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Roy Rogers

1911 - 1998

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Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), nicknamed the King of the Cowboys, was an American singer, actor, television host, and rodeo performer. Following early work under his given name, first as a co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then as an actor, the rebranded Rogers then became one of the most famous and popular Western stars of his era. He appeared in almost 90 motion pictures, as well as numerous episodes of his self-titled radio program that lasted for nine years. Between 1951 and 1957, he hosted The Roy Rogers Show television series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Rogers is the 3,088th most popular actor (down from 2,733rd in 2024), the 5,222nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,258th in 2019) and the 1,474th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Roy Rogers ranks 3,088 out of 13,578. Before him are Tab Hunter, Christian Marin, Kate Mulgrew, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Jan Decleir, and David Hedison. After him are Brian Keith, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Charlie Hunnam, Pierre Étaix, Catherine Schell, and Paula Kelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Roy Rogers ranks 181. Before him are Xiao Hong, Harry Andrews, Tarō Okamoto, George Seaton, Kaj Franck, and Brunhilde Pomsel. After him are Annie M. G. Schmidt, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Broderick Crawford, Gerhard Stöck, Arkady Raikin, and Wolfgang Larrazábal. Among people deceased in 1998, Roy Rogers ranks 156. Before him are Antonio Saura, Haroun Tazieff, Gérard Grisey, Bertil Nordahl, John Chadwick, and Josep Escolà. After him are Ludvík Daněk, Eva Bartok, Alois Estermann, Fritz Buchloh, Kea Bouman, and Hermann Prey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Rogers ranks 5,222 out of 20,380. Before him are Matilda Howell (1859), Tab Hunter (1931), Caroline Harrison (1832), Kate Mulgrew (1955), Benny Carter (1907), and David Hedison (1927). After him are Tiffany Darwish (1971), Brian Keith (1921), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924), Bugs Moran (1893), Wendell Ford (1924), and Joe Ruddy (1878).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Roy Rogers ranks 1,474. Before him are Connie Britton (1967), Madeline Kahn (1942), Estelle Harris (1928), Tab Hunter (1931), Kate Mulgrew (1955), and David Hedison (1927). After him are Brian Keith (1921), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924), Paula Kelly (1942), Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950), Todd Armstrong (1937), and Tony Randall (1920).

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