ACTOR

Djimon Hounsou

1964 - Today

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Djimon Gaston Hounsou ( JY-mən OON-soo; French: [dʒimɔ̃ unsu]; born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese actor. He began his career appearing in music videos and made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing (1990). He then earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad (1997), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Djimon Hounsou has received more than 12,245,398 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Djimon Hounsou is the 1,019th most popular actor (up from 1,168th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Benin and the most popular Beninese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Djimon Hounsou ranks 1,019 out of 13,578. Before him are Sessue Hayakawa, Donna Reed, Kabir Bedi, Ian Somerhalder, Sterling Hayden, and Mary McDonnell. After him are Lena Olin, Chadwick Boseman, Sydney Chaplin, Clara Bow, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, and Hugh Griffith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Djimon Hounsou ranks 51. Before him are Chris Cornell, C. C. Catch, Miguel Induráin, Abedi Pele, Uday Hussein, and Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. After him are Paul Landers, Petr Fiala, Mats Wilander, John Leguizamo, Jean Alesi, and Ray Stevenson.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Djimon Hounsou ranks 4 out of 25. Before him are Phillis Wheatley (1753), Mathieu Kérékou (1933), and Do-Aklin (1550). After him are Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), Patrice Talon (1958), Bernardin Gantin (1922), Hubert Maga (1916), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Angélique Kidjo (1960), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917).

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Among ACTORS In Benin

Among actors born in Benin, Djimon Hounsou ranks 1. 

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Television and Movie Roles

Blood Diamond
Solomon Vandy
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
Dec 8th 20067.544 / 10
Guardians of the Galaxy
Korath
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Jul 30th 20147.907 / 10
Gladiator
Juba
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
May 4th 20008.218 / 10