ACTOR

Lea Thompson

1961 - Today

Photo of Lea Thompson

Icon of person Lea Thompson

Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and director. She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), Beverly Switzler in Howard the Duck (1986), and Amanda Jones in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987). Other films for which she is known include All the Right Moves (1983), Red Dawn (1984), Dennis the Menace (1993), and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lea Thompson has received more than 12,394,505 page views. Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Lea Thompson is the 1,698th most popular actor (down from 1,648th in 2019), the 2,814th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,809th in 2019) and the 784th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lea Thompson ranks 1,698 out of 13,578. Before her are Denise Richards, Ramon Novarro, Mikheil Gelovani, Izabella Scorupco, Eric Campbell, and Bernard Farcy. After her are Tate Donovan, Mario Brega, Ralph Macchio, Sofiko Chiaureli, Vladimir Menshov, and Jason Miller.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Lea Thompson ranks 88. Before her are Jennifer Coolidge, Billy Ray Cyrus, Chad Smith, Kim Tok-hun, Abdourahamane Tchiani, and Elizabeth McGovern. After her are Ralph Macchio, Liam Cunningham, Andrey Kurkov, Jacky Cheung, Ignazio Cassis, and Jonas Jonasson.

Others Born in 1961

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Lea Thompson ranks 2,814 out of 20,380. Before her are Marilyn Chambers (1952), Denise Richards (1971), Art Pepper (1925), Michael J. Sandel (1953), Ralph Nader (1934), and Eddie Eagan (1897). After her are Tate Donovan (1963), Ralph Macchio (1961), Don Bluth (1937), Laurie Anderson (1947), Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860), and William A. Wellman (1896).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lea Thompson ranks 784. Before her are Sam Waterston (1940), Estelle Getty (1923), Melissa McBride (1965), Monica Potter (1971), Marilyn Chambers (1952), and Denise Richards (1971). After her are Tate Donovan (1963), Ralph Macchio (1961), Jason Miller (1939), Vic Morrow (1929), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (1958), and Ronny Cox (1938).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous