebert (1887).
Gisela Uhlen
1919 - 2007
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 169
Jeri Ryan
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 170
Reinhold Schünzel
1886 - 1954
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 171
Ossi Oswalda
1897 - 1947
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 172
Peter Gilmore
1931 - 2013
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 173
Ulrich Matthes
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 174
LeVar Burton
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 175
André Hennicke
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 176
Hanns Kräly
1884 - 1950
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 177
Werner Peters
1918 - 1971
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 178
Hannelore Schroth
1922 - 1987
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 179
Katja Riemann
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 180
Carl Ebert
1887 - 1980
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 181