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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 1,298,817 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Stepin Fetchit is the 8,060th most popular actor (down from 6,913th in 2019), the 11,871st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,628th in 2019) and the 3,905th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Stepin Fetchit ranks 8,060 out of 9,996. Before him are Barbara Bedford, Martin Clunes, Öykü Karayel, Angela Sarafyan, Kate Siegel, and Dorothy Mackaill. After him are George Irving, Paul Blackthorne, Carolina Dieckmann, Natasha Klauss, Jodie Sweetin, and Marine Delterme.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Stepin Fetchit ranks 300. Before him are Douglas Lowe, George Murphy, Charles Barton, Pietro Genovesi, Ogden Nash, and Frederick Sheffield. After him are Richard Allen, Louise Beavers, Lyle Talbot, Irene Ryan, Gertrude Short, and Frances Bavier. Among people deceased in 1985, Stepin Fetchit ranks 249. Before him are Harold Whitlock, Saunders Lewis, Carlos P. Romulo, John Davis Lodge, Horatio Fitch, and Coral Buttsworth. After him are Pelle Lindbergh, Frank Faylen, Gabriel Elorde, George Chandler, Potter Stewart, and Harry Hopman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stepin Fetchit ranks 11,871 out of 18,182. Before him are Calvin Murphy (1948), Leslie Jordan (1955), Erik Spoelstra (1970), Barbara Bedford (1903), Gary Larson (1950), and Kate Siegel (1982). After him are George Irving (1874), Jodie Sweetin (1982), Ellen Stewart (1919), Jane Smiley (1949), Gertrude Berg (1899), and Jackie Mason (1928).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Stepin Fetchit ranks 3,905. Before him are John Ventimiglia (1963), Beatrice Rosen (1984), Todd Bridges (1965), Leslie Jordan (1955), Barbara Bedford (1903), and Kate Siegel (1982). After him are George Irving (1874), Jodie Sweetin (1982), Gertrude Berg (1899), Jackie Mason (1928), Butch Hartman (1965), and Charlie Callas (1924).

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