ACTOR
Rod Taylor
1930 - 2015
Rod Taylor
Rodney Sturt Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including Young Cassidy (1965), Nobody Runs Forever (1968), The Train Robbers (1973) and A Matter of Wife... Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rod Taylor has received more than 4,031,955 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Rod Taylor is the 992nd most popular actor (down from 905th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Australia and the 12th most popular Australian Actor.
Memorability Metrics
4.0M
Page Views (PV)
58.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
3.46
Effective Languages (L*)
4.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Rod Taylor ranks 992 out of 13,578. Before him are Paul Muni, Dirk Bogarde, Honor Blackman, Jean Dujardin, Emilio Estevez, and Billy Crystal. After him are Helen McCrory, Lloyd Bridges, Daniel Olbrychski, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Gough, and Geneviève Bujold.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Muni
1895 - 1967
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 986
Dirk Bogarde
1921 - 1999
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 987
Honor Blackman
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 988
Jean Dujardin
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 989
Emilio Estevez
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 990
Billy Crystal
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 991
Rod Taylor
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 992
Helen McCrory
1968 - 2021
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 993
Lloyd Bridges
1913 - 1998
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 994
Daniel Olbrychski
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 995
Carrie-Anne Moss
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 996
Michael Gough
1916 - 2011
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 997
Geneviève Bujold
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 998
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Rod Taylor ranks 103. Before him are Harvey Milk, Itamar Franco, Mauro Ramos, Martin Karplus, José Sarney, and John Frankenheimer. After him are Sławomir Mrożek, Colin Dexter, Paul Veyne, Toru Takemitsu, Friedrich Gulda, and Sonny Rollins. Among people deceased in 2015, Rod Taylor ranks 76. Before him are Robert Loggia, Khaled al-Asaad, Kurt Masur, Dettmar Cramer, Licio Gelli, and Chandra Bahadur Dangi. After him are Árpád Göncz, Patrick Macnee, Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Cabu, Cynthia Lennon, and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsHarvey Milk
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1978
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 97
Itamar Franco
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 98
Mauro Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 99
Martin Karplus
CHEMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 100
José Sarney
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 101
John Frankenheimer
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2002
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 102
Rod Taylor
ACTOR
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 103
Sławomir Mrożek
WRITER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 104
Colin Dexter
WRITER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 105
Paul Veyne
HISTORIAN
1930 - 2022
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 106
Toru Takemitsu
COMPOSER
1930 - 1996
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 107
Friedrich Gulda
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 108
Sonny Rollins
MUSICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 109
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsRobert Loggia
ACTOR
1930 - 2015
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 70
Khaled al-Asaad
WRITER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 71
Kurt Masur
CONDUCTOR
1927 - 2015
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 72
Dettmar Cramer
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 73
Licio Gelli
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2015
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 74
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 75
Rod Taylor
ACTOR
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 76
Árpád Göncz
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 77
Patrick Macnee
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 78
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2015
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 79
Cabu
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2015
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 80
Cynthia Lennon
COMPANION
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 81
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
ASTRONOMER
1921 - 2015
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 82
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Rod Taylor ranks 41 out of 1,143. Before him are John Noble (1948), Kylie Minogue (1968), Joan Sutherland (1926), Alan Jones (1946), Lisa Gerrard (1961), and Phil Rudd (1954). After him are Roy Emerson (1936), Johnny Logan (1954), Barry Marshall (1951), Eric Bana (1968), Jonathan Hyde (1948), and Liam Hemsworth (1990).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsJohn Noble
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 35
Kylie Minogue
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 36
Joan Sutherland
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 37
Alan Jones
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 38
Lisa Gerrard
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 39
Phil Rudd
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 40
Rod Taylor
ACTOR
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 41
Roy Emerson
TENNIS PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 42
Johnny Logan
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 43
Barry Marshall
PHYSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 44
Eric Bana
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 45
Jonathan Hyde
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 46
Liam Hemsworth
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 47
Among ACTORS In Australia
Among actors born in Australia, Rod Taylor ranks 12. Before him are Heath Ledger (1979), Paul Hogan (1939), Errol Flynn (1909), Hugh Jackman (1968), Lionel Logue (1880), and John Noble (1948). After him are Eric Bana (1968), Jonathan Hyde (1948), Liam Hemsworth (1990), Judith Anderson (1897), Simon Baker (1969), and Cassandra Harris (1948).
Heath Ledger
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 6
Paul Hogan
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 7
Errol Flynn
1909 - 1959
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 8
Hugh Jackman
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 9
Lionel Logue
1880 - 1953
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 10
John Noble
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11
Rod Taylor
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 12
Eric Bana
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 13
Jonathan Hyde
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 14
Liam Hemsworth
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 15
Judith Anderson
1897 - 1992
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 16
Simon Baker
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 17
Cassandra Harris
1948 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 18