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Robert Downey Jr.

1965 - Today

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Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of commercial success later in his career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Downey Jr. has received more than 35,855,387 page views. His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 87 in 2019). Robert Downey Jr. is the 450th most popular actor (down from 302nd in 2019), the 841st most popular biography from United States (down from 607th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular American Actor.

Robert Downey Jr. is most famous for his role as Tony Stark in the Iron Man movies.

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  • 36M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 91

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Downey Jr. ranks 450 out of 10,030. Before him are Sean Bean, George Gaynes, Raul Julia, Luke Perry, Petr Shelokhonov, and Donnie Yen. After him are Groucho Marx, Edward Norton, Pierre Brice, Pat Morita, Tim Curry, and Lana Turner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Robert Downey Jr. ranks 8. Before him are Bashar al-Assad, Tedros Adhanom, Salman Khan, Dmitry Medvedev, Charlie Sheen, and Rodney King. After him are Björk, Gheorghe Hagi, Waris Dirie, Brandon Lee, Shah Rukh Khan, and Petro Poroshenko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Downey Jr. ranks 841 out of 15,968. Before him are Melanie Griffith (1957), Quincy Jones (1933), Norman Rockwell (1894), Jane Addams (1860), Luke Perry (1966), and Don Cherry (1936). After him are Groucho Marx (1890), Edward Norton (1969), Theodore Schultz (1902), Barbara Bush (1925), Leon M. Lederman (1922), and Roy J. Glauber (1925).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Downey Jr. ranks 232. Before him are Loie Fuller (1862), Jerry Stiller (1927), Robert Knepper (1959), Burgess Meredith (1907), Melanie Griffith (1957), and Luke Perry (1966). After him are Groucho Marx (1890), Edward Norton (1969), Pat Morita (1932), Lana Turner (1921), Halle Berry (1966), and Tim Robbins (1958).

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