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Hugh Jackman

1968 - Today

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Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor and singer. Beginning in theatre and television, Jackman landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine in the X-Men film franchise and the Marvel Cinematic Universe from X-Men (2000) to Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Prominent on both screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award and two Tony Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugh Jackman has received more than 36,041,141 page views. His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Hugh Jackman is the 500th most popular actor (down from 370th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 12th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Australian Actor.

Hugh Jackman is most famous for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men movies.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 94

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hugh Jackman ranks 500 out of 13,578. Before him are Jacques Perrin, Fernando Rey, Larry Hagman, Tilda Swinton, Jennifer Connelly, and Lee Strasberg. After him are Richard Crenna, Javier Bardem, Udo Kier, Rod Steiger, Charles Laughton, and Dan Aykroyd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Hugh Jackman ranks 9. Before him are Lisa Marie Presley, Paolo Maldini, Felipe VI of Spain, Daniel Craig, Didier Deschamps, and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović. After him are Davor Šuker, Marine Le Pen, Timothy McVeigh, Mika Häkkinen, Brendan Fraser, and Susan Wojcicki.

Others Born in 1968

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Hugh Jackman ranks 23 out of 1,143. Before him are Julian Assange (1971), Elizabeth Blackburn (1948), Jack Brabham (1926), Peter Weir (1944), Errol Flynn (1909), and Colleen McCullough (1937). After him are John Eccles (1903), V. Gordon Childe (1892), Robin Warren (1937), Peter Singer (1946), Macfarlane Burnet (1899), and Steve Irwin (1962).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Hugh Jackman ranks 9. Before him are Cate Blanchett (1969), Chris Hemsworth (1983), Margot Robbie (1990), Heath Ledger (1979), Paul Hogan (1939), and Errol Flynn (1909). After him are Lionel Logue (1880), John Noble (1948), Rod Taylor (1930), Eric Bana (1968), Jonathan Hyde (1948), and Liam Hemsworth (1990).

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