ACTOR

Richard Thomas

1951 - Today

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Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons for which he won an Emmy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Thomas has received more than 78,311 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Thomas is the 4,050th most popular actor (down from 2,270th in 2019), the 6,017th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,703rd in 2019) and the 1,823rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 78k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Thomas ranks 4,050 out of 13,578. Before him are Mike Starr, Linda Thompson, Cassandra Peterson, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Vladimir Mashkov, and Pia Degermark. After him are Art LaFleur, Matthew Gray Gubler, Beulah Bondi, Zach Braff, Paul Dooley, and Mark Boone Junior.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Richard Thomas ranks 306. Before him are Dan Bricklin, Luis Llosa, Patrick Bergin, François Bracci, Cassandra Peterson, and Mark Isham. After him are Pier Luigi Bersani, Timothy Zahn, Mike D'Antoni, Anton Tkáč, Philip Bailey, and Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Thomas ranks 6,017 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Starr (1950), Norah Jones (1979), Linda Thompson (1950), Cassandra Peterson (1951), Mark Isham (1951), and William Lombardy (1937). After him are Christopher Scarver (1969), Art LaFleur (1943), Reginald Rose (1920), Matthew Gray Gubler (1980), Chuck Grassley (1933), and Beulah Bondi (1889).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Thomas ranks 1,823. Before him are Pia Zadora (1953), Leila Hyams (1905), Ed Begley Jr. (1949), Mike Starr (1950), Linda Thompson (1950), and Cassandra Peterson (1951). After him are Art LaFleur (1943), Matthew Gray Gubler (1980), Beulah Bondi (1889), Zach Braff (1975), Paul Dooley (1928), and Mark Boone Junior (1955).

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