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Richard Kiel

1939 - 2014

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Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 – September 10, 2014) was an American actor. Standing 2 m 17 cm (7 feet 1½ inches) tall and often referred to as "the Gentle Giant", he was known for portraying Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979). Kiel's next-most-recognized role is the tough but eloquent Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Kiel has received more than 6,727,133 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Kiel is the 351st most popular actor (down from 280th in 2019), the 639th most popular biography from United States (down from 515th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Actor.

Richard Kiel is most famous for his role as Jaws in the James Bond film series.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Kiel ranks 351 out of 13,578. Before him are Jamie Lee Curtis, Andy García, John Rhys-Davies, Tim Curry, Lída Baarová, and Carmen Amaya. After him are Richard Chamberlain, Lino Ventura, Gene Wilder, Hanna Schygulla, Emil Jannings, and Jeff Goldblum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Richard Kiel ranks 28. Before him are Peter Grünberg, George Lazenby, Sonny Chiba, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Jackie Stewart, and Michèle Mercier. After him are Marie Laforêt, John Cleese, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, F. Murray Abraham, Clay Regazzoni, and Ali MacGraw. Among people deceased in 2014, Richard Kiel ranks 28. Before him are Alain Resnais, Bob Hoskins, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Richard Attenborough, H. R. Giger, and Harold Ramis. After him are Gary Becker, Martin Lewis Perl, Adolfo Suárez, Lorin Maazel, Jack Brabham, and Masaru Emoto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Kiel ranks 639 out of 20,380. Before him are Carl Lewis (1961), Alfred Kinsey (1894), George Cukor (1899), Sidney Lumet (1924), Charles Taze Russell (1852), and Ariana Grande (1993). After him are Richard Chamberlain (1934), Gene Wilder (1933), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Jeff Goldblum (1952), and D. B. Cooper (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Kiel ranks 173. Before him are Matthew Perry (1969), Val Kilmer (1959), Martin Landau (1928), Joan Crawford (1904), Harold Ramis (1944), and Jamie Lee Curtis (1958). After him are Richard Chamberlain (1934), Gene Wilder (1933), Jeff Goldblum (1952), Alec Baldwin (1958), George Peppard (1928), and Bill Bixby (1934).

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