1946 - 2003
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gregory Hines has received more than 4,761,518 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Gregory Hines is the 2,938th most popular actor (up from 3,341st in 2019), the 4,622nd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,303rd in 2019) and the 1,394th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Gregory Hines ranks 2,938 out of 9,996. Before him are Semka Sokolović-Bertok, Richard Kiley, Lolita Torres, Konrad Ernst Ackermann, Melinda Culea, and Perry King. After him are Béatrice Dalle, Johnny Dorelli, Stephen Tobolowsky, Eugenio Derbez, Olivia Williams, and Petra Mede.
1935 - 2008
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 2,932
1922 - 1999
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 2,933
1929 - 2002
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 2,934
1712 - 1771
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 2,935
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 2,936
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 2,937
1946 - 2003
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 2,938
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 2,939
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 2,940
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 2,941
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 2,942
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 2,943
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 2,944
Among people born in 1946, Gregory Hines ranks 308. Before him are Eduardo Camaño, Emilio de Villota, Hanna Suchocka, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Andreas Katsulas, and Pierino Prati. After him are Ahmed Rami, Anatoliy Byshovets, Milena Canonero, Juan José Omella, Piet Schrijvers, and Andrej Hoteev. Among people deceased in 2003, Gregory Hines ranks 167. Before him are João César Monteiro, Christopher Hill, Goffredo Petrassi, Jorge Oteiza, Blaga Dimitrova, and Jeanne Crain. After him are Garrett Hardin, Bigode, Henryk Jabłoński, Françoise Giroud, Isao Iwabuchi, and Strom Thurmond.
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 302
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 303
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 304
1946 - 1995
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 305
1946 - 2006
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 306
1946 - 2020
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 307
1946 - 2003
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 308
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 309
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 310
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 311
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 312
1946 - 2022
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 313
1946 - 2021
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 314
1939 - 2003
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 161
1912 - 2003
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 162
1904 - 2003
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 163
1908 - 2003
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 164
1922 - 2003
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 165
1925 - 2003
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 166
1946 - 2003
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 167
1915 - 2003
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 168
1922 - 2003
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 169
1909 - 2003
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 170
1916 - 2003
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 171
1933 - 2003
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 172
1902 - 2003
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 173
Among people born in United States, Gregory Hines ranks 4,622 out of 18,182. Before him are Herman Wouk (1915), Melinda Culea (1955), Joseph Grew (1880), Natalie Zemon Davis (1928), Alice Neel (1900), and Perry King (1948). After him are Robert Keohane (1941), Gary Peacock (1935), Lester Allan Pelton (1829), Stephen Tobolowsky (1951), Elizabeth Mitchell (1970), and Harriet Lane (1830).
1915 - 2019
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 4,616
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 4,617
1880 - 1965
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 4,618
1928 - 2023
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 4,619
1900 - 1984
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 4,620
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 4,621
1946 - 2003
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 4,622
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 4,623
1935 - 2020
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 4,624
1829 - 1908
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 4,625
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 4,626
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 4,627
1830 - 1903
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 4,628
Among actors born in United States, Gregory Hines ranks 1,394. Before him are Zelda Rubinstein (1933), Mary Alice (1941), Elizabeth Perkins (1960), Richard Kiley (1922), Melinda Culea (1955), and Perry King (1948). After him are Stephen Tobolowsky (1951), Elizabeth Mitchell (1970), Emily Deschanel (1976), John Kitzmiller (1913), Michael McKean (1947), and Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949).
1933 - 2010
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 1,388
1941 - 2022
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 1,389
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 1,390
1922 - 1999
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 1,391
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 1,392
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 1,393
1946 - 2003
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 1,394
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 1,395
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 1,396
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 1,397
1913 - 1965
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 1,398
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 1,399
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 1,400