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Martin Kove

1946 - Today

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Martin Kove (; born March 6, 1946) is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his role as John Kreese, the main antagonist of The Karate Kid (1984). Kove reprised the role in The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and the television series Cobra Kai (2018–present). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Kove has received more than 5,590,013 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Martin Kove is the 1,277th most popular actor (down from 1,114th in 2019), the 2,227th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,998th in 2019) and the 605th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Martin Kove ranks 1,277 out of 13,578. Before him are Edmund Kean, Kate Capshaw, Patrick Duffy, Stockard Channing, Michu Meszaros, and Fredric March. After him are Eileen Essell, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Rachel McAdams, Jason Momoa, James Tolkan, and Renée Simonot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Martin Kove ranks 166. Before him are Fernando Filoni, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Malcolm McLaren, Ivan Reitman, Petre Roman, and Hanan Ashrawi. After him are Donovan, Brigitte Fossey, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Richard Axel, Stig Blomqvist, and Dan McCafferty.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martin Kove ranks 2,227 out of 20,380. Before him are Lloyd Shapley (1923), Jonathan Edwards (1703), Glenn Frey (1948), Fredric March (1897), Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), and Carly Simon (1945). After him are George Floyd (1973), Ray Conniff (1916), Mary Parker Follett (1868), Albert King (1923), Jason Momoa (1979), and Terry Riley (1935).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Martin Kove ranks 605. Before him are Linda Evans (1942), Kim Hunter (1922), Kate Capshaw (1953), Patrick Duffy (1949), Stockard Channing (1944), and Fredric March (1897). After him are Jason Momoa (1979), James Tolkan (1931), Wilford Brimley (1934), Rhea Seehorn (1972), Wade Williams (1961), and Henry Bergman (1868).

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