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 from two nominations and received two Golden Globe Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Thomas has received more than 64,995 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Richard Thomas is the 4,151st most popular actor (down from 3,269th in 2019), the 6,475th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,247th in 2019) and the 2,030th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 65k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Thomas ranks 4,151 out of 10,030. Before him are Dianna Agron, Amber Valletta, Mark Lenard, Denise Crosby, Anton Yelchin, and Mischa Barton. After him are Anna Massey, Charlotte Stewart, Barry Humphries, Carmen Zapata, Jimmy Fallon, and Estelle Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Richard Thomas ranks 295. Before him are Yardena Arazi, Tatyana Tolstaya, Jóannes Eidesgaard, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Giovanni Battaglin, and Walter Meeuws. After him are David Kabua, Horace Andy, Janis Ian, Sylvia Rivera, Ivano Bordon, and Ulf Andersson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Thomas ranks 6,475 out of 15,968. Before him are CM Punk (1978), Gerry Goffin (1939), Bill Holland (1874), Mae Jemison (1956), Walt Bellamy (1939), and Megyn Kelly (1970). After him are Doc Rivers (1961), Charlotte Stewart (1941), Evan Stone (1964), Carmen Zapata (1927), Jimmy Fallon (1974), and Estelle Taylor (1894).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Thomas ranks 2,030. Before him are Justin Bartha (1978), Christopher Jones (1941), Dianna Agron (1986), Amber Valletta (1974), Mark Lenard (1924), and Denise Crosby (1957). After him are Charlotte Stewart (1941), Carmen Zapata (1927), Jimmy Fallon (1974), Estelle Taylor (1894), Richard Kind (1956), and Michael Bowen (1957).

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