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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 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2024). Don Knotts is the 4,721st most popular actor (down from 4,138th in 2024), the 7,475th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,123rd in 2019) and the 2,161st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Don Knotts ranks 4,721 out of 13,578. Before 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 353. Before 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 259. Before 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 7,477 out of 20,380. Before 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).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Don Knotts ranks 2,162. Before 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).

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