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Sam Wanamaker

1919 - 1993

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Samuel Wanamaker, , (born Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director who moved to the United Kingdom after becoming fearful of being blacklisted in Hollywood due to his communist views. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Wanamaker has received more than 1,845,050 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Wanamaker is the 3,169th most popular actor (down from 2,395th in 2019), the 4,944th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,968th in 2019) and the 1,494th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sam Wanamaker ranks 3,169 out of 9,996Before him are Anna Kendrick, Cathleen Nesbitt, Anny Duperey, Dougray Scott, Vija Artmane, and Moe Howard. After him are David Patrick Kelly, Caroline Munro, Brad Harris, Werner Klemperer, Jim Hutton, and Patsy Kensit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Sam Wanamaker ranks 184Before him are Lennie Tristano, Karl H. Pribram, Paolo Soleri, Carole Landis, Eva Gabor, and Jüri Järvet. After him are Gert Fredriksson, Robert Pinget, Arthur Cronquist, Eileen Heckart, Benny Moré, and Béla Sárosi. Among people deceased in 1993, Sam Wanamaker ranks 140Before him are Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Fred Gwynne, Robert Jacobsen, Roy Raymond, Bertus Aafjes, and Max August Zorn. After him are Camargo Guarnieri, Guido del Mestri, Masuji Ibuse, Alexandre Trauner, Elmar Klos, and Moses Gunn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Wanamaker ranks 4,944 out of 18,182Before him are Benjamin Peirce (1809), John Terry (1950), Al Jardine (1942), Anna Kendrick (1985), Moe Howard (1897), and Dorothy Stang (1931). After him are David Patrick Kelly (1951), Patsy Cline (1932), David A. Huffman (1925), Chief Joseph (1840), Phil Woods (1931), and Brad Harris (1933).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sam Wanamaker ranks 1,494Before him are John Agar (1921), Tony Danza (1951), Selma Blair (1972), John Terry (1950), Anna Kendrick (1985), and Moe Howard (1897). After him are David Patrick Kelly (1951), Brad Harris (1933), Jim Hutton (1934), Art Carney (1918), Kyle Chandler (1965), and Dick Powell (1904).

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