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William Petersen

1953 - Today

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William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama thriller series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; he was further nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of the show. He reprised his role as Gil Grissom in the sequel CSI: Vegas, which premiered on October 6, 2021. He also starred in the films To Live and Die in L.A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Petersen has received more than 4,069,772 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). William Petersen is the 2,063rd most popular actor (down from 1,159th in 2019), the 3,418th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,142nd in 2019) and the 988th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Petersen ranks 2,063 out of 9,996. Before him are Daniel Gélin, Alexander Skarsgård, Musidora, Mack Swain, Freddie Highmore, and Marianne Sägebrecht. After him are Olga Baclanova, William Devane, Ken Kercheval, William Hartnell, Annabella, and Gig Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, William Petersen ranks 119. Before him are Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Chaka Khan, Steve Bannon, Teresa Orlowski, Wim Mertens, and Masami Kurumada. After him are Tito Jackson, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Stephen Paddock, Sophie Calle, Yolande Moreau, and Laurentino Cortizo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Petersen ranks 3,418 out of 18,182. Before him are Marie Colvin (1956), Helen Kane (1904), Leon Panetta (1938), Mack Swain (1876), Evel Knievel (1938), and Mancur Olson (1932). After him are Sean Combs (1969), Jay-Z (1969), Robert Penn Warren (1905), Amy Beach (1867), William Devane (1939), and Randy Savage (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Petersen ranks 988. Before him are Richard Bright (1937), Willie Garson (1964), Dennis Weaver (1924), Josh Radnor (1974), John Gilbert (1895), and Mack Swain (1876). After him are William Devane (1939), Ken Kercheval (1935), Gig Young (1913), René Auberjonois (1940), Ben Turpin (1869), and Jessica Walter (1941).

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