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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 13,885,406 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Rainn Wilson is the 2,692nd 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

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Rainn Wilsons by language

Over the past year Rainn Wilson has had the most page views in the with 1,721,373 views, followed by Spanish (165,274), and German (91,217). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hebrew (173,000.00%), Simple English (135.05%), and Malagasy (74.04%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rainn Wilson ranks 2,692 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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Television and Movie Roles

The Meg
Morris
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
Aug 9o 20186.256 / 10
The Office
Dwight Schrute
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
8.573 / 10
Super
Frank Darbo
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
Nov 26o 20106.6 / 10