ACTOR

Robert Young

1907 - 1998

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Robert George Young (February 22, 1907 – July 21, 1998) was an American film, television, and radio actor best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father character, in Father Knows Best (CBS, then NBC, then CBS again) and the physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Young has received more than 67,333 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Robert Young is the 5,474th most popular actor (down from 5,097th in 2019), the 7,987th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,555th in 2019) and the 2,484th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 67k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Young ranks 5,474 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Jason, Janet Suzman, Carmen Machi, David Margulies, Çolpan İlhan, and Lane Smith. After him are David Thornton, Eliza Dushku, Clu Gulager, Danny Masterson, Matthew Davis, and Dmitry Nazarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Robert Young ranks 319. Before him are Anthony Peter Khoraish, Joseph Gonzales, Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, Constantino Urbieta Sosa, Víctor Avendaño, and Henri De Deken. After him are István Pelle, Iryna Vilde, Efraín Amézcua, Barbara Kent, N. G. L. Hammond, and Arturo Rodríguez. Among people deceased in 1998, Robert Young ranks 246. Before him are Jane Bell, Leo Buscaglia, Bella Abzug, Gunnar Jansson, Mary Millar, and Raymond E. Brown. After him are Jeanette Nolan, Jopie Selbach, Gevorg Emin, Henry Spira, Frank Forberger, and Clark Clifford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Young ranks 7,987 out of 20,380. Before him are Rachael Harris (1968), Peter Jason (1944), David Margulies (1937), Lane Smith (1936), Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), and Frank Parker (1916). After him are David Thornton (1953), Eliza Dushku (1980), Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Clu Gulager (1928), Kristin Hannah (1960), and Lindsay Davenport (1976).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Young ranks 2,484. Before him are Aida Turturro (1962), Henry Kolker (1874), Rachael Harris (1968), Peter Jason (1944), David Margulies (1937), and Lane Smith (1936). After him are David Thornton (1953), Eliza Dushku (1980), Clu Gulager (1928), Danny Masterson (1976), Matthew Davis (1978), and Guy Madison (1922).

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