ACTOR

Rob Lowe

1964 - Today

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Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor, television presenter, filmmaker, and podcast host. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with ABC's short-lived sitcom A New Kind of Family (1979–1980). Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with starring roles in The Outsiders (1983), Class (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Oxford Blues (1984), St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rob Lowe has received more than 27,132,364 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Rob Lowe is the 2,306th most popular actor (up from 2,427th in 2019), the 3,671st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,917th in 2019) and the 1,061st most popular American Actor.

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  • 27M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rob Lowe ranks 2,306 out of 13,578. Before him are Meena Kumari, Sage Stallone, Anna Faris, Akihiro Miwa, Patrick Magee, and Nigel Hawthorne. After him are Elmar Wepper, Richard Anderson, Christopher Meloni, Elvira Popescu, Kevin McNally, and Linda Darnell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Rob Lowe ranks 107. Before him are Jeff Hanneman, Lars Mikkelsen, Gore Verbinski, Eddie Vedder, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Hide. After him are Sertab Erener, Francesca Neri, Crispin Glover, Tracy Chapman, Dan Sullivan, and Kerry King.

Others Born in 1964

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rob Lowe ranks 3,671 out of 20,380. Before him are Sage Stallone (1976), Tina Fey (1970), Anna Faris (1976), Herb Alpert (1935), Willie Dixon (1915), and Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866). After him are La Monte Young (1935), Lucius D. Clay (1898), Richard Anderson (1926), Horace Silver (1928), Robert Zoellick (1953), and Christopher Meloni (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rob Lowe ranks 1,061. Before him are Harold Sakata (1920), Thomas Haden Church (1960), Liz Sheridan (1929), Judith Light (1949), Sage Stallone (1976), and Anna Faris (1976). After him are Richard Anderson (1926), Christopher Meloni (1961), Linda Darnell (1923), Heather Graham (1970), Richard Bright (1937), and Kelly Rutherford (1968).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Sex Tape
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Wayne's World
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