1959 - Today
Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work on The Muppets and Sesame Street. Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, Whitmire inherited the roles of Ernie and Kermit the Frog after Jim Henson's death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2014 and 2016, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Whitmire has received more than 1,224,408 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Steve Whitmire is the 10,502nd most popular actor (down from 9,448th in 2019), the 15,237th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,491st in 2019) and the 5,158th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Steve Whitmire ranks 10,502 out of 9,996. Before him are Erin Cahill, Michael Bacall, Seychelle Gabriel, Sharon Van Etten, Tamannaah, and Callie Thorne. After him are Jenn Murray, China Anne McClain, Madeline Brewer, Chinatsu Akasaki, Brian Robbins, and Jamie Hector.
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.88
Rank: 10,496
1973 - Present
HPI: 30.88
Rank: 10,497
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.87
Rank: 10,498
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 10,499
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 10,500
1969 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 10,501
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 10,502
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 10,503
1998 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 10,504
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 10,505
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 10,506
1963 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 10,507
1975 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 10,508
Among people born in 1959, Steve Whitmire ranks 676. Before him are Koenraad Elst, Fred Couples, Chandra Cheeseborough, Eric Verdonk, Lawrie Sanchez, and Derek Sikua. After him are Hajime Ishii, Michael J. Bloomfield, Dave Beasant, David Shulkin, Andy Holmes, and Zarina Wahab.
1959 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 670
1959 - Present
HPI: 31.22
Rank: 671
1959 - Present
HPI: 31.19
Rank: 672
1959 - 2020
HPI: 31.05
Rank: 673
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.96
Rank: 674
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.87
Rank: 675
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 676
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.78
Rank: 677
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.62
Rank: 678
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.59
Rank: 679
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.53
Rank: 680
1959 - 2010
HPI: 30.38
Rank: 681
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.24
Rank: 682
Among people born in United States, Steve Whitmire ranks 15,237 out of 18,182. Before him are Frederick W. Sturckow (1961), Sharon Van Etten (1981), Callie Thorne (1969), Victor Oladipo (1992), Howard Benson (1956), and Herman Frazier (1954). After him are China Anne McClain (1998), Madeline Brewer (1992), Terry W. Virts (1967), Helen Maroulis (1991), Brian Robbins (1963), and Jamie Hector (1975).
1961 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 15,231
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 15,232
1969 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 15,233
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 15,234
1956 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 15,235
1954 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 15,236
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 15,237
1998 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 15,238
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 15,239
1967 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 15,240
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 15,241
1963 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 15,242
1975 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 15,243
Among actors born in United States, Steve Whitmire ranks 5,158. Before him are Catherine Reitman (1981), Erin Cahill (1980), Michael Bacall (1973), Seychelle Gabriel (1991), Sharon Van Etten (1981), and Callie Thorne (1969). After him are China Anne McClain (1998), Madeline Brewer (1992), Brian Robbins (1963), Jamie Hector (1975), Courtney Gains (1965), and Madison Pettis (1998).
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.89
Rank: 5,152
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.88
Rank: 5,153
1973 - Present
HPI: 30.88
Rank: 5,154
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.87
Rank: 5,155
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 5,156
1969 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 5,157
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 5,158
1998 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 5,159
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 5,160
1963 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 5,161
1975 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 5,162
1965 - Present
HPI: 30.80
Rank: 5,163
1998 - Present
HPI: 30.78
Rank: 5,164