ACTOR

William Atherton

1947 - Today

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William 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 2,313,319 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). William Atherton is the 2,229th most popular actor (down from 1,557th in 2019), the 3,572nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,676th in 2019) and the 1,027th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Atherton ranks 2,229 out of 13,578. Before him are Ray Wise, Cameron Mitchell, James Fox, Henry Czerny, Charles Coburn, and George Raft. After him are Joe Viterelli, Jean Acker, Charles Martinet, David Harbour, James Rebhorn, and Ona Munson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, William Atherton ranks 257. Before him are Sogyal Rinpoche, Maria Farantouri, Su Tseng-chang, Mile Mrkšić, Ray Wise, and Gunnar Staalesen. After him are Hitoshi Igarashi, Peter Strauss, Mitsuo Tsukahara, Dawoud Rajiha, Robertino Loreti, and Yūko Tsushima.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Atherton ranks 3,572 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Buckley (1966), Eric Dolphy (1928), Cameron Mitchell (1918), David Stern (1942), Charles Coburn (1877), and George Raft (1901). After him are Joe Viterelli (1937), Dave Grusin (1934), Rick Barry (1944), Jean Acker (1893), Charles Martinet (1955), and Pat Boone (1934).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Atherton ranks 1,027. Before him are Diana Hyland (1936), Shirley Knight (1936), Ray Wise (1947), Cameron Mitchell (1918), Charles Coburn (1877), and George Raft (1901). After him are Joe Viterelli (1937), Jean Acker (1893), Charles Martinet (1955), David Harbour (1975), James Rebhorn (1948), and Ona Munson (1903).

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