CELEBRITY
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
Rodney King
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American man who was a victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210. An uninvolved resident, George Holliday, saw and filmed the incident from his nearby balcony and sent the footage, which showed King on the ground being beaten after initially evading arrest, to local news station KTLA. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rodney King has received more than 15,373,506 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Rodney King is the 37th most popular celebrity (down from 27th in 2019), the 1,371st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,214th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Celebrity.
Rodney King is most famous for being the victim of a brutal beating by the LAPD in 1991.
Memorability Metrics
15M
Page Views (PV)
60.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
12.11
Effective Languages (L*)
1.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CELEBRITIES
Among celebrities, Rodney King ranks 37 out of 265. Before him are Keke Geladze, Besarion Jughashvili, Blanche Monnier, Philippe Petit, Rosemary Kennedy, and Don King. After him are Sarah Knauss, Jacques Mayol, Albert Pierrepoint, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Cecilia Gallerani, and Mary Mallon.
Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKeke Geladze
1858 - 1937
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 31
Besarion Jughashvili
1850 - 1909
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 32
Blanche Monnier
1849 - 1913
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 33
Philippe Petit
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 34
Rosemary Kennedy
1918 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 35
Don King
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 36
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 37
Sarah Knauss
1880 - 1999
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 38
Jacques Mayol
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 39
Albert Pierrepoint
1905 - 1992
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 40
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione
1837 - 1899
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 41
Cecilia Gallerani
1473 - 1536
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 42
Mary Mallon
1869 - 1938
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 43
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Rodney King ranks 24. Before him are Waris Dirie, Gong Li, Ben Stiller, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dr. Dre, and Mohammed Deif. After him are Stefka Kostadinova, Infanta Cristina of Spain, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Brooke Shields, Ange Postecoglou, and Viola Davis. Among people deceased in 2012, Rodney King ranks 62. Before him are Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Herbert Lom, Ben Gazzara, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Etta James, and Chavela Vargas. After him are Helmut Haller, Bingu wa Mutharika, Joseph Murray, Harry Harrison, Renato Dulbecco, and Chaleo Yoovidhya.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsWaris Dirie
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 18
Gong Li
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 19
Ben Stiller
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 20
Sarah Jessica Parker
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 21
Dr. Dre
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 22
Mohammed Deif
EXTREMIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 23
Rodney King
CELEBRITY
1965 - 2012
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 24
Stefka Kostadinova
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 25
Infanta Cristina of Spain
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 26
Oleksandr Syrskyi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 27
Brooke Shields
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 28
Ange Postecoglou
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 29
Viola Davis
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 30
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsPrincess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 56
Herbert Lom
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 57
Ben Gazzara
ACTOR
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 58
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - 2012
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 59
Etta James
SINGER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 60
Chavela Vargas
SINGER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 61
Rodney King
CELEBRITY
1965 - 2012
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 62
Helmut Haller
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 63
Bingu wa Mutharika
ECONOMIST
1934 - 2012
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 64
Joseph Murray
PHYSICIAN
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 65
Harry Harrison
WRITER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 66
Renato Dulbecco
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2012
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 67
Chaleo Yoovidhya
BUSINESSPERSON
1923 - 2012
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 68
In United States
Among people born in United States, Rodney King ranks 1,371 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Powell (1963), Martin Balsam (1919), George Benson (1943), Ken Thompson (1943), George Davis Snell (1903), and Ludacris (1977). After him are Ron Jeremy (1953), Vincente Minnelli (1903), Dorothy Vaughan (1910), Leland H. Hartwell (1939), E. Howard Hunt (1918), and Kelly Lynch (1959).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMike Powell
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 1,365
Martin Balsam
ACTOR
1919 - 1996
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 1,366
George Benson
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 1,367
Ken Thompson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 1,368
George Davis Snell
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1996
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 1,369
Ludacris
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 1,370
Rodney King
CELEBRITY
1965 - 2012
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 1,371
Ron Jeremy
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 1,372
Vincente Minnelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1986
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,373
Dorothy Vaughan
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,374
Leland H. Hartwell
BIOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,375
E. Howard Hunt
WRITER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,376
Kelly Lynch
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,377
Among CELEBRITIES In United States
Among celebrities born in United States, Rodney King ranks 16. Before him are Kim Kardashian (1980), Myrtle Corbin (1868), Margaret Brown (1867), Peggy Guggenheim (1898), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), and Don King (1931). After him are Sarah Knauss (1880), Kim Peek (1951), Paris Hilton (1981), Lizzie Borden (1860), Annie Oakley (1860), and Edie Sedgwick (1943).
Kim Kardashian
1980 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 10
Myrtle Corbin
1868 - 1928
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 11
Margaret Brown
1867 - 1932
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 12
Peggy Guggenheim
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 13
Rosemary Kennedy
1918 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 14
Don King
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 15
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 16
Sarah Knauss
1880 - 1999
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 17
Kim Peek
1951 - 2009
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 18
Paris Hilton
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 19
Lizzie Borden
1860 - 1927
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 20
Annie Oakley
1860 - 1926
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 21
Edie Sedgwick
1943 - 1971
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 22