ACTOR
Elinor Donahue
1937 - Today

Elinor Donahue
Elinor Donahue (born Mary Eleanor Donahue; April 19, 1937) is an American retired actress known for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Jim and Margaret Anderson, on the 1950s American sitcom Father Knows Best. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Elinor Donahue is the 8,919th most popular actor (down from 8,391st in 2024), the 13,517th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,387th in 2019) and the 4,141st most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Elinor Donahue ranks 8,919 out of 13,578. Before her are Mikako Ichikawa, Robbie Amell, Natalie Kingston, Robert Strauss, Bouli Lanners, and Sara Rue. After her are Tracie Thoms, Eric Mun, Masato Sakai, Nicole Eggert, James Gleason, and Erika Christensen.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMikako Ichikawa
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 8,915
Robbie Amell
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 8,916
Natalie Kingston
1905 - 1991
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 8,917
Robert Strauss
1913 - 1975
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,918
Bouli Lanners
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,919
Sara Rue
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,920
Elinor Donahue
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,921
Tracie Thoms
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,922
Eric Mun
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,923
Masato Sakai
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,924
Nicole Eggert
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,925
James Gleason
1882 - 1959
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 8,926
Erika Christensen
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 8,927
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Elinor Donahue ranks 547. Before her are Donnelly Rhodes, Viktor Yakushev, Manuel Astorga, Bob Boozer, Giuseppe Pericu, and Ramanathan Krishnan. After her are Shelley Mann, Arthur Kopit, Al D'Amato, Del Harris, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Thad Cochran.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsDonnelly Rhodes
ACTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 541
Viktor Yakushev
HOCKEY PLAYER
1937 - 2001
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 542
Manuel Astorga
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 543
Bob Boozer
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - 2012
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 544
Giuseppe Pericu
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 545
Ramanathan Krishnan
TENNIS PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 546
Elinor Donahue
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 547
Shelley Mann
SWIMMER
1937 - 2005
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 548
Arthur Kopit
WRITER
1937 - 2021
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 549
Al D'Amato
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 550
Del Harris
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 551
Eleanor Holmes Norton
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 552
Thad Cochran
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2019
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 553
In United States
Among people born in United States, Elinor Donahue ranks 13,521 out of 20,380. Before her are Terence Winter (1960), Chris Chelios (1962), Natalie Kingston (1905), Robert Strauss (1913), John Ruiz (1972), and Sara Rue (1979). After her are Tracie Thoms (1975), Alonzo Babers (1961), Nicole Eggert (1972), James Gleason (1882), Jill Abramson (1954), and Robb Flynn (1967).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTerence Winter
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 13,515
Chris Chelios
HOCKEY PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 13,516
Natalie Kingston
ACTOR
1905 - 1991
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 13,517
Robert Strauss
ACTOR
1913 - 1975
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,518
John Ruiz
BOXER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,519
Sara Rue
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,520
Elinor Donahue
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,521
Tracie Thoms
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,522
Alonzo Babers
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,523
Nicole Eggert
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,524
James Gleason
ACTOR
1882 - 1959
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,525
Jill Abramson
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,526
Robb Flynn
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 13,527
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Elinor Donahue ranks 4,143. Before her are Chris Crocker (1987), Angela Jones (1968), Veda Ann Borg (1915), Natalie Kingston (1905), Robert Strauss (1913), and Sara Rue (1979). After her are Tracie Thoms (1975), Nicole Eggert (1972), James Gleason (1882), Erika Christensen (1982), Robert Frazer (1891), and Kevin Connolly (1974).
Chris Crocker
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 4,137
Angela Jones
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 4,138
Veda Ann Borg
1915 - 1973
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 4,139
Natalie Kingston
1905 - 1991
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 4,140
Robert Strauss
1913 - 1975
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,141
Sara Rue
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,142
Elinor Donahue
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,143
Tracie Thoms
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,144
Nicole Eggert
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,145
James Gleason
1882 - 1959
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 4,146
Erika Christensen
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 4,147
Robert Frazer
1891 - 1944
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 4,148
Kevin Connolly
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 4,149



































