ACTOR

Tom Waits

1949 - Today

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Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter and actor. His lyrics often focus on society's underworld and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He began in the folk scene during the 1970s, but his music since the 1980s has reflected the influence of such diverse genres as rock, Delta blues, opera, vaudeville, cabaret, funk, hip hop and experimental techniques verging on industrial music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Waits has received more than 13,584,128 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Waits is the 536th most popular actor (down from 483rd in 2019), the 974th most popular biography from United States (down from 905th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular American Actor.

Tom Waits is a singer-songwriter and actor. He is most famous for his gravelly voice and his song "Ol' 55."

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  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Waits ranks 536 out of 13,578. Before him are George Gaynes, Totò, John Cassavetes, Bette Midler, Leslie Howard, and Mildred Harris. After him are Richard Dreyfuss, Eleonora Duse, Tippi Hedren, Karlheinz Böhm, Brian Cox, and Mel Ferrer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Tom Waits ranks 57. Before him are Ruud Krol, Ashraf Ghani, Billy Joel, Horst Ludwig Störmer, Dubravka Ugrešić, and Luis Sepúlveda. After him are Jim Broadbent, Peter Shilton, Zoia Ceaușescu, Miuccia Prada, Gene Simmons, and Shelley Duvall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Waits ranks 974 out of 20,380. Before him are Dashiell Hammett (1894), John Cassavetes (1929), Lynn Margulis (1938), Bette Midler (1945), Mildred Harris (1901), and Joseph Campbell (1904). After him are Julius Axelrod (1912), James Horner (1953), Ritchie Valens (1941), John Archibald Wheeler (1911), Richard Dreyfuss (1947), and Jonathan Demme (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Waits ranks 263. Before him are Geena Davis (1956), Barbara Stanwyck (1907), Mickey Rooney (1920), John Cassavetes (1929), Bette Midler (1945), and Mildred Harris (1901). After him are Richard Dreyfuss (1947), Tippi Hedren (1930), Mel Ferrer (1917), Louise Fletcher (1934), Mae West (1893), and Woody Harrelson (1961).

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