Actor

Billy Bob Thornton

American actor, filmmaker, and musician

1955 - today

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His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). Billy Bob Thornton is the 778th most popular actor (down from 514th in 2024), the 1,590th most popular biography from United States (down from 945th in 2019) and the 395th most popular American Actor.

Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, musician, songwriter, and author. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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5.8M

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Billy Bob Thornton's Wikipedia page drew 5.8M views over the past year, 12× the average among Actors.

#778 / 16k

Billy Bob Thornton ranks #778 of 15,712 Actors worldwide, placing them among the top 5% of the profession.

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Among Actors

Among actors, Billy Bob Thornton ranks 778 out of 15,712. Before him are Mark Ruffalo, Eugene Levy, Jack Black, Dominique Sanda, Max Linder, and Mukesh. After him are Sissy Spacek, Alyson Hannigan, Barbara Bouchet, Ugo Tognazzi, André Antoine, and Woody Harrelson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Billy Bob Thornton ranks 61. Before him are John Grisham, Roland Emmerich, Binali Yıldırım, Gary Sinise, Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Asif Ali Zardari. After him are François Cluzet, Zucchero Fornaciari, Safet Sušić, Al-Waleed bin Talal, Emine Erdoğan, and Eddie Van Halen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Bob Thornton ranks 1,590 out of 23,232. Before him are Alfred G. Gilman (1941), Donna Haraway (1944), Carl Woese (1928), Jeff Lindsay (1952), Louis Zamperini (1917), and Clyde Drexler (1962). After him are Sissy Spacek (1949), John Cheever (1912), Alyson Hannigan (1974), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Dale T. Mortensen (1939), and Thomas Curtis (1873).

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Among Actors In United States

Among actors born in United States, Billy Bob Thornton ranks 395. Before him are Norman Lloyd (1914), Linda Harrison (1945), David Duchovny (1960), Alan Ladd (1913), Mark Ruffalo (1967), and Jack Black (1969). After him are Sissy Spacek (1949), Alyson Hannigan (1974), Woody Harrelson (1961), Grace Zabriskie (1941), Steve Reeves (1926), and Buck Henry (1930).

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