ACTOR

William Katt

1951 - Today

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William Theodore Katt (born February 16, 1951) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Ralph Hinkley/Hanley on the ABC television series The Greatest American Hero (1981–83). Katt first became known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated prom date of Carrie White in the original film version of Carrie (1976). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Katt has received more than 4,269,974 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). William Katt is the 2,585th most popular actor (up from 2,667th in 2019), the 4,044th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,267th in 2019) and the 1,180th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Katt ranks 2,585 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert David Hall, Vince Vaughn, Kate Hudson, Bernhard Goetzke, Claude Rains, and Mike Connors. After him are Veronica Cartwright, Lana Wood, Dorothy McGuire, Margarita Terekhova, Sharmila Tagore, and Vernon Wells.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, William Katt ranks 192. Before him are Waldir Peres, Migueli, Gilbert Baker, Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss, Gérard Jugnot, and Ana Belén. After him are Michel Barnier, Moriteru Ueshiba, Marc Surer, André Aciman, Shigeru Umebayashi, and David Kipiani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Katt ranks 4,044 out of 20,380. Before him are Dutch Schultz (1902), Richard Hartshorne (1899), Peter Hyams (1943), Todd Rundgren (1948), Sumner Paine (1868), and Mike Connors (1925). After him are Big Sean (1988), Lana Wood (1946), Dorothy McGuire (1916), Natacha Rambova (1897), Mitchell Feigenbaum (1944), and Jennifer Doudna (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Katt ranks 1,180. Before him are Jennifer Tilly (1958), Denis O'Hare (1962), Robert David Hall (1947), Vince Vaughn (1970), Kate Hudson (1979), and Mike Connors (1925). After him are Lana Wood (1946), Dorothy McGuire (1916), Kate Walsh (1967), Jane Badler (1953), Margaux Hemingway (1954), and Burl Ives (1909).

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