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I've heard that Kevin Bacon isn't actually the Kevin Bacon of the Kevin Bacon game; some researchers a few years back crunched the numbers and determined that t

I've heard that Kevin Bacon isn't actually the Kevin Bacon of the Kevin Bacon game; some researchers a few years back crunched the numbers and determined that the most-connected actor was actually Rod Steiger (having starred in a wide range of highbrow and lowbrow movies over a very long career). Maybe somebody else has since overtaken Steiger, though. Maybe even Kevin Bacon himself! Edit to add: ha, I see there's a calculation at The Oracle of Bacon: http://oracleofbacon.org/center_list.php http://oracleofbacon.org/center_list.php Not sure how frequently this is updated, but the top few names definitely sound plausible.

excalibur 7y ago
Bacon is actually #565 on that list. Probably not a serious contender :)
chillydawg 7y ago
Interesting to see the first woman on that list is at #21 (Geraldine Chaplin).
jacquesm 7y ago
> https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-05-pig-virus-potential-threat-humans.html https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-05-pig-virus-potential-t... I submit Danny Trejo as a candidate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Trejo_filmography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Trejo_filmography
martinclayton 7y ago
Could have been Steiger at some point - only Trevor Howard (just) above him in the list predeceased him.