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Nipsey Russell

1918 - 2005

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Julius "Nipsey" Russell (September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005) was an American entertainer best known for his appearances as a panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, including Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth, and Pyramid. His appearances were often distinguished by short, humorous poems he recited during the broadcast, which led to his nickname "the poet laureate of television". He had one of the leading roles in the film version of The Wiz as the Tin Man. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nipsey Russell has received more than 2,802,945 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nipsey Russell is the 10,755th most popular actor (down from 9,577th in 2019), the 15,612th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,924th in 2019) and the 5,064th most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nipsey Russell ranks 10,755 out of 13,578. Before him are Tawny Cypress, Nadech Kugimiya, Harry Gribbon, Norkys Batista, Jason Hervey, and Ryan Merriman. After him are Nikki Cox, Karol Sevilla, Bang Min-ah, Christine Lakin, JC Gonzalez, and Stephanie Sigman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Nipsey Russell ranks 343. Before him are Milt Schmidt, Henry M. Morris, Noor Hassanali, Marjorie Lord, Nan Grey, and Jane Bryan. After him are Edwin O'Connor, Allen Drury, Claiborne Pell, and Denis Compton. Among people deceased in 2005, Nipsey Russell ranks 374. Before him are Little Milton, Constance Moore, Stella Obasanjo, Dmitry Nelyubin, Hamilton Camp, and Nadia Anjuman. After him are Yvonne Vera, Ralph Edwards, Mo Mowlam, Shelley Mann, Mitch Hedberg, and Audrey Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nipsey Russell ranks 15,612 out of 20,380. Before him are David Robert Mitchell (1974), Harry Gribbon (1885), Jason Hervey (1972), Ryan Merriman (1983), Diana Taurasi (1982), and Derrick Lewis (1985). After him are Nikki Cox (1978), Justin Raimondo (1951), Victor J. Glover (1976), Maya Harris (1967), Christine Lakin (1979), and Jani Lane (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Nipsey Russell ranks 5,064. Before him are Kevin Hooks (1958), Kip Pardue (1975), Tawny Cypress (1976), Harry Gribbon (1885), Jason Hervey (1972), and Ryan Merriman (1983). After him are Nikki Cox (1978), Christine Lakin (1979), D. J. Cotrona (1980), Glenn Fleshler (1968), Scott Haze (1983), and Maya Kazan (1986).

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