ACTOR

Sam Waterston

1940 - Today

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Samuel Atkinson Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor. Waterston is known for his work in theater, television, and film. He has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and a BAFTA Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Waterston has received more than 8,803,481 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Sam Waterston is the 1,667th most popular actor (up from 1,671st in 2019), the 2,789th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,837th in 2019) and the 778th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sam Waterstons by language

Over the past year Sam Waterston has had the most page views in the with 1,187,977 views, followed by German (51,626), and French (40,279). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (180.29%), Malagasy (94.24%), and Persian (93.19%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sam Waterston ranks 1,667 out of 13,578. Before him are Gloria Guida, Paul Reubens, Marton Csokas, Thelma Ritter, Elizabeth McGovern, and Eileen Atkins. After him are Lee Young-ae, Sebastian Koch, Joseph Wiseman, Zhang Ziyi, Martin Lawrence, and Richard Bohringer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Sam Waterston ranks 161. Before him are Antonio Skármeta, Jeffrey Archer, John Havlicek, Dietmar Hopp, Charles Robert Jenkins, and Wayne Dyer. After him are Luis Cubilla, Leonard Susskind, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, Gloria Leonard, Richard Williamson, and Smokey Robinson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Waterston ranks 2,789 out of 20,380. Before him are Edie Sedgwick (1943), Basil Poledouris (1945), Murray Perahia (1947), Buddy Guy (1936), Elizabeth McGovern (1961), and Stephen Paddock (1953). After him are Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Alan Perlis (1922), Al Martino (1927), Maxie Long (1878), Huey Lewis (1950), and Estelle Getty (1923).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sam Waterston ranks 778. Before him are Ed Asner (1929), John Savage (1949), Melissa Gilbert (1964), Paul Reubens (1952), Thelma Ritter (1902), and Elizabeth McGovern (1961). After him are Estelle Getty (1923), Melissa McBride (1965), Monica Potter (1971), Marilyn Chambers (1952), Denise Richards (1971), and Lea Thompson (1961).

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Television and Movie Roles

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