ACTOR

Merv Griffin

1925 - 2007

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Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American television show host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer, later appearing in film and on Broadway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Merv Griffin has received more than 4,403,838 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Merv Griffin is the 6,913th most popular actor (down from 5,780th in 2019), the 10,204th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,605th in 2019) and the 3,198th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Merv Griffin ranks 6,913 out of 13,578. Before him are John Ross Bowie, Brian Van Holt, John Litel, James Marshall, Kristen Johnston, and Kurt Sutter. After him are Lee Hanee, Yoon Sang-hyun, Katie Johnson, Aline MacMahon, Paola Cortellesi, and Rachael Leigh Cook.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Merv Griffin ranks 471. Before him are Betty McKinnon, Doc Pomus, Corinne Calvet, Howard Baker, Tage Henriksen, and Toivo Hyytiäinen. After him are Eduardo Risso, Robert B. Sherman, Gloria DeHaven, Medea Jugeli, Kim Stanley, and Leongino Unzaim. Among people deceased in 2007, Merv Griffin ranks 359. Before him are Tamás Gábor, Brad Delp, Sidney Coleman, Charles Grimes, Carey Bell, and Jeanne Bates. After him are Eva Crane, Jean-François Deniau, Kevin DuBrow, Robert Taylor, David Halberstam, and Jeong Da-bin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Merv Griffin ranks 10,204 out of 20,380. Before him are John Litel (1892), MC Ren (1969), James Marshall (1967), Kristen Johnston (1967), Martin Luther King III (1957), and Kurt Sutter (1960). After him are Bruce Hornsby (1954), Julee Cruise (1956), Sidney Darlington (1906), John La Farge (1835), Lillian Wald (1867), and Aline MacMahon (1899).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Merv Griffin ranks 3,198. Before him are John Ross Bowie (1971), Brian Van Holt (1969), John Litel (1892), James Marshall (1967), Kristen Johnston (1967), and Kurt Sutter (1960). After him are Aline MacMahon (1899), Rachael Leigh Cook (1979), Jodi Benson (1961), Alicia Witt (1975), Andrea Parker (1970), and Sam Bottoms (1955).

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