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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 4,692,586 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Graves is the 1,432nd most popular actor (down from 1,385th in 2019), the 2,497th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,478th in 2019) and the 693rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Graves ranks 1,432 out of 9,996Before him are Billy Connolly, Joseph Wiseman, Ellen Pompeo, Song Joong-ki, Alison Steadman, and Charles Durning. After him are Gloria Foster, Paul Sorvino, Barbara Sukowa, Piper Laurie, Joan Hickson, and Oleg Popov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Peter Graves ranks 132Before him are Thorbjörn Fälldin, Raif Dizdarević, Norman Jewison, Prince Dimitri Romanov, Shigeo Sugimoto, and Kim Jong-pil. After him are Riz Ortolani, Shin Sang-ok, Karel Reisz, Ed McBain, Don Rickles, and Jeffrey Hunter. Among people deceased in 2010, Peter Graves ranks 83Before him are Malcolm McLaren, Pierre Hadot, Irvin Kershner, Rue McClanahan, Bella Akhmadulina, and Raymond Franz. After him are Robert Culp, Captain Beefheart, Charlie Wilson, Teddy Scholten, Maurice Wilkes, and Martin Sandberger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Graves ranks 2,497 out of 18,182Before him are Peter Coyote (1941), Ellen Pompeo (1969), Charles Durning (1923), Hank Aaron (1934), Raymond Franz (1922), and Chubby Checker (1941). After him are Gloria Foster (1933), Paul Sorvino (1939), Piper Laurie (1932), Sam Wood (1883), Julian Schnabel (1951), and William Baldwin (1963).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Peter Graves ranks 693Before him are Laura Linney (1964), Ellen Barkin (1954), Laurie Holden (1969), Peter Coyote (1941), Ellen Pompeo (1969), and Charles Durning (1923). After him are Gloria Foster (1933), Paul Sorvino (1939), Piper Laurie (1932), William Baldwin (1963), Sean Young (1959), and Susan Flannery (1939).

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