ACTOR

River Phoenix

1970 - 1993

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River Jude Phoenix (né Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor. Phoenix was known as a teen actor before taking on leading roles in critically acclaimed films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of River Phoenix has received more than 34,688,376 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. River Phoenix is the 850th most popular actor (up from 877th in 2019), the 1,525th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,605th in 2019) and the 409th most popular American Actor.

River Phoenix is most famous for his role in the movie "Stand By Me" and for his work with the band "Aleka's Attic." He died of a drug overdose in 1993.

Memorability Metrics

  • 35M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, River Phoenix ranks 850 out of 13,578. Before him are Terry Jones, Viola Davis, Lionel Stander, Grace Zabriskie, Natasha Richardson, and Matthew Broderick. After him are Eva Marie Saint, Robert Patrick, Theda Bara, Senta Berger, Denholm Elliott, and Yoshiko Yamaguchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, River Phoenix ranks 22. Before him are Paul Ryan, Melania Trump, Beck, Andre Agassi, Lara Fabian, and Dmitry Utkin. After him are Naomi Campbell, Halit Ergenç, Claudia Schiffer, Simon Pegg, Emmanuel Petit, and Fred Durst. Among people deceased in 1993, River Phoenix ranks 42. Before him are Jean Negulesco, Masahiko Kimura, Léon Theremin, Boris Christoff, Dražen Petrović, and Stewart Granger. After him are Pat Nixon, Jimmy Doolittle, Don Ameche, Horia Sima, György Sárosi, and Kakuei Tanaka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, River Phoenix ranks 1,525 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Lauterbur (1929), James Brendan Connolly (1868), Viola Davis (1965), Lionel Stander (1908), Grace Zabriskie (1941), and Matthew Broderick (1962). After him are Walter Mondale (1928), Frederick Douglass (1818), Eva Marie Saint (1924), Poul Anderson (1926), Robert Patrick (1958), and Theda Bara (1885).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, River Phoenix ranks 409. Before him are Jake Gyllenhaal (1980), James Brolin (1940), Viola Davis (1965), Lionel Stander (1908), Grace Zabriskie (1941), and Matthew Broderick (1962). After him are Eva Marie Saint (1924), Robert Patrick (1958), Theda Bara (1885), Robert Loggia (1930), Sam Elliott (1944), and Richard Jenkins (1947).

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