1952 - 2009
Patrick Wayne Swayze (; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer, singer, and songwriter. Gaining fame with appearances in films during the 1980s, he became popular for playing tough and romantic male leads, giving him a wide fan base. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Swayze has received more than 23,373,746 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Patrick Swayze is the 31st most popular actor (down from 29th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from United States (down from 78th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Actor.
Patrick Swayze is most famous for his role in the movie Dirty Dancing.
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Among actors, Patrick Swayze ranks 31 out of 10,030. Before him are Bud Spencer, Sarah Bernhardt, Yul Brynner, Danny DeVito, Elizabeth Taylor, and Dustin Hoffman. After him are Romy Schneider, Terence Hill, James Dean, Debbie Reynolds, Meryl Streep, and Claudia Cardinale.
1929 - 2016
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 25
1844 - 1923
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 26
1920 - 1985
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 27
1944 - Present
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 28
1932 - 2011
HPI: 82.50
Rank: 29
1937 - Present
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 30
1952 - 2009
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 31
1938 - 1982
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 32
1939 - Present
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 33
1931 - 1955
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 34
1932 - 2016
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 35
1949 - Present
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 36
1938 - Present
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 37
Among people born in 1952, Patrick Swayze ranks 2. Before him is Vladimir Putin. After him are Harvey Weinstein, Steven Seagal, Liam Neeson, Orhan Pamuk, Vajiralongkorn, Roberto Benigni, Park Geun-hye, Christopher Reeve, Mickey Rourke, and Jostein Gaarder. Among people deceased in 2009, Patrick Swayze ranks 2. Before him is Michael Jackson. After him are Claude Lévi-Strauss, Kim Dae-jung, Pina Bausch, Paul Samuelson, David Carradine, Roh Moo-hyun, Aage Bohr, Millvina Dean, Maurice Jarre, and Farrah Fawcett.
1952 - Present
HPI: 87.64
Rank: 1
1952 - 2009
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 2
1952 - Present
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 3
1952 - Present
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 4
1952 - Present
HPI: 79.70
Rank: 5
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 6
1952 - Present
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 7
1952 - Present
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 8
1952 - Present
HPI: 75.94
Rank: 9
1952 - 2004
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 10
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 11
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 12
1958 - 2009
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 1
1952 - 2009
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 2
1908 - 2009
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 3
1924 - 2009
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 4
1940 - 2009
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 5
1915 - 2009
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 6
1936 - 2009
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 7
1946 - 2009
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 8
1922 - 2009
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 9
1912 - 2009
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 10
1924 - 2009
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 11
1947 - 2009
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Patrick Swayze ranks 80 out of 15,968. Before him are Robin Williams (1951), Stephen King (1947), John Dewey (1859), Joe Biden (1942), Dustin Hoffman (1937), and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929). After him are Frank Sinatra (1915), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), Johnny Cash (1932), James Dean (1931), Bob Dylan (1941), and Jimi Hendrix (1942).
1951 - 2014
HPI: 82.71
Rank: 74
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 75
1859 - 1952
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 76
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 77
1937 - Present
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 78
1929 - 1994
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 79
1952 - 2009
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 80
1915 - 1998
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 81
1858 - 1919
HPI: 82.10
Rank: 82
1932 - 2003
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 83
1931 - 1955
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 84
1941 - Present
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 85
1942 - 1970
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 86
Among actors born in United States, Patrick Swayze ranks 15. Before him are Kirk Douglas (1916), Jack Nicholson (1937), James Stewart (1908), Judy Garland (1922), Danny DeVito (1944), and Dustin Hoffman (1937). After him are James Dean (1931), Debbie Reynolds (1932), Meryl Streep (1949), Charles Bronson (1921), Michael Douglas (1944), and Chuck Norris (1940).
1916 - 2020
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 9
1937 - Present
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 10
1908 - 1997
HPI: 83.75
Rank: 11
1922 - 1969
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 12
1944 - Present
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 13
1937 - Present
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 14
1952 - 2009
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 15
1931 - 1955
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 16
1932 - 2016
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 17
1949 - Present
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 18
1921 - 2003
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 19
1944 - Present
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 20
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 21