PRODUCER
Walt Disney
1901 - 1966
Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and nominations by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walt Disney has received more than 28,315,924 page views. His biography is available in 158 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 150 in 2019). Walt Disney is the most popular producer, the 28th most popular biography from United States (down from 27th in 2019) and the most popular American Producer.
Walt Disney is most famous for founding the Walt Disney Company and being the creative force behind films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Fantasia.
Memorability Metrics
28M
Page Views (PV)
81.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
158
Languages Editions (L)
8.54
Effective Languages (L*)
6.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Walt Disneys by language
Among PRODUCERS
Among producers, Walt Disney ranks 1 out of 89. After him are Harvey Weinstein, Carlo Ponti, Dino De Laurentiis, Phil Spector, René Angélil, Rick Rubin, Jerry Bruckheimer, David O. Selznick, Simon Cowell, Louis B. Mayer, and Albert R. Broccoli.
Most Popular Producers in Wikipedia
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Walt Disney
1901 - 1966
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 1
Harvey Weinstein
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 2
Carlo Ponti
1912 - 2007
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 3
Dino De Laurentiis
1919 - 2010
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 4
Phil Spector
1939 - 2021
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 5
René Angélil
1942 - 2016
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 6
Rick Rubin
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 7
Jerry Bruckheimer
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 8
David O. Selznick
1902 - 1965
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 9
Simon Cowell
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 10
Louis B. Mayer
1884 - 1957
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 11
Albert R. Broccoli
1909 - 1996
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Walt Disney ranks 2. Before him is Hirohito. After him are Marlene Dietrich, Werner Heisenberg, Louis Armstrong, Enrico Fermi, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Jacques Lacan, Linus Pauling, Clark Gable, Rudolf Höss, and Sukarno. Among people deceased in 1966, Walt Disney ranks 1. After him are André Breton, Georges Lemaître, Alberto Giacometti, Anna Akhmatova, Buster Keaton, Ken Miles, Sergei Korolev, Peter Debye, Jean Arp, Sepp Dietrich, and Sayyid Qutb.
Others Born in 1901
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Hirohito
1901 - 1989
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 1
Walt Disney
1901 - 1966
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 2
Marlene Dietrich
1901 - 1992
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 3
Werner Heisenberg
1901 - 1976
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 4
Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 5
Enrico Fermi
1901 - 1954
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 6
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
1901 - 1918
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 7
Jacques Lacan
1901 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 8
Linus Pauling
1901 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 9
Clark Gable
1901 - 1960
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 10
Rudolf Höss
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 11
Sukarno
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1966
Go to all RankingsWalt Disney
1901 - 1966
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 1
André Breton
1896 - 1966
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 2
Georges Lemaître
1894 - 1966
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 3
Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 4
Anna Akhmatova
1889 - 1966
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 5
Buster Keaton
1895 - 1966
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 6
Ken Miles
1918 - 1966
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 7
Sergei Korolev
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 8
Peter Debye
1884 - 1966
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 9
Jean Arp
1886 - 1966
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 10
Sepp Dietrich
1892 - 1966
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 11
Sayyid Qutb
1906 - 1966
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Walt Disney ranks 28 out of 18,182. Before him are Hillary Clinton (1947), Ronald Reagan (1911), Michael Jackson (1958), Ernest Hemingway (1899), Joe Biden (1942), and George Washington (1732). After him are Aretha Franklin (1942), Martin Scorsese (1942), Al Pacino (1940), Pocahontas (1595), Mark Twain (1835), and Cher (1946).
Others born in United States
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Hillary Clinton
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 22
Ronald Reagan
1911 - 2004
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 23
Michael Jackson
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 24
Ernest Hemingway
1899 - 1961
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 25
Joe Biden
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 26
George Washington
1732 - 1799
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 27
Walt Disney
1901 - 1966
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 28
Aretha Franklin
1942 - 2018
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 29
Martin Scorsese
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 30
Al Pacino
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 31
Pocahontas
1595 - 1617
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 32
Mark Twain
1835 - 1910
HPI: 80.98
Rank: 33
Cher
1946 - Present
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 34
Among PRODUCERS In United States
Among producers born in United States, Walt Disney ranks 1. After him are Harvey Weinstein (1952), Phil Spector (1939), Rick Rubin (1963), Jerry Bruckheimer (1943), David O. Selznick (1902), Albert R. Broccoli (1909), Joel Silver (1952), Gene Roddenberry (1921), Aaron Spelling (1923), Irving Thalberg (1899), and Darryl F. Zanuck (1902).
Walt Disney
1901 - 1966
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 1
Harvey Weinstein
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 2
Phil Spector
1939 - 2021
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 3
Rick Rubin
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 4
Jerry Bruckheimer
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 5
David O. Selznick
1902 - 1965
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 6
Albert R. Broccoli
1909 - 1996
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 7
Joel Silver
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 8
Gene Roddenberry
1921 - 1991
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 9
Aaron Spelling
1923 - 2006
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 10
Irving Thalberg
1899 - 1936
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 11
Darryl F. Zanuck
1902 - 1979
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 12
