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Van Heflin

1908 - 1971

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Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an American theatre, radio, and film actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Van Heflin has received more than 1,866,217 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Van Heflin is the 1,310th most popular actor (down from 1,255th in 2019), the 2,303rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,289th in 2019) and the 633rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Van Heflin ranks 1,310 out of 9,996. Before him are Tod Browning, Billy Zane, Tom Holland, Jim Caviezel, William Sadler, and Rupert Everett. After him are Tom Courtenay, Nora Miao, Gemma Jones, Brad Dexter, Woody Strode, and Peter Mayhew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Van Heflin ranks 87. Before him are Michael Redgrave, Libertad Lamarque, Pablo Dorado, Yousuf Karsh, Fritz Witt, and Alain Cuny. After him are Koča Popović, Baby Face Nelson, Jean Delannoy, Nicholas Kaldor, Aurelio Peccei, and Saizo Saito. Among people deceased in 1971, Van Heflin ranks 55. Before him are Margaret Bourke-White, John Boyd Orr, Ub Iwerks, Vladislav Volkov, Duane Allman, and Helene Weigel. After him are Dean Acheson, J. D. Bernal, Dita Parlo, Leslie White, Philippe Thys, and Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Van Heflin ranks 2,303 out of 18,182. Before him are Tod Browning (1880), Billy Zane (1966), Bernard Malamud (1914), Jim Caviezel (1968), Selena Gomez (1992), and William Sadler (1950). After him are Brad Dexter (1917), Danny Elfman (1953), Woody Strode (1914), LP (1981), Chad Hurley (1977), and Edwin G. Krebs (1918).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Van Heflin ranks 633. Before him are Bea Arthur (1922), Don Cheadle (1964), Tod Browning (1880), Billy Zane (1966), Jim Caviezel (1968), and William Sadler (1950). After him are Brad Dexter (1917), Woody Strode (1914), Billy Drago (1945), Sarah Wayne Callies (1977), Wade Williams (1961), and Sela Ward (1956).

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