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Neil Patrick Harris

1973 - Today

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Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout his career, including a Tony Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for a Grammy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. On television, he is known for playing the title character on the ABC series Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, as well as Barney Stinson on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014), for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards, and Count Olaf on the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2019). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neil Patrick Harris has received more than 20,045,815 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 65 in 2019). Neil Patrick Harris is the 1,094th most popular actor (down from 891st in 2019), the 1,975th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,660th in 2019) and the 533rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 20M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Neil Patrick Harris ranks 1,094 out of 9,996Before him are Linda Evans, Ian Somerhalder, Jason Isaacs, Victor Garber, Donna Reed, and Thomas Mitchell. After him are Téa Leoni, Vinnie Jones, Beau Bridges, Donald O'Connor, Eddie Redmayne, and Sofía Vergara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Neil Patrick Harris ranks 19Before him are Adrien Brody, Thomas Tuchel, Heidi Klum, Jan Koller, Ryan Giggs, and Dida. After him are Marco Materazzi, Jim Parsons, Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, Kate Beckinsale, and Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Neil Patrick Harris ranks 1,975 out of 18,182Before him are Linda Evans (1942), Paul Marcinkus (1922), Ian Somerhalder (1978), Elizabeth George (1949), Donna Reed (1921), and Thomas Mitchell (1892). After him are Susan Atkins (1948), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), Abigail Adams (1744), Téa Leoni (1966), Spiro Agnew (1918), and Roger B. Chaffee (1935).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Neil Patrick Harris ranks 533Before him are Bill Paxton (1955), Mandy Patinkin (1952), Linda Evans (1942), Ian Somerhalder (1978), Donna Reed (1921), and Thomas Mitchell (1892). After him are Téa Leoni (1966), Beau Bridges (1941), Donald O'Connor (1925), Clara Bow (1905), Barbara Eden (1931), and Tim Allen (1953).

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