ACTOR

Paul Lynde

1926 - 1982

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Paul Edward Lynde (; June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian, actor and game show panelist. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his closeted homosexuality, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, the befuddled father Harry MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie and a regular "center square" panelist on the game show The Hollywood Squares from 1968 to 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Lynde has received more than 6,109,640 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Lynde is the 7,859th most popular actor (down from 5,467th in 2019), the 11,643rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,129th in 2019) and the 3,654th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Lynde ranks 7,859 out of 13,578. Before him are Brendan Fehr, María Barranco, David Harewood, Daniel Sharman, Samuel E. Wright, and Wendy Schaal. After him are Guillaume Gallienne, Alan Mowbray, Eduardo Capetillo, June Marlowe, Lenna Kuurmaa, and Jacqueline McKenzie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Paul Lynde ranks 511. Before him are Alfonso Silva, Doris Belack, Margreth Weivers, Beverly Garland, R. L. Burnside, and Franca Falcucci. After him are J. I. Packer, Happy Rockefeller, H. R. F. Keating, Sonja Åkesson, Tulsi Giri, and Joe Paterno. Among people deceased in 1982, Paul Lynde ranks 296. Before him are William Cameron Townsend, Katherine Rawls, Alois Schnabel, Hugh Marlowe, Big Joe Williams, and Theo Fitzau. After him are Leo Losert, Marvin Stalder, John Cody, Sue Carol, Arthur Lowe, and Mirabehn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Lynde ranks 11,643 out of 20,380. Before him are Jane Irwin Harrison (1804), Tom Carper (1947), Jimmy Rogers (1924), Alice Brown (1960), Samuel E. Wright (1946), and Wendy Schaal (1954). After him are Mitch Miller (1911), Foy Draper (1911), Fiona Apple (1977), June Marlowe (1903), Robert Riskin (1897), and Kenneth Lonergan (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Lynde ranks 3,654. Before him are French Stewart (1964), Elaine Stewart (1930), Lila Lee (1905), Ryan Hurst (1976), Samuel E. Wright (1946), and Wendy Schaal (1954). After him are June Marlowe (1903), Caroline Williams (1957), Tory Belleci (1970), Aisha Hinds (1975), Nancy Kyes (1949), and Martin Milner (1931).

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