1927 - Today
William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927) is an American actor who is known for his television roles, notably as Mark Craig on the drama series St. Elsewhere, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards; the voice of KITT on the television series Knight Rider; and George Feeny on the sitcom Boy Meets World, which earned him four People's Choice Award nominations. He reprised his Knight Rider role in the sequel TV movie Knight Rider 2000 and his Boy Meets World role in the sequel series Girl Meets World. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Daniels has received more than 5,408,028 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). William Daniels is the 3,140th most popular actor (down from 2,821st in 2019), the 4,907th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,583rd in 2019) and the 1,481st most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, William Daniels ranks 3,140 out of 9,996. Before him are Gina Torres, Shelley Long, Bernhard Goetzke, Frédéric Mitterrand, Freddie Jones, and Roy Rogers. After him are Carole Landis, Naveen Andrews, Phylicia Rashad, Gummo Marx, Vitaly Solomin, and Ward Bond.
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 3,134
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 3,135
1884 - 1964
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 3,136
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 3,137
1927 - 2019
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 3,138
1911 - 1998
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 3,139
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 3,140
1919 - 1948
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 3,141
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 3,142
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 3,143
1893 - 1977
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 3,144
1941 - 2002
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 3,145
1903 - 1960
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 3,146
Among people born in 1927, William Daniels ranks 212. Before him are Gerard K. O'Neill, Werner Liebrich, Theodor Wagner, Charles Pasqua, Hamed Karoui, and Freddie Jones. After him are Laurel Aitken, Eva Bartok, Liane Augustin, Yevgeny Morgunov, Fathima Beevi, and Jerry Schatzberg.
1927 - 1992
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 206
1927 - 1995
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 207
1927 - 2020
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 208
1927 - 2015
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 209
1927 - 2020
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 210
1927 - 2019
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 211
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 212
1927 - 2005
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 213
1927 - 1998
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 214
1927 - 1978
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 215
1927 - 1999
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 216
1927 - 2023
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 217
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 218
Among people born in United States, William Daniels ranks 4,907 out of 18,182. Before him are Gina Torres (1969), Shelley Long (1949), E. B. White (1899), Tyra Banks (1973), Bill Medley (1940), and Roy Rogers (1911). After him are George Bellows (1882), Carole Landis (1919), Bill Vukovich (1918), Phylicia Rashad (1948), Gummo Marx (1893), and Ward Bond (1903).
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,901
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,902
1899 - 1985
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,903
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,904
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,905
1911 - 1998
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,906
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,907
1882 - 1925
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,908
1919 - 1948
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,909
1918 - 1955
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,910
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,911
1893 - 1977
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,912
1903 - 1960
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 4,913
Among actors born in United States, William Daniels ranks 1,481. Before him are Mary Beth Peil (1940), Taryn Power (1953), Peter Jacobson (1965), Gina Torres (1969), Shelley Long (1949), and Roy Rogers (1911). After him are Carole Landis (1919), Phylicia Rashad (1948), Gummo Marx (1893), Ward Bond (1903), Ed O'Ross (1949), and Carol Kane (1952).
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,475
1953 - 2020
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,476
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,477
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,478
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,479
1911 - 1998
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,480
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1,481
1919 - 1948
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1,482
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1,483
1893 - 1977
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1,484
1903 - 1960
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 1,485
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 1,486
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 1,487