ACTOR
Paul Petersen
1945 - Today

Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen (born September 23, 1945) is an American actor, singer, novelist and activist. He rose to prominence in the 1950s playing Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show. Petersen pursued a singing career in the 1960s. In the 1980s and 1990s, he had a recurring role on Matt Houston and played author Paul Conway in the film Mommy's Day. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Paul Petersen is the 7,305th most popular actor (up from 8,924th in 2024), the 11,270th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,116th in 2019) and the 3,359th most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Paul Petersen ranks 7,305 out of 13,578. Before him are Tully Marshall, Paul Winchell, Courtney Eaton, Trevor Goddard, Ted King, and Nidal Al Achkar. After him are Chad Allen, John Lynch, Leah Remini, Michał Żebrowski, Tony Cox, and Harry Lloyd.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTully Marshall
1864 - 1943
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 7,300
Paul Winchell
1922 - 2005
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 7,301
Courtney Eaton
1996 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 7,302
Trevor Goddard
1962 - 2003
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 7,303
Ted King
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 7,304
Nidal Al Achkar
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 7,305
Paul Petersen
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 7,306
Chad Allen
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 7,307
John Lynch
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 7,308
Leah Remini
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 7,309
Michał Żebrowski
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 7,310
Tony Cox
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 7,311
Harry Lloyd
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 7,312
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Paul Petersen ranks 617. Before him are Elizabeth Moon, Terry Callier, Chris Dreja, Rick Berman, August Wilson, and Vladimir Maksimov. After him are Miklós Haraszti, Philippa Marrack, Roger C. Field, Lowell George, Eugenie Scott, and Cristian Gațu.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Moon
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 611
Terry Callier
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2012
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 612
Chris Dreja
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2025
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 613
Rick Berman
PRODUCER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 614
August Wilson
WRITER
1945 - 2005
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 615
Vladimir Maksimov
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 616
Paul Petersen
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 617
Miklós Haraszti
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 618
Philippa Marrack
BIOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 619
Roger C. Field
INVENTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 620
Lowell George
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1979
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 621
Eugenie Scott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 622
Cristian Gațu
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 623
In United States
Among people born in United States, Paul Petersen ranks 11,272 out of 20,380. Before him are David Miller (1973), George Fisher (1970), Ted King (1965), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Bill Hicks (1961), and Phil Lesh (1940). After him are Adam Schiff (1960), Dorrit Hoffleit (1907), Chad Allen (1974), Gene Saks (1921), Leah Remini (1970), and Vicki Peterson (1958).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDavid Miller
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 11,266
George Fisher
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 11,267
Ted King
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11,268
James Aloysius Hickey
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2004
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11,269
Bill Hicks
COMEDIAN
1961 - 1994
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11,270
Phil Lesh
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2024
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11,271
Paul Petersen
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11,272
Adam Schiff
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11,273
Dorrit Hoffleit
ASTRONOMER
1907 - 2007
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11,274
Chad Allen
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11,275
Gene Saks
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11,276
Leah Remini
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11,277
Vicki Peterson
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 11,278
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Paul Petersen ranks 3,360. Before him are Viola Dana (1897), Dick Jones (1927), John Anderson (1922), Tully Marshall (1864), Paul Winchell (1922), and Ted King (1965). After him are Chad Allen (1974), Leah Remini (1970), Tony Cox (1958), Amy Aquino (1957), Martha Raye (1916), and Allan Arbus (1918).
Viola Dana
1897 - 1987
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 3,354
Dick Jones
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 3,355
John Anderson
1922 - 1992
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,356
Tully Marshall
1864 - 1943
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,357
Paul Winchell
1922 - 2005
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,358
Ted King
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,359
Paul Petersen
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,360
Chad Allen
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,361
Leah Remini
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,362
Tony Cox
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 3,363
Amy Aquino
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 3,364
Martha Raye
1916 - 1994
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 3,365
Allan Arbus
1918 - 2013
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 3,366







































