1932 - 2008
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. He played Martin Brody in the thriller film Jaws (1975), reprising the role in its sequel Jaws 2 (1978). Scheider gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films in addition to the Jaws films, from the 1970s through to the early to mid-1980s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Scheider has received more than 4,286,624 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Roy Scheider is the 239th most popular actor (up from 370th in 2019), the 466th most popular biography from United States (up from 753rd in 2019) and the 125th most popular American Actor.
Roy Scheider is most famous for playing Chief Brody in the 1975 blockbuster film Jaws.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among actors, Roy Scheider ranks 239 out of 10,030. Before him are Jessica Lange, Sidney Poitier, Liv Ullmann, James Coburn, Kim Basinger, and Ian McShane. After him are Mickey Rourke, Benny Hill, Marcel Marceau, Paul Hogan, John Cazale, and Faye Dunaway.
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 233
1927 - Present
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 234
1938 - Present
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 235
1928 - 2002
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 236
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 237
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 238
1932 - 2008
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 239
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 240
1924 - 1992
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 241
1923 - 2007
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 242
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 243
1935 - 1978
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 244
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 245
Among people born in 1932, Roy Scheider ranks 25. Before him are Dian Fossey, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Fernando Botero, Little Richard, Sylvia Plath, and Víctor Jara. After him are Camilo Cienfuegos, Miriam Makeba, Ted Kennedy, Michel Legrand, Roh Tae-woo, and François Englert. Among people deceased in 2008, Roy Scheider ranks 17. Before him are Samuel P. Huntington, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Hua Guofeng, Jørn Utzon, Sydney Pollack, and Harold Pinter. After him are Richard Widmark, Richard Wright, Miriam Makeba, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Yma Sumac, and Heath Ledger.
1932 - 1985
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 19
1932 - 2001
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 20
1932 - Present
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 21
1932 - 2020
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 22
1932 - 1963
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 23
1932 - 1973
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 24
1932 - 2008
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 25
1932 - 1959
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 26
1932 - 2008
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 27
1932 - 2009
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 28
1932 - 2019
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 29
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 30
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 31
1927 - 2008
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 11
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 12
1921 - 2008
HPI: 76.18
Rank: 13
1918 - 2008
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 14
1934 - 2008
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 15
1930 - 2008
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 16
1932 - 2008
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 17
1914 - 2008
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 18
1943 - 2008
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 19
1932 - 2008
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 20
1922 - 2008
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 21
1923 - 2008
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 22
1979 - 2008
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 23
Among people born in United States, Roy Scheider ranks 466 out of 15,968. Before him are Warren G. Harding (1865), John Coltrane (1926), James Coburn (1928), Louisa May Alcott (1832), Kim Basinger (1953), and Milton H. Erickson (1901). After him are Mickey Rourke (1952), Barbara McClintock (1902), Ernest Lawrence (1901), Edward Drinker Cope (1840), T. S. Eliot (1888), and John Cazale (1935).
1865 - 1923
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 460
1926 - 1967
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 461
1928 - 2002
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 462
1832 - 1888
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 463
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 464
1901 - 1980
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 465
1932 - 2008
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 466
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 467
1902 - 1992
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 468
1901 - 1958
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 469
1840 - 1897
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 470
1888 - 1965
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 471
1935 - 1978
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 472
Among actors born in United States, Roy Scheider ranks 125. Before him are Kurt Russell (1951), Christopher Reeve (1952), Jessica Lange (1949), Sidney Poitier (1927), James Coburn (1928), and Kim Basinger (1953). After him are Mickey Rourke (1952), John Cazale (1935), Faye Dunaway (1941), Warren Beatty (1937), Richard Chamberlain (1934), and Jared Leto (1971).
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 119
1952 - 2004
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 120
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 121
1927 - Present
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 122
1928 - 2002
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 123
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 124
1932 - 2008
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 125
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 126
1935 - 1978
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 127
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 128
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 129
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 130
1971 - Present
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 131