ACTOR

Stepin Fetchit

1902 - 1985

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Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry (May 30, 1902 – November 19, 1985), better known by the stage name Stepin Fetchit, was an American vaudevillian, comedian, and film actor of Jamaican and Bahamian descent, considered to be the first black actor to have a successful film career. His highest profile was during the 1930s in films and on stage, when his persona of Stepin Fetchit was billed as the "Laziest Man in the World". Perry parlayed the Fetchit persona into a successful film career, becoming the first black actor to earn $1 million. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stepin Fetchit has received more than 1,378,455 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Stepin Fetchit is the 9,227th most popular actor (down from 8,049th in 2019), the 13,541st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,844th in 2019) and the 4,332nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Stepin Fetchit ranks 9,227 out of 13,578. Before him are Jane Randolph, Irene Worth, Taylor Negron, Bin Bunluerit, Mohanlal, and Stéphanie Szostak. After him are Naomi Shindō, Paul Herman, Sarah Marshall, Jack Webb, Julianne Phillips, and Kingsley Ben-Adir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Stepin Fetchit ranks 337. Before him are Douglas Lowe, Harold McMunn, Ogden Nash, Gene Sarazen, Louise Beavers, and Eddie Shore. After him are Stevie Smith, Meredith Willson, Lyle Talbot, Irene Ryan, Richard Allen, and Frances Bavier. Among people deceased in 1985, Stepin Fetchit ranks 289. Before him are John Davis Lodge, Pete Desjardins, George Chandler, Marion Martin, Eddie Shore, and William Alwyn. After him are Pelle Lindbergh, Potter Stewart, Pauli Murray, Grayson Hall, Marion Byron, and James Craig.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stepin Fetchit ranks 13,541 out of 20,380. Before him are Jimmy Douglas (1898), Michelle Williams (1979), Eric Peterson (1964), Sarah J. Maas (1986), Marisa Miller (1978), and James Clapper (1941). After him are Donald Howard Menzel (1901), Sidney Drell (1926), Troy Davis (1968), Guy Clark (1941), Eugenie Clark (1922), and Paul Herman (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Stepin Fetchit ranks 4,332. Before him are Tye Sheridan (1996), Holly Madison (1979), Kathlyn Williams (1879), Jane Randolph (1914), Irene Worth (1916), and Taylor Negron (1957). After him are Paul Herman (1946), Jack Webb (1920), Julianne Phillips (1960), Zoe Perry (1983), Bonnie Somerville (1974), and Ted Knight (1923).

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