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Richard Dean Anderson

1950 - Today

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Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is an American actor. He began his television career in 1976, playing Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, and then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992). He later appeared in films such as Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992), Pandora's Clock (1996), and Firehouse (1997). In 1997, Anderson returned to television as the lead actor of the series Stargate SG-1, a spin-off of the 1994 film Stargate, replacing actor Kurt Russell. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Dean Anderson has received more than 7,883,526 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Richard Dean Anderson is the 417th most popular actor (down from 401st in 2019), the 752nd most popular biography from United States (up from 761st in 2019) and the 210th most popular American Actor.

Richard Dean Anderson is most famous for playing the lead role of MacGyver in the television series of the same name.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 417 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Mitchum, Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Magda Schneider, Albert Finney, and Ali MacGraw. After him are Randy Quaid, William Shatner, Tom Wilkinson, James Woods, Roy Scheider, and Pamela Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 28. Before him are Néstor Kirchner, Mithun Chakraborty, Richard Branson, Zhang Yimou, Peter Gabriel, and Ron Perlman. After him are Randy Quaid, William Hurt, William H. Macy, Daniel Auteuil, Choe Ryong-hae, and Morgan Fairchild.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 752 out of 20,380. Before him are Burt Reynolds (1936), James Caan (1940), Robert Altman (1925), Ali MacGraw (1939), David Fincher (1962), and Edward Mills Purcell (1912). After him are Paul Morphy (1837), Les Paul (1915), H. H. Holmes (1861), Steven Weinberg (1933), John Huston (1906), and Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Dean Anderson ranks 210. Before him are Alan Arkin (1934), Ron Perlman (1950), Robert Mitchum (1917), Burt Reynolds (1936), James Caan (1940), and Ali MacGraw (1939). After him are Randy Quaid (1950), James Woods (1947), Roy Scheider (1932), Jean Harlow (1911), Charlie Sheen (1965), and Brandon Lee (1965).

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