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Raquel Welch

1940 - 2023

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Jo Raquel Welch (née Tejada; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress. Welch first garnered attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made One Million Years B.C. (1966). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raquel Welch has received more than 16,519,758 page views. Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Raquel Welch is the 341st most popular actor (up from 409th in 2019), the 630th most popular biography from United States (up from 786th in 2019) and the 175th most popular American Actor.

Raquel Welch is an American actress and sex symbol who rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s. She is known for her roles in movies such as "One Million Years B.C.," "Fantastic Voyage," and "The Three Musketeers," as well as her iconic appearance in the poster for the film "One Million Years B.C." Her beauty, talent, and charisma made her one of the most recognizable and influential actresses of her time.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Raquel Welch ranks 341 out of 9,996. Before her are Ron Perlman, Errol Flynn, Jeff Goldblum, Telly Savalas, Robert Wagner, and Petr Shelokhonov. After her are Talia Shire, Donald Pleasence, Dan Aykroyd, Maurice Chevalier, John Cazale, and Bibi Andersson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Raquel Welch ranks 45. Before her are Dario Argento, James Caan, Tabaré Vázquez, Andrzej Żuławski, H. R. Giger, and Eduardo Galeano. After her are George A. Romero, Mario Andretti, Nancy Sinatra, Thomas Harris, Stuart Sutcliffe, and Tarō Asō. Among people deceased in 2023, Raquel Welch ranks 25. Before her are Giorgio Napolitano, Harald zur Hausen, Paco Rabanne, Helmut Berger, Li Keqiang, and Carlos Saura. After her are Ryan O'Neal, Harry Belafonte, Robert Solow, Alan Arkin, Robert Lucas Jr., and Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Raquel Welch ranks 630 out of 18,182. Before her are Jeff Goldblum (1952), Donna Summer (1948), Telly Savalas (1922), Jonas Salk (1914), Robert Wagner (1930), and Thomas Wolfe (1900). After her are Talia Shire (1946), Jimmy Hoffa (1913), John Browning (1855), Michael Crichton (1942), Martha Graham (1894), and Ben Roy Mottelson (1926).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Raquel Welch ranks 175. Before her are Burt Reynolds (1936), Rod Steiger (1925), Ron Perlman (1950), Jeff Goldblum (1952), Telly Savalas (1922), and Robert Wagner (1930). After her are Talia Shire (1946), John Cazale (1935), Carrie Fisher (1956), Sally Field (1946), Nancy Reagan (1921), and Frances McDormand (1957).

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