ACTOR

Paul Winfield

1939 - 2004

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Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film Sounder (1972), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. He portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Winfield has received more than 2,679,393 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Winfield is the 1,993rd most popular actor (down from 1,934th in 2019), the 3,258th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,212th in 2019) and the 916th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Winfield ranks 1,993 out of 13,578. Before him are Nell Gwyn, George Hilton, Tuba Büyüküstün, Dan Hedaya, Anna Sten, and Warner Baxter. After him are Jason Bateman, Erika Eleniak, Paolo Stoppa, Michael Parks, Bruce Boxleitner, and Dan Blocker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Paul Winfield ranks 186. Before him are Romualdo Arppi Filho, Pilar Bardem, Susannah York, Peppino di Capri, Marlena Shaw, and Lili Ivanova. After him are Festus Mogae, Dezső Novák, Mulayam Singh Yadav, José Antonio Abreu, Fred Willard, and Jack Lang. Among people deceased in 2004, Paul Winfield ranks 108. Before him are Gordon Cooper, Walter Frentz, Czesław Niemen, Artie Shaw, Alexandra Ripley, and Fay Wray. After him are Ann Miller, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Thomas Gold, Franz König, Hussein al-Houthi, and Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Winfield ranks 3,258 out of 20,380. Before him are Nathan Homer Knorr (1905), David Ausubel (1918), Dan Hedaya (1940), Emmylou Harris (1947), Warner Baxter (1889), and Alan Guth (1947). After him are Nolan Bushnell (1943), Bob Pettit (1932), Helen Kane (1904), Jonathan Haidt (1963), Jason Bateman (1969), and Erika Eleniak (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Winfield ranks 916. Before him are Diane Venora (1952), Rue McClanahan (1934), Barbara O'Neil (1910), Charles Grodin (1935), Dan Hedaya (1940), and Warner Baxter (1889). After him are Jason Bateman (1969), Erika Eleniak (1969), Michael Parks (1940), Bruce Boxleitner (1950), Dan Blocker (1928), and John C. Reilly (1965).

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