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Nipsey Russell

1918 - 2005

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Julius "Nipsey" Russell (September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005) was an American actor, comedian, poet, and dancer 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 2,618,673 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nipsey Russell is the 9,597th most popular actor, the 13,959th most popular biography from United States and the 4,694th most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nipsey Russell ranks 9,597 out of 9,996. Before him are Tammy Blanchard, Aarti Mann, Josh Pence, Linda Hardy, Dina Pathak, and Alysia Reiner. After him are Susan Ward, Traci Bingham, Karl Glusman, Romany Malco, Shyama, and Danielle Rose Russell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Nipsey Russell ranks 297. Before him are Noor Hassanali, George Constantine, Wilf Mannion, Nan Grey, Marjorie Lord, and Jane Bryan. After him is Claiborne Pell. Among people deceased in 2005, Nipsey Russell ranks 331. Before him are Domino Harvey, Frances Langford, Alan Dundes, Ted Ditchburn, Hamilton Camp, and Nadia Anjuman. After him are Constance Moore, Jackie Henderson, Dmitry Nelyubin, Mitch Hedberg, Mo Mowlam, and Anita Kulcsár.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nipsey Russell ranks 13,959 out of 18,182. Before him are Brian Acton (1972), Aarti Mann (1978), Josh Pence (1982), Mary Lou Retton (1968), Jake Kasdan (1974), and Alysia Reiner (1970). After him are Walter Jon Williams (1953), Susan Ward (1976), Kaia Gerber (2001), Baron Davis (1979), Traci Bingham (1968), and Juicy J (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Nipsey Russell ranks 4,694. Before him are Louis Ozawa Changchien (1975), Jamie Walters (1969), Tammy Blanchard (1976), Aarti Mann (1978), Josh Pence (1982), and Alysia Reiner (1970). After him are Susan Ward (1976), Traci Bingham (1968), Karl Glusman (1988), Romany Malco (1968), Danielle Rose Russell (1999), and Sam Jaeger (1977).

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