1884 - 1950
Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. As of 2022, Jannings is the only German ever to have won the category. Jannings is best known for his collaborations with F. W. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emil Jannings has received more than 595,881 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Emil Jannings is the 350th most popular actor (down from 332nd in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 65th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Actor.
Emil Jannings was a German actor, director, and winner of the first ever Academy Award for Best Actor. He was best known for his roles in films such as The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh.
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Among actors, Emil Jannings ranks 350 out of 10,030. Before him are Salma Hayek, Katie McGrath, John Goodman, Andy García, Ed O'Neill, and Daniel Craig. After him are Annie Girardot, Joaquin Phoenix, Kim Novak, Tippi Hedren, Carmen Amaya, and Don Johnson.
1966 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 344
1983 - Present
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 345
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 346
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 347
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 348
1968 - Present
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 349
1884 - 1950
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 350
1931 - 2011
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 351
1974 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 352
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 353
1930 - Present
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 354
1913 - 1963
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 355
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 356
Among people born in 1884, Emil Jannings ranks 28. Before him are Casimir Funk, Edward Sapir, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, Friedrich Bergius, Rudolf Bultmann, and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. After him are Vincent Auriol, Max Beckmann, Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, Rajendra Prasad, and Otto Rank. Among people deceased in 1950, Emil Jannings ranks 20. Before him are Léon Blum, Albert Lebrun, Kurt Weill, Karl Renner, Sri Aurobindo, and Ramana Maharshi. After him are Norman Haworth, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Nicolai Hartmann, Milada Horáková, Cesare Pavese, and Max Beckmann.
1884 - 1967
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 22
1884 - 1939
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 23
1884 - 1951
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 24
1884 - 1949
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 25
1884 - 1976
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 26
1884 - 1963
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 27
1884 - 1950
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 28
1884 - 1966
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 29
1884 - 1950
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 30
1884 - 1945
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 31
1884 - 1965
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 32
1884 - 1963
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 33
1884 - 1939
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 34
1872 - 1950
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 14
1871 - 1950
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 15
1900 - 1950
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 16
1870 - 1950
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 17
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 18
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 19
1884 - 1950
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 20
1883 - 1950
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 21
1863 - 1950
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 22
1882 - 1950
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 23
1901 - 1950
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 24
1908 - 1950
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 25
1884 - 1950
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 26
Among people born in Switzerland, Emil Jannings ranks 57 out of 749. Before him are Carlo Maderno (1556), Lys Assia (1924), Hans Albert Einstein (1904), Clay Regazzoni (1939), Ferdinand Hodler (1853), and Hans Küng (1928). After him are Heinrich Rohrer (1933), Emil Theodor Kocher (1841), Michel Mayor (1942), Max Frisch (1911), H. R. Giger (1940), and Gabriel Cramer (1704).
1556 - 1629
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 51
1924 - 2018
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 52
1904 - 1973
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 53
1939 - 2006
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 54
1853 - 1918
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 55
1928 - Present
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 56
1884 - 1950
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 57
1933 - 2013
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 58
1841 - 1917
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 59
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 60
1911 - 1991
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 61
1940 - 2014
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 62
1704 - 1752
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 63
Among actors born in Switzerland, Emil Jannings ranks 3. Before him are Bruno Ganz (1941) and Ursula Andress (1936). After him are Mario Adorf (1930), Marthe Keller (1945), Michel Simon (1895), Vincent Perez (1964), Liselotte Pulver (1929), Kate Burton (1957), Michelle Hunziker (1977), Sofia Milos (1969), and David Bennent (1966).
1941 - 2019
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 1
1936 - Present
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 2
1884 - 1950
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 3
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 4
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 5
1895 - 1975
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 6
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 7
1929 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 8
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 9
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 10
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 12