ACTOR
1936 - Today
Joe Don Baker
Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936) is an American retired actor, known for playing "tough guy" characters on both sides of the law. He established himself as an action star with supporting roles the Westerns in Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) and Wild Rovers (1971), before his breakthrough role as real-life Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser in the film Walking Tall (1973). Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Baker found success playing both leading and supporting roles, including a mafia hitman in Charley Varrick (1973), a brute force detective in Mitchell (1975), a legendary baseball player in The Natural (1984), a police chief in the Chevy Chase comedy Fletch (1985), and a morally dubious private investigator in Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear (1991). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Don Baker has received more than 2,947,726 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Joe Don Baker is the 2,011th most popular actor (down from 1,839th in 2019), the 3,289th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,077th in 2019) and the 928th most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
2.9M
Page Views (PV)
54.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
2.99
Effective Languages (L*)
3.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Joe Don Baker ranks 2,011 out of 13,578.Before him are Sofia Helin, Mel Blanc, Julian Sands, Bill Cobbs, Shashi Kapoor, and Danny Huston. After him are Michel Constantin, Mélanie Laurent, Matti Pellonpää, Ann Miller, Musidora, and Bella Darvi.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Sofia Helin
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2,005
Mel Blanc
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2,006
Julian Sands
1958 - 2023
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2,007
Bill Cobbs
1934 - 2024
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2,008
Shashi Kapoor
1938 - 2017
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2,009
Danny Huston
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 2,010
Joe Don Baker
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 2,011
Michel Constantin
1924 - 2003
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 2,012
Mélanie Laurent
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 2,013
Matti Pellonpää
1951 - 1995
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 2,014
Ann Miller
1923 - 2004
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 2,015
Musidora
1889 - 1957
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 2,016
Bella Darvi
1928 - 1971
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 2,017
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Joe Don Baker ranks 189.Before him are Lee "Scratch" Perry, Vyacheslav Kebich, Michel Jazy, Han Seung-soo, Fernando Solanas, and Antonio María Rouco Varela. After him are Koji Sasaki, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Hazem El Beblawi, Stefano Delle Chiaie, Valentín Paniagua, and Polina Astakhova.
Others Born in 1936
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Lee "Scratch" Perry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 183
Vyacheslav Kebich
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 184
Michel Jazy
ATHLETE
1936 - 2024
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 185
Han Seung-soo
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 186
Fernando Solanas
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 187
Antonio María Rouco Varela
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 188
Joe Don Baker
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 189
Koji Sasaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 190
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 191
Hazem El Beblawi
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 192
Stefano Delle Chiaie
EXTREMIST
1936 - 2019
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 193
Valentín Paniagua
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2006
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 194
Polina Astakhova
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 195
In United States
Among people born in United States, Joe Don Baker ranks 3,289 out of 20,380.Before him are Mel Blanc (1908), Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857), Bill Cobbs (1934), Lizzo (1988), David Lee Roth (1954), and Jim Thompson (1906). After him are Trini Lopez (1937), Doris Hart (1925), Ann Miller (1923), Charles Barkley (1963), Sung Kang (1972), and Joe Pass (1929).
Others born in United States
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Mel Blanc
ACTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 3,283
Henry Fairfield Osborn
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1857 - 1935
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 3,284
Bill Cobbs
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 3,285
Lizzo
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 3,286
David Lee Roth
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 3,287
Jim Thompson
WRITER
1906 - 1977
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 3,288
Joe Don Baker
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 3,289
Trini Lopez
SINGER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 3,290
Doris Hart
TENNIS PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 3,291
Ann Miller
ACTOR
1923 - 2004
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 3,292
Charles Barkley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 3,293
Sung Kang
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 3,294
Joe Pass
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 3,295
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Joe Don Baker ranks 928.Before him are John C. Reilly (1965), Diane Baker (1938), Cherry Jones (1956), Josh Holloway (1969), Mel Blanc (1908), and Bill Cobbs (1934). After him are Ann Miller (1923), Sung Kang (1972), Jean Smart (1951), Marlon Jackson (1957), Barbara Babcock (1937), and John Gavin (1931).
American born Actors
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John C. Reilly
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 922
Diane Baker
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 923
Cherry Jones
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 924
Josh Holloway
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 925
Mel Blanc
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 926
Bill Cobbs
1934 - 2024
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 927
Joe Don Baker
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 928
Ann Miller
1923 - 2004
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 929
Sung Kang
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 930
Jean Smart
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 931
Marlon Jackson
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 932
Barbara Babcock
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 933
John Gavin
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 934
Television and Movie Roles
GoldenEye
Jack Wade
When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could destroy the earth! As Bond squares off against his former compatriot, he also battles Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon
Nov 16o 19956.9 / 10
Cape Fear
Claude Kersek
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Nov 13o 19917.3 / 10
Tomorrow Never Dies
Jack Wade
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Dec 11o 19976.359 / 10