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Ralph Meeker

1920 - 1988

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Ralph Meeker (born Ralph Rathgeber; November 21, 1920 – August 5, 1988) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He first rose to prominence for his roles in the Broadway productions of Mister Roberts (1948–1951) and Picnic (1953), the former of which earned him a Theatre World Award for his performance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph Meeker has received more than 1,036,720 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ralph Meeker is the 5,577th most popular actor (down from 4,717th in 2019), the 8,311th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,321st in 2019) and the 2,626th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ralph Meeker ranks 5,577 out of 9,996Before him are Jadwiga Smosarska, Wilfred Lucas, Andrei Panin, Moira Shearer, Nicholas Tse, and Katie Cassidy. After him are Dominique Swain, Cariba Heine, Ciro Verratti, Haley Bennett, Bill Camp, and Emily Ratajkowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Ralph Meeker ranks 330Before him are Liam Cosgrave, Alfonso Thiele, C. R. Rao, Clive Dunn, John Paul Stevens, and Kelpo Gröndahl. After him are G. D. Spradlin, Philippa Pearce, Jacqueline Mazéas, Lucidio Sentimenti, Nida Senff, and Ragnhild Hveger. Among people deceased in 1988, Ralph Meeker ranks 198Before him are John M. Allegro, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Mike Beuttler, Jackie Milburn, André Saeys, and Lin Carter. After him are Bibi Torriani, Sten Suvio, Duane Jones, Lois Wilson, Ove Arup, and Paula Mollenhauer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Meeker ranks 8,311 out of 18,182Before him are Kevin Kelly (1952), Constance Talmadge (1898), Herbert Stothart (1885), Arnie Robinson (1948), Bisher Al-Khasawneh (1969), and Katie Cassidy (1986). After him are Jerry L. Ross (1948), Dominique Swain (1980), Damon Runyon (1880), John Clauser (1942), Haley Bennett (1988), and Bill Camp (1961).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ralph Meeker ranks 2,626Before him are James MacArthur (1937), Edward Binns (1916), Edward Van Sloan (1882), Amy Yasbeck (1962), Constance Talmadge (1898), and Katie Cassidy (1986). After him are Dominique Swain (1980), Haley Bennett (1988), Bill Camp (1961), Bruce Bennett (1906), James Gammon (1940), and Billy Brown (1970).

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