ACTOR

Will Ferrell

1967 - Today

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John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Ferrell is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. He has earned four Emmy Awards and in 2011 was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Will Ferrell has received more than 23,543,759 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Will Ferrell is the 1,414th most popular actor (up from 1,441st in 2019), the 2,414th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,500th in 2019) and the 659th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 24M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Will Ferrells by language

Over the past year Will Ferrell has had the most page views in the with 3,216,773 views, followed by Spanish (276,210), and German (214,124). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (137.73%), Georgian (129.68%), and Waray (82.26%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Will Ferrell ranks 1,414 out of 13,578. Before him are Masako Nozawa, Najwa Nimri, Shadia, DeForest Kelley, Martin Freeman, and Joss Ackland. After him are Ulrich Mühe, Claire Bloom, Ken Takakura, Lil Dagover, Craig T. Nelson, and Jon Favreau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Will Ferrell ranks 44. Before him are Andrés Escobar, Guy Pearce, David Ginola, Paul Gascoigne, François Ozon, and Rhys Ifans. After him are Ken Block, Serj Tankian, Mathieu Kassovitz, Emily Watson, Jamie Foxx, and Bodo Illgner.

Others Born in 1967

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Will Ferrell ranks 2,414 out of 20,380. Before him are Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), Alexander Haig (1924), John Frusciante (1970), Clancy Brown (1959), Platt Adams (1885), and DeForest Kelley (1920). After him are Clark Ashton Smith (1893), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Ken Block (1967), David Farragut (1801), Craig T. Nelson (1944), and Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Will Ferrell ranks 659. Before him are Katey Sagal (1954), Broncho Billy Anderson (1880), Chris Evans (1981), Bill Duke (1943), Clancy Brown (1959), and DeForest Kelley (1920). After him are Craig T. Nelson (1944), Jon Favreau (1966), Joan Bennett (1910), Tony Sirico (1942), Mandy Patinkin (1952), and Kirsten Dunst (1982).

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Television and Movie Roles

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