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Martin Sheen

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Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He first became known for his roles in the films The Subject Was Roses (1968) and Badlands (1973), and later achieved wide recognition for his leading role as Captain Benjamin Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979), as U.S. President Josiah Bartlet in the television series The West Wing (1999–2006), and as Robert Hanson in the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022). In film, Sheen has won the Best Actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for his performance as Kit Carruthers in Badlands. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Sheen has received more than 18,144,305 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Martin Sheen is the 171st most popular actor (up from 172nd in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from United States (up from 341st in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Actor.

Martin Sheen is most famous for his role as President Josiah Bartlet in the television series The West Wing.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Charlie Sheen’s father Martin Sheen says changing his name for Hollywood is ‘one of my regrets’
All four of Martin Sheen’s children went on to pursue acting careers: Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Renée Pilar Estevez, and Ramon Estevez. Charlie’s birth ...
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Vanity Fair
Martin Sheen Regrets Changing His Name from Ramon Estévez
Martin Sheen said he regrets changing his name from Ramon Estévez for his acting career, but never legally changed his name.
person Emily Kirkpatrick
calendar Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Just Jared
Martin Sheen Admits He Regrets Changing His Name For His Acting Career
Martin Sheen is sharing his regrets about giving in to having a stage name to further his career in Hollywood. In a new interview, the 81-year-old Grace and Frankie actor opened up about the reason why he started to use “Martin Sheen” instead of his birth nam…
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calendar Monday, June 20, 2022
Independent
Martin Sheen says he regrets changing his name for acting career
‘Sometimes you get persuaded when you don’t have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in,’ actor said
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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Martin Sheen ranks 171 out of 10,030. Before him are Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ben Affleck, Jet Li, Rock Hudson, Rudolph Valentino, and Caitlyn Jenner. After him are David Suchet, Anita Ekberg, David Carradine, Russell Crowe, Gary Oldman, and Vanessa Redgrave.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Martin Sheen ranks 24. Before him are Pina Bausch, Gao Xingjian, Michel Temer, J. M. Coetzee, Brian De Palma, and Joachim Gauck. After him are John Hurt, Zodiac Killer, Patrick Stewart, Peter Fonda, James Caan, and Terry Gilliam.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martin Sheen ranks 335 out of 15,968. Before him are Calvin Coolidge (1872), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), Irvin D. Yalom (1931), J. P. Morgan (1837), J. Paul Getty (1892), and Joe Frazier (1944). After him are Pete Conrad (1930), Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958), Stevie Wonder (1950), Andrew Johnson (1808), David Carradine (1936), and James A. Garfield (1831).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Martin Sheen ranks 90. Before him are Geraldine Chaplin (1944), Nick Nolte (1941), Kevin Costner (1955), Ben Affleck (1972), Rock Hudson (1925), and Caitlyn Jenner (1949). After him are David Carradine (1936), Jerry Lewis (1926), Angelina Jolie (1975), Anthony Perkins (1932), Montgomery Clift (1920), and Dennis Hopper (1936).

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