ACTOR

Ron Howard

1954 - Today

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Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Howard started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, Howard has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ron Howard has received more than 25,017,042 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Ron Howard is the 793rd most popular actor (down from 714th in 2019), the 1,434th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,337th in 2019) and the 379th most popular American Actor.

Ron Howard is most famous for his work as a director and producer, and is best known for his work on the television series "Happy Days" and "The Andy Griffith Show."

Memorability Metrics

  • 25M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ron Howard ranks 793 out of 13,578. Before him are Stephen Chow, Hal Holbrook, Mistinguett, Marisa Paredes, Dev Anand, and John Candy. After him are Harold Perrineau, Erika Mann, Türkan Şoray, Rene Russo, Pat Hitchcock, and Bob Gunton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ron Howard ranks 44. Before him are Gianna Nannini, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Kathleen Turner, Bernard Hinault, and Eric Gerets. After him are Rene Russo, Andrej Babiš, Prayut Chan-o-cha, Dennis Quaid, Abdul Rashid Dostum, and Mordechai Vanunu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ron Howard ranks 1,434 out of 20,380. Before him are Hiram Maxim (1840), Neil Diamond (1941), William Daniel Phillips (1948), Beck (1970), Daniel Dennett (1942), and Walter Bradford Cannon (1871). After him are Harold Perrineau (1963), Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960), Sam Walton (1918), Bernard Herrmann (1911), Robert Whittaker (1920), and Peter Eisenman (1932).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ron Howard ranks 379. Before him are Peter Weller (1947), Adrien Brody (1973), David Schwimmer (1966), Sondra Locke (1944), Tony Burton (1937), and Hal Holbrook (1925). After him are Harold Perrineau (1963), Rene Russo (1954), Bob Gunton (1945), Roberts Blossom (1924), Carroll Baker (1931), and George Takei (1937).

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