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Ray Sharkey

1952 - 1993

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Raymond Sharkey Jr. (November 14, 1952 – June 11, 1993) was an American stage, film and television actor. His most notable film role was Vincent Vacarri in the 1980 film The Idolmaker, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Sharkey has received more than 732,262 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ray Sharkey is the 10,445th most popular actor (down from 9,333rd in 2019), the 15,179th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,593rd in 2019) and the 4,914th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ray Sharkey ranks 10,445 out of 13,578. Before him are Denise Nickerson, Erica Leerhsen, Jennifer Gareis, Jim Rash, Anna Thalbach, and Cress Williams. After him are Penelope Milford, Anna Kovalchuk, Urmila Matondkar, Callum Blue, Roger Livesey, and Simone Ashley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Ray Sharkey ranks 755. Before him are Oliver Mtukudzi, Mark C. Lee, Marilyn Waring, Deepti Naval, Teitur Thordarson, and Kunzang Choden. After him are Ronald M. Sega, Charles Camarda, Sharon Walsh, Lee Morin, Donald R. McMonagle, and Karen Magnussen. Among people deceased in 1993, Ray Sharkey ranks 321. Before him are Brandon Teena, Leslie Thorne, Jacqueline Hill, Reggie Lewis, Claire Du Brey, and Nan Grey. After him are Fernando Lopez, Don DeFore, Claudia McNeil, and Jim Holton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Sharkey ranks 15,179 out of 20,380. Before him are Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (1969), Steven Smith (1958), Erica Leerhsen (1976), Jennifer Gareis (1970), Jim Rash (1971), and Mike Brown (1970). After him are Ronald M. Sega (1952), Charles Camarda (1952), Dale Ellis (1960), Penelope Milford (1948), Martha P. Haynes (1951), and Dr. Luke (1973).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ray Sharkey ranks 4,914. Before him are Jacob Bertrand (2000), Charles Esten (1965), Denise Nickerson (1957), Erica Leerhsen (1976), Jennifer Gareis (1970), and Jim Rash (1971). After him are Penelope Milford (1948), Justin Bruening (1979), J. P. Manoux (1969), Rebecca Pidgeon (1965), Peri Gilpin (1961), and Malcolm Goodwin (1982).

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