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Patrick Swayze

1952 - 2009

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Patrick Wayne Swayze ( SWAY-zee; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Globes and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997. Swayze received recognition for acting in the drama film The Outsiders (1983), the action film Red Dawn (1984), and the miniseries North and South (1985–1986). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Swayze has received more than 38,474,994 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Patrick Swayze is the 29th most popular actor (down from 27th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from United States (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Actor.

Patrick Swayze is most famous for his role in the movie Dirty Dancing.

Memorability Metrics

  • 38M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 80.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Patrick Swayze ranks 29 out of 13,578. Before him are Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jackie Chan, Sophia Loren, Danny DeVito, James Stewart, and Romy Schneider. After him are Bud Spencer, Jim Carrey, Yul Brynner, Morgan Freeman, Gina Lollobrigida, and Terence Hill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Patrick Swayze ranks 2. Before him is Vladimir Putin. After him are Liam Neeson, Harvey Weinstein, Orhan Pamuk, Steven Seagal, Roberto Benigni, Vajiralongkorn, Park Geun-hye, Emomali Rahmon, Mickey Rourke, and Robert Zemeckis. Among people deceased in 2009, Patrick Swayze ranks 2. Before him is Michael Jackson. After him are Claude Lévi-Strauss, Kim Dae-jung, Millvina Dean, Corazon Aquino, Paul Samuelson, Roh Moo-hyun, Aage Bohr, Omar Bongo, Pina Bausch, and Maurice Jarre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patrick Swayze ranks 74 out of 20,380. Before him are George H. W. Bush (1924), Charles Lindbergh (1902), Henry David Thoreau (1817), Helen Keller (1880), Jack London (1876), and Toni Morrison (1931). After him are Bill Clinton (1946), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), Woody Allen (1935), Al Capone (1899), Abraham Maslow (1908), and Robin Williams (1951).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Patrick Swayze ranks 12. Before him are Robert De Niro (1943), Clint Eastwood (1930), Bette Davis (1908), Marlon Brando (1924), Danny DeVito (1944), and James Stewart (1908). After him are Morgan Freeman (1937), Harrison Ford (1942), Nicolas Cage (1964), Vin Diesel (1967), Debbie Reynolds (1932), and Jack Nicholson (1937).

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