ACTOR

Michael Emerson

1954 - Today

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Michael Emerson is an American actor who is best known for his roles as Benjamin Linus on Lost (2006–2010) and as Harold Finch in the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016). Other prominent roles include Zep Hindle in the horror film Saw (2004) and as Dr. Leland Townsend in the Paramount+ thriller series Evil (2019–2024). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Emerson has received more than 4,372,640 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 38 in 2019). Michael Emerson is the 1,266th most popular actor (down from 1,182nd in 2019), the 2,197th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,118th in 2019) and the 596th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Emerson ranks 1,266 out of 13,578Before him are Victoria Principal, John Barrymore, Momoko Kōchi, Connie Nielsen, Vladimír Menšík, and Patricia Clarkson. After him are Don S. Davis, Linda Blair, Linda Evans, Kim Hunter, Edmund Kean, and Kate Capshaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Michael Emerson ranks 85Before him are Jermaine Jackson, Ellen Barkin, Jane Campion, Juande Ramos, Anthony Minghella, and Mirza Delibašić. After him are Gabi Ashkenazi, Marco Tardelli, Milan Martić, Alejandro Sabella, Lorraine Bracco, and Hrant Dink.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Emerson ranks 2,197 out of 20,380Before him are Doc Holliday (1851), Dexter Gordon (1923), Paul Cohen (1934), Dorothy Parker (1893), Maxwell D. Taylor (1901), and Patricia Clarkson (1959). After him are Don S. Davis (1942), Linda Blair (1959), Richard Ramirez (1960), Linda Evans (1942), Richard Ford (1944), and Paul Marcinkus (1922).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Emerson ranks 596Before him are Vincent Schiavelli (1948), Stefanie Powers (1942), Jack Warden (1920), Fess Parker (1924), John Barrymore (1882), and Patricia Clarkson (1959). After him are Don S. Davis (1942), Linda Blair (1959), Linda Evans (1942), Kim Hunter (1922), Kate Capshaw (1953), and Patrick Duffy (1949).

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