ACTOR

Peter Graves

1926 - 2010

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Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 and in its revival from 1988 to 1990. His elder brother was actor James Arness. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Graves has received more than 4,994,418 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Peter Graves is the 1,335th most popular actor (up from 1,430th in 2019), the 2,315th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,491st in 2019) and the 628th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Graves ranks 1,335 out of 13,578. Before him are Holly Hunter, Margot Kidder, Lionel Barrymore, David Strathairn, Henry Silva, and Vinnie Jones. After him are Shannen Doherty, Emma Stone, Nora Miao, Myrna Loy, Don Taylor, and Michael Redgrave.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Peter Graves ranks 128. Before him are Cloris Leachman, Muhammad al-Badr, Estanislau Basora, Teddy Scholten, Salah Jadid, and Valerio Zurlini. After him are Nina Kulagina, Per Wahlöö, Thorbjörn Fälldin, Gordon Scott, Amadeo Carrizo, and Erich Juskowiak. Among people deceased in 2010, Peter Graves ranks 79. Before him are Malcolm McLaren, Günter Behnisch, Alexander McQueen, Teddy Scholten, Laurent Fignon, and Johan Ferrier. After him are Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Pierre Hadot, Irvin Kershner, Maurice Wilkes, Nicolas Hayek, and Alexander Haig.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Graves ranks 2,315 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve McCurry (1950), Ralph Asher Alpher (1921), Henry Silva (1928), Robert Plutchik (1927), Tonya Harding (1970), and Garrett Morgan (1877). After him are Shannen Doherty (1971), Leland Stanford (1824), Emma Stone (1988), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), Marshall Sahlins (1930), and Myrna Loy (1905).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Peter Graves ranks 628. Before him are Lee Grant (1927), Treat Williams (1951), Holly Hunter (1958), Lionel Barrymore (1878), David Strathairn (1949), and Henry Silva (1928). After him are Shannen Doherty (1971), Emma Stone (1988), Myrna Loy (1905), Don Taylor (1920), Danny Kaye (1911), and Allison Janney (1959).

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