ACTOR

Ruby Dee

1922 - 2014

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Ruby Dee (born Ruby Ann Wallace; October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. Dee was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. She received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Obie Award, and a Drama Desk Award, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruby Dee has received more than 3,023,128 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Ruby Dee is the 3,920th most popular actor (down from 3,249th in 2019), the 5,832nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,052nd in 2019) and the 1,765th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ruby Dee ranks 3,920 out of 13,578. Before her are Marshall Manesh, Barbara Harris, Leonid Filatov, Bogusław Linda, Anton Lesser, and Ellen Schwiers. After her are Ben Barnes, Andy Griffith, Kim Coates, Debra Messing, Ayako Wakao, and Rory McCann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Ruby Dee ranks 268. Before her are Juhan Smuul, Július Torma, Hal Moore, Agustina Bessa-Luís, Gordon Tullock, and William Gaddis. After her are Károly Németh, Norman Lear, Lizabeth Scott, Leonel Brizola, Pio Laghi, and Stellan Nilsson. Among people deceased in 2014, Ruby Dee ranks 263. Before her are Helen Johns, Gyude Bryant, Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, Atef Ebeid, Gordon Tullock, and Durdy Bayramov. After her are The Ultimate Warrior, Leonid Stadnyk, Ernie Terrell, Lilli Carati, Joachim Fuchsberger, and Helena Rakoczy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruby Dee ranks 5,832 out of 20,380. Before her are Harry Stenqvist (1893), Eileen Collins (1956), Jess Willard (1881), William Gaddis (1922), Barbara Harris (1935), and Walter Lang (1896). After her are Joe Henderson (1937), Andy Griffith (1926), Steven Zaillian (1953), Debra Messing (1968), Peter H. Gilmore (1958), and John Abercrombie (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ruby Dee ranks 1,765. Before her are Ally Sheedy (1962), Julianna Margulies (1966), Hilary Duff (1987), Colleen Moore (1899), Kevin Conroy (1955), and Barbara Harris (1935). After her are Andy Griffith (1926), Debra Messing (1968), Jason Scott Lee (1966), Ellen Corby (1911), Joe Manganiello (1976), and Martin Ferrero (1947).

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