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Rainn Wilson

1966 - Today

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Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Born in Seattle, Wilson began acting at the University of Washington. Following his 1986 graduation, he worked in theatre in New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rainn Wilson has received more than 14,914,479 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Rainn Wilson is the 2,694th most popular actor (down from 1,930th in 2019), the 4,205th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,206th in 2019) and the 1,225th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rainn Wilson ranks 2,694 out of 13,578. Before him are Jüri Järvet, Harrison Ford, Anne Francis, Alexandra Daddario, Lois Smith, and Sandrine Bonnaire. After him are Jon Bernthal, John Astin, Jack Nance, Marguerite Durand, Aidan Gillen, and Barry Fitzgerald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Rainn Wilson ranks 103. Before him are Åsa Larsson, Miguel Ángel Nadal, Bai Ling, Raimonds Vējonis, Teddy Sheringham, and Moustafa Madbouly. After him are Thomas Doll, Sergei Stanishev, Toby Jones, James Gunn, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, and Carola Häggkvist.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rainn Wilson ranks 4,205 out of 20,380. Before him are Huey Long (1893), Lois Smith (1930), Charlie Logg (1931), Berry Gordy (1929), Andrew Blake (1947), and Robert Z. Leonard (1889). After him are Jon Bernthal (1976), Harry Hopkins (1890), John Astin (1930), Richard Linklater (1960), Evelyn Berezin (1925), and Jack Nance (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rainn Wilson ranks 1,225. Before him are Jackie Earle Haley (1961), Adrienne Barbeau (1945), Harrison Ford (1884), Anne Francis (1930), Alexandra Daddario (1986), and Lois Smith (1930). After him are Jon Bernthal (1976), John Astin (1930), Jack Nance (1943), Jennifer Morrison (1979), Dakota Johnson (1989), and Patrick Wayne (1939).

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