ACTOR

Mel Gibson

1956 - Today

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Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. The recipient of multiple accolades, he is known for directing historical films as well for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocalyptic series Mad Max (1979–1985) and as Martin Riggs in the buddy cop series Lethal Weapon (1987–1998). Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia, when he was 12 years old. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mel Gibson has received more than 36,220,519 page views. His biography is available in 99 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2019). Mel Gibson is the 100th most popular actor (up from 108th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from United States (up from 208th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Actor.

Mel Gibson is most famous for his role as Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon film series. He also starred in the films Braveheart, The Patriot, and What Women Want.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 99

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mel Gibson ranks 100 out of 13,578. Before him are Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jane Fonda, Sigourney Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Redford, and Gregory Peck. After him are Jon Voight, Ben Affleck, Buster Keaton, Steve McQueen, Cameron Diaz, and Richard Gere.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Mel Gibson ranks 2. Before him is Tom Hanks. After him are Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Steve Ballmer, Lars von Trier, Christoph Waltz, Björn Borg, Michel Houellebecq, Tsai Ing-wen, Christine Lagarde, and Paolo Rossi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Gibson ranks 194 out of 20,380. Before him are Gregory Peck (1916), Scatman John (1942), Louis Sullivan (1856), Mary Cassatt (1844), Leonard Bernstein (1918), and Jeffrey Epstein (1953). After him are George Lucas (1944), Brigham Young (1801), Jon Voight (1938), Ben Affleck (1972), Samuel P. Huntington (1927), and Whitney Houston (1963).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mel Gibson ranks 48. Before him are John Travolta (1954), Clark Gable (1901), Jane Fonda (1937), Sigourney Weaver (1949), Robert Redford (1936), and Gregory Peck (1916). After him are Jon Voight (1938), Ben Affleck (1972), Buster Keaton (1895), Steve McQueen (1930), Cameron Diaz (1972), and Richard Gere (1949).

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