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William Atherton

1947 - Today

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William Scott Atherton (born July 30, 1947) is an American actor. He had starring roles in The Sugarland Express (1974), The Day of the Locust (1975), The Hindenburg (1975) and Looking for Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Atherton has received more than 2,074,648 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). William Atherton is the 1,559th most popular actor (up from 2,461st in 2019), the 2,683rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,068th in 2019) and the 758th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Atherton ranks 1,559 out of 9,996. Before him are Joan Chen, Sean Harris, Julie Newmar, Cicely Tyson, Carolyn Jones, and Christian Slater. After him are Drew Barrymore, Penelope Wilton, Bernadette Lafont, Amber Heard, Amanda Seyfried, and Trevor Howard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, William Atherton ranks 159. Before him are Helena Vondráčková, David Helfgott, Philippe Herreweghe, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Jerzy Stuhr, and Alan Dale. After him are Jeff Lynne, James Cosmo, Jiro Taniguchi, Jacob Bekenstein, Mitch Mitchell, and Porfirio Lobo Sosa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Atherton ranks 2,683 out of 18,182. Before him are Julie Newmar (1933), Cicely Tyson (1924), Mangas Coloradas (1792), Carolyn Jones (1930), Christian Slater (1969), and Harvey Cushing (1869). After him are Drew Barrymore (1975), Joan Jett (1958), Lionel Hampton (1908), Gertrude Ederle (1905), Amber Heard (1986), and Amanda Seyfried (1985).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Atherton ranks 758. Before him are Richard Beymer (1938), Jeff Daniels (1955), Julie Newmar (1933), Cicely Tyson (1924), Carolyn Jones (1930), and Christian Slater (1969). After him are Drew Barrymore (1975), Amber Heard (1986), Amanda Seyfried (1985), Robert Conrad (1935), Cheryl Ladd (1951), and Stella Adler (1901).

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