ACTOR

Van Williams

1934 - 2016

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Van Zandt Jarvis Williams (February 27, 1934 – November 28, 2016) was an American actor best known for his leading role as Kenny Madison in both Warner Bros. television detective series Bourbon Street Beat (1959–1960) and its sequel, Surfside 6 (1960–1962). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Van Williams has received more than 1,096,206 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Van Williams is the 6,668th most popular actor (down from 6,064th in 2019), the 9,839th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,050th in 2019) and the 3,066th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Van Williams ranks 6,668 out of 13,578. Before him are Nikolay Okhlopkov, Charles Stanton Ogle, Laz Alonso, Ian Wolfe, Dmitry Kharatyan, and Michael Trevino. After him are Sharat Saxena, Diana Wynyard, Thomas Middleditch, Glenda Farrell, Betsy Russell, and John Barrowman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Van Williams ranks 482. Before him are Florence Henderson, Joan Hackett, Tina Louise, Ihor Rybak, Valentina Stenina, and Gia Scala. After him are Bud Luckey, Richard Shelby, Paddy Driver, Fredy Perlman, Murli Manohar Joshi, and Todor Diev. Among people deceased in 2016, Van Williams ranks 480. Before him are Franco Faggi, Ali Beratlıgil, Abu Omar al-Shishani, Viktor Zubkov, Raúl Sánchez, and Heinz Ulzheimer. After him are Henning Christophersen, Berta Cáceres, André Guelfi, M. Balamuralikrishna, Tage Henriksen, and Federico Edwards.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Van Williams ranks 9,839 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Craig Roberts (1939), Laz Alonso (1974), Ian Wolfe (1896), Frankie Genaro (1901), Patty Smyth (1957), and Michael Trevino (1985). After him are Dave Chappelle (1973), John Kocinski (1968), Rick Ross (1976), Rebecca Solnit (1961), Sean Parker (1979), and Bob Orton Jr. (1950).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Van Williams ranks 3,066. Before him are Angie Harmon (1972), Sherry Stringfield (1967), Charles Stanton Ogle (1865), Laz Alonso (1974), Ian Wolfe (1896), and Michael Trevino (1985). After him are Glenda Farrell (1904), Betsy Russell (1963), Jonathan Gilbert (1967), Eric Christian Olsen (1977), Pamela Bellwood (1951), and Alison Brie (1982).

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