ACTOR
Paul Newman
1925 - 2008
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, racing car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Silver Bear, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Newman showed an interest in theater as a child and at age 10 performed in a stage production of Saint George and the Dragon at the Cleveland Play House. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Newman has received more than 26,793,083 page views. His biography is available in 90 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 89 in 2019). Paul Newman is the 84th most popular actor (down from 77th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from United States (down from 151st in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Actor.
Paul Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which all after-tax profits are given to charity.
Memorability Metrics
27M
Page Views (PV)
72.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
90
Languages Editions (L)
5.08
Effective Languages (L*)
5.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Paul Newman ranks 84 out of 13,578. Before him are John Wayne, Denzel Washington, Hedy Lamarr, Michael Caine, Sharon Tate, and Toshiro Mifune. After him are Yves Montand, Judy Garland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jane Birkin, Tom Cruise, and John Travolta.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Wayne
1907 - 1979
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 78
Denzel Washington
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 79
Hedy Lamarr
1914 - 2000
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 80
Michael Caine
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 81
Sharon Tate
1943 - 1969
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 82
Toshiro Mifune
1920 - 1997
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 83
Paul Newman
1925 - 2008
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 84
Yves Montand
1921 - 1991
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 85
Judy Garland
1922 - 1969
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 86
Samuel L. Jackson
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 87
Jane Birkin
1946 - 2023
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 88
Tom Cruise
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 89
John Travolta
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 90
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Paul Newman ranks 8. Before him are Margaret Thatcher, Pol Pot, Richard Burton, Yukio Mishima, Patrice Lumumba, and Gilles Deleuze. After him are Alija Izetbegović, Giorgio Napolitano, Zygmunt Bauman, Mahathir Mohamad, Albert Bandura, and Audie Murphy. Among people deceased in 2008, Paul Newman ranks 6. Before him are Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Bobby Fischer, Edmund Hillary, Yves Saint Laurent, and Suharto. After him are Samuel P. Huntington, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Albert Hofmann, Irena Sendler, Charlton Heston, and Arthur C. Clarke.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsMargaret Thatcher
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 2
Pol Pot
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1998
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 3
Richard Burton
ACTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 4
Yukio Mishima
WRITER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 5
Patrice Lumumba
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1961
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 6
Gilles Deleuze
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 7
Paul Newman
ACTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 8
Alija Izetbegović
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2003
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 9
Giorgio Napolitano
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 10
Zygmunt Bauman
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 11
Mahathir Mohamad
POLITICIAN
1925 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 12
Albert Bandura
PSYCHOLOGIST
1925 - 2021
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 13
Audie Murphy
ACTOR
1925 - 1971
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 1
Bobby Fischer
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - 2008
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 2
Edmund Hillary
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 3
Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 4
Suharto
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 5
Paul Newman
ACTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 6
Samuel P. Huntington
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1927 - 2008
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 7
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 8
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 9
Irena Sendler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 10
Charlton Heston
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 11
Arthur C. Clarke
WRITER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Paul Newman ranks 168 out of 20,380. Before him are Dale Carnegie (1888), Jackson Pollock (1912), Olympias (-375), Barry Barish (1936), Sharon Tate (1943), and Amelia Earhart (1897). After him are William James Sidis (1898), Judy Garland (1922), Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Sitting Bull (1831), Tom Cruise (1962), and John Travolta (1954).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDale Carnegie
WRITER
1888 - 1955
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 162
Jackson Pollock
PAINTER
1912 - 1956
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 163
Olympias
COMPANION
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 164
Barry Barish
PHYSICIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 165
Sharon Tate
ACTOR
1943 - 1969
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 166
Amelia Earhart
PILOT
1897 - 1937
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 167
Paul Newman
ACTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 168
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 169
Judy Garland
ACTOR
1922 - 1969
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 170
Samuel L. Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 171
Sitting Bull
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1890
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 172
Tom Cruise
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 173
John Travolta
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 174
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Paul Newman ranks 38. Before him are Johnny Depp (1963), Steven Seagal (1952), Tom Selleck (1945), John Wayne (1907), Denzel Washington (1954), and Sharon Tate (1943). After him are Judy Garland (1922), Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Tom Cruise (1962), John Travolta (1954), Clark Gable (1901), and Jane Fonda (1937).
Johnny Depp
1963 - Present
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 32
Steven Seagal
1952 - Present
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 33
Tom Selleck
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 34
John Wayne
1907 - 1979
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 35
Denzel Washington
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 36
Sharon Tate
1943 - 1969
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 37
Paul Newman
1925 - 2008
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 38
Judy Garland
1922 - 1969
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 39
Samuel L. Jackson
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 40
Tom Cruise
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 41
John Travolta
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 42
Clark Gable
1901 - 1960
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 43
Jane Fonda
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 44