ACTOR
Raymond Burr
1917 - 1993
Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor who had a lengthy Hollywood film career and portrayed the title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. Burr's early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television, and film, usually as the villain. He portrayed the suspected murderer in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Rear Window (1954), and he also had a role in the 1956 film Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which he reprised in the 1985 film Godzilla 1985. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raymond Burr has received more than 8,533,450 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Raymond Burr is the 1,821st most popular actor (up from 1,916th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 149th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Canadian Actor.
Memorability Metrics
8.5M
Page Views (PV)
54.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
2.07
Effective Languages (L*)
4.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Raymond Burr ranks 1,821 out of 13,578. Before him are Stuart Whitman, Joel Grey, Mary Astor, Barbara Valentin, Donald O'Connor, and Marcia Gay Harden. After him are Peter Lawford, Peter Vaughan, Claude Akins, Rosa Albach-Retty, Matthew Modine, and Abe Vigoda.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStuart Whitman
1928 - 2020
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,815
Joel Grey
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,816
Mary Astor
1906 - 1987
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,817
Barbara Valentin
1940 - 2002
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,818
Donald O'Connor
1925 - 2003
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,819
Marcia Gay Harden
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,820
Raymond Burr
1917 - 1993
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,821
Peter Lawford
1923 - 1984
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,822
Peter Vaughan
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,823
Claude Akins
1926 - 1994
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,824
Rosa Albach-Retty
1874 - 1980
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 1,825
Matthew Modine
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 1,826
Abe Vigoda
1921 - 2016
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 1,827
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Raymond Burr ranks 131. Before him are Maya Deren, Wieland Wagner, Văn Tiến Dũng, Samael Aun Weor, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, and Semyon Kurkotkin. After him are Fulbert Youlou, Mak Dizdar, Shams Pahlavi, Brad Dexter, Kerim Kerimov, and Dabbs Greer. Among people deceased in 1993, Raymond Burr ranks 93. Before him are Shovkat Alakbarova, Christian Metz, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Joseph Serchuk, Bruno Rossi, and GG Allin. After him are Euronymous, Sun Ra, Leo Löwenthal, Ugo Locatelli, Mario Evaristo, and Anna Sten.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsMaya Deren
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1961
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 125
Wieland Wagner
WRITER
1917 - 1966
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 126
Văn Tiến Dũng
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 127
Samael Aun Weor
WRITER
1917 - 1977
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 128
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2017
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 129
Semyon Kurkotkin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1990
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 130
Raymond Burr
ACTOR
1917 - 1993
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 131
Fulbert Youlou
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1972
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 132
Mak Dizdar
WRITER
1917 - 1971
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 133
Shams Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1996
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 134
Brad Dexter
ACTOR
1917 - 2002
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 135
Kerim Kerimov
ENGINEER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 136
Dabbs Greer
ACTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsShovkat Alakbarova
SINGER
1922 - 1993
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 87
Christian Metz
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1993
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 88
Frunzik Mkrtchyan
ACTOR
1930 - 1993
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 89
Joseph Serchuk
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1993
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 90
Bruno Rossi
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 91
GG Allin
MUSICIAN
1956 - 1993
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 92
Raymond Burr
ACTOR
1917 - 1993
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 93
Euronymous
MUSICIAN
1968 - 1993
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 94
Sun Ra
COMPOSER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 95
Leo Löwenthal
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1993
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 96
Ugo Locatelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1993
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 97
Mario Evaristo
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1993
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 98
Anna Sten
ACTOR
1908 - 1993
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 99
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Raymond Burr ranks 142 out of 1,622. Before him are Rocky Johnson (1944), Gil Evans (1912), Eugene Levy (1946), Tom Cavanagh (1963), James Craig Watson (1838), and Peter Cullen (1941). After him are Jordan Peterson (1962), David Foster (1949), William B. Davis (1938), Paul Watson (1950), Shania Twain (1965), and Gerald Bull (1928).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsRocky Johnson
WRESTLER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 136
Gil Evans
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1988
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 137
Eugene Levy
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 138
Tom Cavanagh
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 139
James Craig Watson
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1880
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 140
Peter Cullen
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 141
Raymond Burr
ACTOR
1917 - 1993
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 142
Jordan Peterson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 143
David Foster
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 144
William B. Davis
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 145
Paul Watson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 146
Shania Twain
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 147
Gerald Bull
INVENTOR
1928 - 1990
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 148
Among ACTORS In Canada
Among actors born in Canada, Raymond Burr ranks 45. Before him are Evangeline Lilly (1979), Joseph Wiseman (1918), Katheryn Winnick (1977), Eugene Levy (1946), Tom Cavanagh (1963), and Peter Cullen (1941). After him are William B. Davis (1938), Fay Wray (1907), Hayden Christensen (1981), Raymond Massey (1896), Henry Czerny (1959), and James Doohan (1920).
Evangeline Lilly
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 39
Joseph Wiseman
1918 - 2009
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 40
Katheryn Winnick
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 41
Eugene Levy
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 42
Tom Cavanagh
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 43
Peter Cullen
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 44
Raymond Burr
1917 - 1993
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 45
William B. Davis
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 46
Fay Wray
1907 - 2004
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 47
Hayden Christensen
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 48
Raymond Massey
1896 - 1983
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 49
Henry Czerny
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 50
James Doohan
1920 - 2005
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 51