ACTOR
Richard Widmark
1914 - 2008
Richard Widmark
Richard Weedt Widmark (December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008) was an American film, stage, and television actor and producer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death (1947), for which he also won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Widmark has received more than 3,990,702 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Richard Widmark is the 230th most popular actor (up from 273rd in 2019), the 437th most popular biography from United States (up from 498th in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Actor.
Richard Widmark was an American actor who is most famous for his role in the film Kiss of Death.
Memorability Metrics
4.0M
Page Views (PV)
67.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
8.03
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Richard Widmark ranks 230 out of 13,578. Before him are Jessica Lange, Peter Fonda, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Shirley MacLaine, and Robbie Coltrane. After him are Liv Ullmann, Dennis Hopper, Anna Magnani, Dolph Lundgren, Lauren Bacall, and Ursula Andress.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJessica Lange
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 224
Peter Fonda
1940 - 2019
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 225
George Clooney
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 226
Ed Harris
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 227
Shirley MacLaine
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 228
Robbie Coltrane
1950 - 2022
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 229
Richard Widmark
1914 - 2008
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 230
Liv Ullmann
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 231
Dennis Hopper
1936 - 2010
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 232
Anna Magnani
1908 - 1973
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 233
Dolph Lundgren
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 234
Lauren Bacall
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 235
Ursula Andress
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 236
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Richard Widmark ranks 14. Before him are Jiang Qing, Michael Wittmann, Octavio Paz, Julio Cortázar, Alec Guinness, and Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. After him are Mohammed Zahir Shah, Bohumil Hrabal, Abd al-Karim Qasim, Romain Gary, William S. Burroughs, and Willi Stoph. Among people deceased in 2008, Richard Widmark ranks 17. Before him are Charlton Heston, Arthur C. Clarke, Miriam Makeba, Mahmoud Darwish, Hua Guofeng, and Willis Lamb. After him are Richard Wright, Sydney Pollack, Harold Pinter, George Habash, Jørn Utzon, and Alain Robbe-Grillet.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsJiang Qing
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1991
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 8
Michael Wittmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 9
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 10
Julio Cortázar
WRITER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 11
Alec Guinness
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 12
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1982
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 13
Richard Widmark
ACTOR
1914 - 2008
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 14
Mohammed Zahir Shah
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2007
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 15
Bohumil Hrabal
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 16
Abd al-Karim Qasim
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1963
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 17
Romain Gary
WRITER
1914 - 1980
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 18
William S. Burroughs
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 19
Willi Stoph
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1999
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsCharlton Heston
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 11
Arthur C. Clarke
WRITER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 12
Miriam Makeba
SINGER
1932 - 2008
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 13
Mahmoud Darwish
WRITER
1941 - 2008
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 14
Hua Guofeng
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 15
Willis Lamb
PHYSICIST
1913 - 2008
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 16
Richard Widmark
ACTOR
1914 - 2008
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 17
Richard Wright
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2008
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 18
Sydney Pollack
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2008
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 19
Harold Pinter
WRITER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 20
George Habash
EXTREMIST
1926 - 2008
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 21
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 22
Alain Robbe-Grillet
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 23
In United States
Among people born in United States, Richard Widmark ranks 437 out of 20,380. Before him are Millard Fillmore (1800), Lewis H. Morgan (1818), Susan Sontag (1933), Howard Gardner (1943), The Notorious B.I.G. (1972), and J. Paul Getty (1892). After him are Jim Mattis (1950), Albert Fish (1870), Michael Porter (1947), Wilt Chamberlain (1936), Jack Kerouac (1922), and Dennis Hopper (1936).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMillard Fillmore
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1874
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 431
Lewis H. Morgan
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1818 - 1881
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 432
Susan Sontag
WRITER
1933 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 433
Howard Gardner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 434
The Notorious B.I.G.
SINGER
1972 - 1997
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 435
J. Paul Getty
BUSINESSPERSON
1892 - 1976
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 436
Richard Widmark
ACTOR
1914 - 2008
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 437
Jim Mattis
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 438
Albert Fish
EXTREMIST
1870 - 1936
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 439
Michael Porter
ECONOMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 440
Wilt Chamberlain
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1936 - 1999
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 441
Jack Kerouac
WRITER
1922 - 1969
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 442
Dennis Hopper
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 443
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Richard Widmark ranks 111. Before him are Natalie Wood (1938), Jessica Lange (1949), Peter Fonda (1940), George Clooney (1961), Ed Harris (1950), and Shirley MacLaine (1934). After him are Dennis Hopper (1936), Lauren Bacall (1924), Viggo Mortensen (1958), Danny Trejo (1944), Bryan Cranston (1956), and Jayne Mansfield (1933).
Natalie Wood
1938 - 1981
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 105
Jessica Lange
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 106
Peter Fonda
1940 - 2019
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 107
George Clooney
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 108
Ed Harris
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 109
Shirley MacLaine
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 110
Richard Widmark
1914 - 2008
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 111
Dennis Hopper
1936 - 2010
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 112
Lauren Bacall
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 113
Viggo Mortensen
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 114
Danny Trejo
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 115
Bryan Cranston
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 116
Jayne Mansfield
1933 - 1967
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 117