ACTOR
Scatman Crothers
1910 - 1986
Scatman Crothers
Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor and musician. He is known for playing Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and Dick Hallorann in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scatman Crothers has received more than 3,860,335 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Scatman Crothers is the 2,051st most popular actor (down from 1,774th in 2019), the 3,344th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,956th in 2019) and the 947th most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
3.9M
Page Views (PV)
54.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.60
Effective Languages (L*)
3.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Scatman Crothers ranks 2,051 out of 13,578. Before him are Liya Akhedzhakova, Frank Welker, Haing S. Ngor, Fred Willard, Lon Chaney, and Jeffrey Hunter. After him are Fiona Shaw, Hill Harper, Lindsay Lohan, Ken Kercheval, Ralf Moeller, and Steve Harvey.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLiya Akhedzhakova
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,045
Frank Welker
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,046
Haing S. Ngor
1940 - 1996
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,047
Fred Willard
1939 - 2020
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,048
Lon Chaney
1883 - 1930
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,049
Jeffrey Hunter
1926 - 1969
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,050
Scatman Crothers
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,051
Fiona Shaw
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,052
Hill Harper
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,053
Lindsay Lohan
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,054
Ken Kercheval
1935 - 2019
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,055
Ralf Moeller
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 2,056
Steve Harvey
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 2,057
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Scatman Crothers ranks 134. Before him are Artie Shaw, Alex North, Barbara O'Neil, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Franz Kline, and Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow. After him are Rachel Kempson, Josef Klaus, Josef Tal, Gerhard Schröder, Wolfgang Preiss, and Joy Adamson. Among people deceased in 1986, Scatman Crothers ranks 108. Before him are Michael J. Smith, Valentin Kataev, Artur London, Raúl Prebisch, Princess Anne of Orléans, and Judith Resnik. After him are Megumu Tamura, Vitaly Abalakov, Dick Scobee, Fumiko Enchi, James H. Wilkinson, and Oscar Zariski.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsArtie Shaw
MUSICIAN
1910 - 2004
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 128
Alex North
COMPOSER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 129
Barbara O'Neil
ACTOR
1910 - 1980
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 130
Aleksandar Tirnanić
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1992
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 131
Franz Kline
PAINTER
1910 - 1962
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 132
Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 133
Scatman Crothers
ACTOR
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 134
Rachel Kempson
ACTOR
1910 - 2003
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 135
Josef Klaus
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 136
Josef Tal
COMPOSER
1910 - 2008
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 137
Gerhard Schröder
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1989
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 138
Wolfgang Preiss
ACTOR
1910 - 2002
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 139
Joy Adamson
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1980
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 140
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsMichael J. Smith
ASTRONAUT
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 102
Valentin Kataev
WRITER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 103
Artur London
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1986
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 104
Raúl Prebisch
ECONOMIST
1901 - 1986
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 105
Princess Anne of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1986
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 106
Judith Resnik
ASTRONAUT
1949 - 1986
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 107
Scatman Crothers
ACTOR
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 108
Megumu Tamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1986
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 109
Vitaly Abalakov
ENGINEER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 110
Dick Scobee
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 1986
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 111
Fumiko Enchi
WRITER
1905 - 1986
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 112
James H. Wilkinson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1919 - 1986
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 113
Oscar Zariski
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1986
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 114
In United States
Among people born in United States, Scatman Crothers ranks 3,344 out of 20,380. Before him are Marcus Miller (1959), Ice Cube (1969), Lon Chaney (1883), Robert Gallo (1937), Walter Hunt (1796), and Jeffrey Hunter (1926). After him are Wilson Pickett (1941), Hill Harper (1966), Lindsay Lohan (1986), Sandra Day O'Connor (1930), Ken Kercheval (1935), and Patti Page (1927).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMarcus Miller
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,338
Ice Cube
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,339
Lon Chaney
ACTOR
1883 - 1930
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,340
Robert Gallo
BIOLOGIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,341
Walter Hunt
INVENTOR
1796 - 1859
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,342
Jeffrey Hunter
ACTOR
1926 - 1969
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,343
Scatman Crothers
ACTOR
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,344
Wilson Pickett
SINGER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 3,345
Hill Harper
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 3,346
Lindsay Lohan
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 3,347
Sandra Day O'Connor
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 3,348
Ken Kercheval
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 3,349
Patti Page
SINGER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 3,350
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Scatman Crothers ranks 947. Before him are William Conrad (1920), David Butler (1894), Frank Welker (1946), Fred Willard (1939), Lon Chaney (1883), and Jeffrey Hunter (1926). After him are Hill Harper (1966), Lindsay Lohan (1986), Ken Kercheval (1935), Steve Harvey (1957), Mamie Van Doren (1931), and Angélica María (1943).
William Conrad
1920 - 1994
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 941
David Butler
1894 - 1979
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 942
Frank Welker
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 943
Fred Willard
1939 - 2020
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 944
Lon Chaney
1883 - 1930
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 945
Jeffrey Hunter
1926 - 1969
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 946
Scatman Crothers
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 947
Hill Harper
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 948
Lindsay Lohan
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 949
Ken Kercheval
1935 - 2019
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 950
Steve Harvey
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 951
Mamie Van Doren
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 952
Angélica María
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 953