1928 - 2014
Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor and political activist, best known for his role as John Walton Sr. on The Waltons (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He also had recurring roles in NCIS as Jackson Gibbs, the father of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, and Bones, as Seeley Booth's grandfather. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph Waite has received more than 2,104,490 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 42 in 2019). Ralph Waite is the 1,621st most popular actor (down from 1,330th in 2019), the 2,855th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,428th in 2019) and the 798th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Ralph Waite ranks 1,621 out of 10,030. Before him are Fabio Testi, Julie Harris, Élisabeth Depardieu, Michelle Monaghan, Ross Martin, and Bea Arthur. After him are Mariangela Melato, Barbara O'Neil, Brunhilde Pomsel, Sue Lyon, Denise Richards, and Isa Miranda.
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 1,615
1925 - 2013
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 1,616
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 1,617
1976 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1,618
1920 - 1981
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1,619
1922 - 2009
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1,620
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1,621
1941 - 2013
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1,622
1910 - 1980
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 1,623
1911 - 2017
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 1,624
1946 - 2019
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 1,625
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 1,626
1909 - 1982
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 1,627
Among people born in 1928, Ralph Waite ranks 183. Before him are Nicolas Hayek, Nick Holonyak, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Ali Kafi, Bill Mollison, and Veljko Bulajić. After him are Peter Hans Kolvenbach, Robert Indiana, Édouard Molinaro, Nicolas Roeg, Édouard Glissant, and Ernest Simoni. Among people deceased in 2014, Ralph Waite ranks 122. Before him are Manuel Uribe, Karlheinz Deschner, Magda Olivero, Edward Herrmann, Gloria Leonard, and Tatiana Samoilova. After him are Horace Silver, Alice Babs, Cristina Deutekom, Donatas Banionis, Alexander Imich, and Carlos Borges.
1928 - 2010
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 177
1928 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 178
1928 - 1997
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 179
1928 - 2013
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 180
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 181
1928 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 182
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 183
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 184
1928 - 2018
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 185
1928 - 2013
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 186
1928 - 2018
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 187
1928 - 2011
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 188
1928 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 189
1965 - 2014
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 116
1924 - 2014
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 117
1910 - 2014
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 118
1943 - 2014
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 119
1940 - 2014
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 120
1934 - 2014
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 121
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 122
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 123
1924 - 2014
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 124
1931 - 2014
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 125
1924 - 2014
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 126
1903 - 2014
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 127
1932 - 2014
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 128
Among people born in United States, Ralph Waite ranks 2,855 out of 15,968. Before him are Michelle Monaghan (1976), Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878), Nicholas Negroponte (1943), Allen Newell (1927), Bea Arthur (1922), and Chuck Lorre (1952). After him are Miley Cyrus (1992), Barbara O'Neil (1910), Thomas Curtis (1873), Sue Lyon (1946), Denise Richards (1971), and Billie Eilish (2001).
1976 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,849
1878 - 1972
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,850
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,851
1927 - 1992
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,852
1922 - 2009
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,853
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,854
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,855
1992 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,856
1910 - 1980
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 2,857
1873 - 1944
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 2,858
1946 - 2019
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 2,859
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 2,860
2001 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 2,861
Among actors born in United States, Ralph Waite ranks 798. Before him are Octavia Spencer (1972), Dita Von Teese (1972), Eva Longoria (1975), Julie Harris (1925), Michelle Monaghan (1976), and Bea Arthur (1922). After him are Barbara O'Neil (1910), Sue Lyon (1946), Denise Richards (1971), Robert Davi (1953), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (1958), and Fred Niblo (1874).
1972 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 792
1972 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 793
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 794
1925 - 2013
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 795
1976 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 796
1922 - 2009
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 797
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 798
1910 - 1980
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 799
1946 - 2019
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 800
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 801
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 802
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 803
1874 - 1948
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 804