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William Gargan

1905 - 1979

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William Dennis Gargan (July 17, 1905 – February 16, 1979) was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Joe in They Knew What They Wanted. He acted in decades of movies including parts in Follow the Leader, Rain, Night Flight, Three Sons, Isle of Destiny and many others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Gargan has received more than 238,681 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. William Gargan is the 10,150th most popular actor (down from 9,055th in 2019), the 14,792nd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,223rd in 2019) and the 4,760th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Gargan ranks 10,150 out of 13,578. Before him are James Maslow, Deepti Naval, Dileep Rao, Morgan Davies, Vijaya Mehta, and Robert Glenister. After him are Muriel Baumeister, Cathryn Damon, Maria Bakalova, Zhou Dongyu, Bobby Lee, and Rossif Sutherland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, William Gargan ranks 406. Before him are Ilka Chase, Bosley Crowther, Durga Khote, Natalie Kingston, William Alwyn, and Jack London. After him are Fela Sowande, and Oveta Culp Hobby. Among people deceased in 1979, William Gargan ranks 303. Before him are Allen Tate, Dick Foran, Dorothy Peterson, Beatrice Hicks, Doris Kenyon, and James T. Farrell. After him is Scott Vincent.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Gargan ranks 14,792 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Hougland (1930), Sean Hannity (1961), James Maslow (1990), Dileep Rao (1973), Jeff Bingaman (1943), and Andrew Card (1947). After him are Cathryn Damon (1930), John W. Weeks (1860), Ishmael Reed (1938), Jody Watley (1959), Jesse Marsch (1973), and Bobby Lee (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Gargan ranks 4,760. Before him are Mike Henry (1965), Will Pan (1980), Ken Olin (1954), Ken Marino (1968), James Maslow (1990), and Dileep Rao (1973). After him are Cathryn Damon (1930), Bobby Lee (1971), Marjorie Lord (1918), Tuc Watkins (1966), Lili Reinhart (1996), and Penny Singleton (1908).

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