ACTOR
Djimon Hounsou
1964 - Today
Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (, JY-mən OON-soo; French: [dʒimɔ̃ unsu]; born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-born 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 11,256,628 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Djimon Hounsou is the 1,170th most popular actor (down from 1,025th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Benin and the most popular Beninese Actor.
Memorability Metrics
11M
Page Views (PV)
56.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
4.90
Effective Languages (L*)
4.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Djimon Hounsous by language
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Djimon Hounsou ranks 1,170 out of 9,996. Before him are Norma Shearer, John Derek, Ajay Devgn, Mary McDonnell, Renato Salvatori, and Jean-Pierre Aumont. After him are Ethel Barrymore, Gabriel Macht, Cyd Charisse, Gloria Grahame, Paul Michael Glaser, and Barbara Brylska.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Norma Shearer
1902 - 1983
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,164
John Derek
1926 - 1998
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,165
Ajay Devgn
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,166
Mary McDonnell
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,167
Renato Salvatori
1933 - 1988
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,168
Jean-Pierre Aumont
1911 - 2001
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,169
Djimon Hounsou
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,170
Ethel Barrymore
1879 - 1959
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,171
Gabriel Macht
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,172
Cyd Charisse
1922 - 2008
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,173
Gloria Grahame
1923 - 1981
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,174
Paul Michael Glaser
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,175
Barbara Brylska
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,176
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Djimon Hounsou ranks 54. Before him are Jean Alesi, Ernesto Valverde, Miguel Induráin, Robert Trujillo, Uday Hussein, and Teri Hatcher. After him are Dražen Petrović, Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Salvatore Schillaci, Gianluca Vialli, and Don Cheadle.
Others Born in 1964
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Jean Alesi
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 48
Ernesto Valverde
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 49
Miguel Induráin
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 50
Robert Trujillo
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 51
Uday Hussein
1964 - 2003
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 52
Teri Hatcher
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 53
Djimon Hounsou
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 54
Dražen Petrović
1964 - 1993
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 55
Bridget Fonda
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 56
Matt Dillon
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 57
Salvatore Schillaci
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 58
Gianluca Vialli
1964 - 2023
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 59
Don Cheadle
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 60
In Benin
Among people born in Benin, Djimon Hounsou ranks 4 out of 21. Before him are Phillis Wheatley (1753), Mathieu Kérékou (1933), and Do-Aklin (1550). After him are Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), Hubert Maga (1916), Bernardin Gantin (1922), Patrice Talon (1958), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Angélique Kidjo (1960), and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917).
Others born in Benin
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Phillis Wheatley
1753 - 1784
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 1
Mathieu Kérékou
1933 - 2015
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 2
Do-Aklin
1550 - 1700
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 3
Djimon Hounsou
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4
Thomas Boni Yayi
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 5
Hubert Maga
1916 - 2000
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 6
Bernardin Gantin
1922 - 2008
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 7
Patrice Talon
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 8
Faure Gnassingbé
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 9
Sourou-Migan Apithy
1913 - 1989
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 10
Angélique Kidjo
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 11
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
1917 - 2002
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 12
Among ACTORS In Benin
Among actors born in Benin, Djimon Hounsou ranks 1.
