ACTOR

Van Johnson

1916 - 2008

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Charles Van Dell Johnson (August 25, 1916 – December 12, 2008) was an American actor and dancer. He had a prolific career in film, television, theatre and radio, which spanned over 50 years, from 1940 to 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Van Johnson has received more than 3,406,061 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Van Johnson is the 3,880th most popular actor (down from 3,724th in 2019), the 5,785th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,662nd in 2019) and the 1,751st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Van Johnson ranks 3,880 out of 13,578. Before him are Anthony Andrews, Krista Allen, Ewa Aulin, Shabana Azmi, Mikhail Shchepkin, and Dick Powell. After him are N. T. Rama Rao, Josh Hutcherson, Enrico Maria Salerno, Carlo Verdone, Josh Lucas, and Jason Beghe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Van Johnson ranks 180. Before him are Olga Lepeshinskaya, James B. Donovan, Pruden, David White, Robert H. Dicke, and Lou Thesz. After him are Pierre Emmanuel, Ralph Nelson, David Douglas Duncan, Josef Gauchel, S. Yizhar, and Rong Yiren. Among people deceased in 2008, Van Johnson ranks 207. Before him are Nadezhda Rumyantseva, Mikhail Pugovkin, Odetta, Nikola Kljusev, Olga Lepeshinskaya, and Christodoulos of Athens. After him are Badri Patarkatsishvili, Buck Adams, William Wharton, Ricardo Infante, Károly Németh, and Abdulah Gegić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Van Johnson ranks 5,785 out of 20,380. Before him are Jennifer Capriati (1976), Godfrey Reggio (1940), Kenneth Appel (1932), Krista Allen (1971), Sylvester (1947), and Dick Powell (1904). After him are Connie Willis (1945), Linda Perry (1965), Josh Hutcherson (1992), Marion Donovan (1917), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), and Josh Lucas (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Van Johnson ranks 1,751. Before him are David Spade (1964), Laura Hope Crews (1879), Marcia Wallace (1942), Rooney Mara (1985), Krista Allen (1971), and Dick Powell (1904). After him are Josh Hutcherson (1992), Josh Lucas (1971), Jason Beghe (1960), James Read (1953), Jonah Falcon (1970), and Alice Joyce (1890).

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