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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, dancer, and singer-songwriter known for playing distinctive lead roles, particularly romantic, tough, and comedic characters. He was also known for his media image and looks; People magazine named Swayze the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. Swayze received three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, for his roles in the romance/dance film Dirty Dancing (1987), the paranormal romance film Ghost (1990), and the road comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Swayze has received more than 35,620,686 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.

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  • 36M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Patrick Swayzes by language

Over the past year Patrick Swayze has had the most page views in the with 3,805,920 views, followed by French (628,757), and Spanish (621,715). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (142.41%), Ido (125.18%), and Quechua (106.74%)

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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Television and Movie Roles

Point Break
Bodhi
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
Jan 31o 19917.1 / 10
Ghost
Sam Wheat
Sam Wheat is a banker, Molly Jensen is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by his friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl's betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.
Jul 13o 19907.206 / 10
Dirty Dancing
Johnny Castle
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
Aug 21o 19877.342 / 10