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William Daniels

1927 - Today

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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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  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Daniels ranks 3,140 out of 9,996Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, William Daniels ranks 212Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Daniels ranks 4,907 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Daniels ranks 1,481Before 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).

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