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Don Knotts

1924 - 2006

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Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on the 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, for which he earned five Emmy Awards. He also played Ralph Furley on the sitcom Three's Company from 1979 to 1984. He starred in multiple comedic films, including leading roles in The Incredible Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Don Knotts is the 4,716th most popular actor (down from 4,139th in 2019), the 7,469th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,123rd in 2019) and the 2,160th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Don Knotts ranks 4,716 out of 13,578Before him are Tom Byron, Joachim Fuchsberger, Sung Hoon, John Ericson, Clive Russell, and Jon Lovitz. After him are Anne Shirley, Raymond J. Barry, Walter Sedlmayr, Dan Duryea, Lili Reinhart, and Estelle Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Don Knotts ranks 353Before him are Ruth Leuwerik, Emmanuel Scheffer, Hans Kalt, Yoshiaki Arata, Arthur Harnden, and Heinz Müller. After him are Lennart Samuelsson, Yasuzo Masumura, Ruhi Sarıalp, Boris Vasilyev, Kenny Dorham, and Li Li-hua. Among people deceased in 2006, Don Knotts ranks 259Before him are Hilde Domin, Konstantin Beskov, Dana Reeve, Kalervo Toivonen, Lyuben Berov, and Milan Damjanović. After him are Bertil Antonsson, Eugène Martin, S. Yizhar, Valentin Muratov, Alvin M. Weinberg, and Peter Osgood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Knotts ranks 7,471 out of 20,380Before him are Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), James C. Adamson (1946), Jon Lovitz (1957), Debbie Rowe (1958), Paul R. Ehrlich (1932), and Medgar Evers (1925). After him are Neal Stephenson (1959), Anne Shirley (1918), Raymond J. Barry (1939), Dan Duryea (1907), John Esposito (1940), and Lili Reinhart (1996).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Don Knotts ranks 2,161Before him are Victor Sen Yung (1914), Pamela Sue Martin (1953), Mary Beth Hurt (1946), Margaret Qualley (1994), Tom Byron (1961), and Jon Lovitz (1957). After him are Anne Shirley (1918), Raymond J. Barry (1939), Dan Duryea (1907), Lili Reinhart (1996), Estelle Taylor (1894), and Mary Wickes (1910).