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Denzel Washington

1954 - Today

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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. In a career spanning over four decades, Washington has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and two Silver Bears. He was honored with the Cecil B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denzel Washington has received more than 33,671,706 page views. His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2019). Denzel Washington is the 87th most popular actor (up from 99th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from United States (up from 200th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Actor.

Denzel Washington is an American actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the films "The Great Debaters", "Malcolm X", "The Hurricane", "Training Day", "Glory", "Philadelphia", "Remember the Titans", "He Got Game", "American Gangster", "The Book of Eli", "Safe House", "Unstoppable" and "Flight".

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  • 34M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 94

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Denzel Washington ranks 87 out of 9,996Before him are Toshiro Mifune, Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Jean Marais. After him are Jane Fonda, Tom Cruise, Sigourney Weaver, Judi Dench, Richard Gere, and Charlotte Rampling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Denzel Washington ranks 5Before him are Angela Merkel, Jackie Chan, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and François Hollande. After him are Hugo Chávez, Alexander Lukashenko, John Travolta, Viktor Yushchenko, James Cameron, Sócrates, and Emir Kusturica.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Denzel Washington ranks 172 out of 18,182Before him are Buzz Aldrin (1930), Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856), John Williams (1932), Robert K. Merton (1910), Emily Dickinson (1830), and Louis Sullivan (1856). After him are Herman Melville (1819), Herbert Hoover (1874), Harvey Weinstein (1952), Jane Fonda (1937), William James Sidis (1898), and Tom Cruise (1962).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Denzel Washington ranks 43Before him are Humphrey Bogart (1899), Robert Redford (1936), Tom Hanks (1956), Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Gregory Peck (1916), and Ava Gardner (1922). After him are Jane Fonda (1937), Tom Cruise (1962), Sigourney Weaver (1949), Richard Gere (1949), Tom Selleck (1945), and Gary Cooper (1901).

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