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Gregory Hines

1946 - 2003

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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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  • 44

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Among ACTORS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United States

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).

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Among ACTORS In United States

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).

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