ACTOR
Pat O'Brien
1899 - 1983
Pat O'Brien
William Joseph Patrick O'Brien (Irish: Pádraig Ó Briain; November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983) was an American film actor with more than 100 screen credits. Of Irish descent, he often played Irish and Irish-American characters and was referred to as "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence" in the press. One of the best-known screen actors of the 1930s and 1940s, he played priests, cops, military figures, pilots, and reporters. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pat O'Brien has received more than 32,541 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Pat O'Brien is the 5,064th most popular actor (down from 4,161st in 2019), the 7,374th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,269th in 2019) and the 2,277th most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
33k
Page Views (PV)
47.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.20
Effective Languages (L*)
3.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Pat O'Brien ranks 5,064 out of 13,578. Before him are Alexandra Paul, Ned Luke, Kenyu Horiuchi, Mario Cimarro, Renée Soutendijk, and Harvey Fierstein. After him are Medea Japaridze, Gong Hyo-jin, Diana Barrymore, Isabelle Carré, Milly D'Abbraccio, and Mary Martin.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexandra Paul
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 5,058
Ned Luke
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 5,059
Kenyu Horiuchi
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 5,060
Mario Cimarro
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 5,061
Renée Soutendijk
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 5,062
Harvey Fierstein
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 5,063
Pat O'Brien
1899 - 1983
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 5,064
Medea Japaridze
1923 - 1994
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 5,065
Gong Hyo-jin
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 5,066
Diana Barrymore
1921 - 1960
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 5,067
Isabelle Carré
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 5,068
Milly D'Abbraccio
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 5,069
Mary Martin
1913 - 1990
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 5,070
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Pat O'Brien ranks 239. Before him are Curtis Bernhardt, Frances Yates, Harald Tammer, Yervand Kochar, Charlotte Auerbach, and James Smith McDonnell. After him are Juan Arremón, Hans Jacob Nielsen, John Qualen, Ian Keith, Maurice Carême, and Gregory Breit. Among people deceased in 1983, Pat O'Brien ranks 199. Before him are Qiao Guanhua, Boris Hagelin, Eva Pawlik, Anton Buttigieg, Johan Richthoff, and Marjorie Cox Crawford. After him are Miquel Crusafont i Pairó, George Bruns, Franco Giorgetti, Buster Crabbe, Armand Lanoux, and Jacqueline Logan.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsCurtis Bernhardt
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1981
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 233
Frances Yates
HISTORIAN
1899 - 1981
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 234
Harald Tammer
ATHLETE
1899 - 1942
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 235
Yervand Kochar
SCULPTOR
1899 - 1979
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 236
Charlotte Auerbach
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1994
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 237
James Smith McDonnell
BUSINESSPERSON
1899 - 1980
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 238
Pat O'Brien
ACTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 239
Juan Arremón
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 240
Hans Jacob Nielsen
ATHLETE
1899 - 1967
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 241
John Qualen
ACTOR
1899 - 1987
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 242
Ian Keith
ACTOR
1899 - 1960
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 243
Maurice Carême
WRITER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 244
Gregory Breit
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1981
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 245
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsQiao Guanhua
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 193
Boris Hagelin
BUSINESSPERSON
1892 - 1983
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 194
Eva Pawlik
SKATER
1927 - 1983
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 195
Anton Buttigieg
WRITER
1912 - 1983
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 196
Johan Richthoff
WRESTLER
1898 - 1983
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 197
Marjorie Cox Crawford
TENNIS PLAYER
1903 - 1983
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 198
Pat O'Brien
ACTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 199
Miquel Crusafont i Pairó
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1983
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 200
George Bruns
COMPOSER
1914 - 1983
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 201
Franco Giorgetti
CYCLIST
1902 - 1983
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 202
Buster Crabbe
ACTOR
1908 - 1983
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 203
Armand Lanoux
WRITER
1913 - 1983
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 204
Jacqueline Logan
ACTOR
1904 - 1983
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 205
In United States
Among people born in United States, Pat O'Brien ranks 7,374 out of 20,380. Before him are Jean Stapleton (1923), Alexandra Paul (1963), Frederick Terman (1900), Ned Luke (1958), Harvey Fierstein (1954), and Megan Rapinoe (1985). After him are Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877), Diana Barrymore (1921), Tony Zale (1913), Joe Sutter (1921), Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968), and Lawrence Gordon (1936).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJean Stapleton
ACTOR
1923 - 2013
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 7,368
Alexandra Paul
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 7,369
Frederick Terman
ENGINEER
1900 - 1982
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 7,370
Ned Luke
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 7,371
Harvey Fierstein
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 7,372
Megan Rapinoe
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 7,373
Pat O'Brien
ACTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 7,374
Katherine Sophie Dreier
PAINTER
1877 - 1952
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 7,375
Diana Barrymore
ACTOR
1921 - 1960
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 7,376
Tony Zale
BOXER
1913 - 1997
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 7,377
Joe Sutter
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2016
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 7,378
Ol' Dirty Bastard
SINGER
1968 - 2004
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 7,379
Lawrence Gordon
PRODUCER
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 7,380
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Pat O'Brien ranks 2,277. Before him are Pat Crawford Brown (1929), Jane Curtin (1947), Jean Stapleton (1923), Alexandra Paul (1963), Ned Luke (1958), and Harvey Fierstein (1954). After him are Diana Barrymore (1921), Mary Martin (1913), Nicholas Gonzalez (1976), Jack Weston (1924), Rick Yune (1971), and Loretta Devine (1949).
Pat Crawford Brown
1929 - 2019
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 2,271
Jane Curtin
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 2,272
Jean Stapleton
1923 - 2013
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 2,273
Alexandra Paul
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 2,274
Ned Luke
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 2,275
Harvey Fierstein
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 2,276
Pat O'Brien
1899 - 1983
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 2,277
Diana Barrymore
1921 - 1960
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 2,278
Mary Martin
1913 - 1990
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 2,279
Nicholas Gonzalez
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 2,280
Jack Weston
1924 - 1996
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 2,281
Rick Yune
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 2,282
Loretta Devine
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 2,283