1955 - Today
Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is considered one of the most eminent character actors of his generation, having appeared in over 200 films and television roles. He is the recipient of various Supporting Actor accolades for his performance as the music instructor Terence Fletcher in Damien Chazelle's Whiplash (2014), including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Simmons is known for his role as J. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. K. Simmons has received more than 14,896,220 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). J. K. Simmons is the 648th most popular actor (up from 811th in 2019), the 1,203rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,523rd in 2019) and the 321st most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, J. K. Simmons ranks 648 out of 9,996. Before him are Elizabeth Montgomery, Andrew Garfield, Morgan Fairchild, Wentworth Miller, David McCallum, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. After him are Idina Menzel, Bruce Dern, Max Linder, Jeroen Krabbé, Katharina Schratt, and Richard E. Grant.
1933 - 1995
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 642
1983 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 643
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 644
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 645
1933 - 2023
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 646
1967 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 647
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 648
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 649
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 650
1883 - 1925
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 651
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 652
1853 - 1940
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 653
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 654
Among people born in 1955, J. K. Simmons ranks 43. Before him are John Grisham, Jeff Koons, Héctor Cúper, Denis Mukwege, Katalin Karikó, and Egils Levits. After him are Shoko Asahara, Martin Schulz, Billy Idol, Brendan Gleeson, François Cluzet, and Haitham bin Tariq.
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 37
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 38
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 39
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 40
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 41
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 42
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 43
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 44
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 45
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 46
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 47
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 48
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 49
Among people born in United States, J. K. Simmons ranks 1,203 out of 18,182. Before him are Fred Trump (1905), Paul Krugman (1953), Avery Brundage (1887), Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944), Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967), and Pete Seeger (1919). After him are Vincente Minnelli (1903), Stanley Kramer (1913), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Harry Harlow (1905), Idina Menzel (1971), and E. Donnall Thomas (1920).
1905 - 1999
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,197
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,198
1887 - 1975
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,199
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,200
1967 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,201
1919 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,202
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,203
1903 - 1986
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,204
1913 - 2001
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,205
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,206
1905 - 1981
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,207
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,208
1920 - 2012
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,209
Among actors born in United States, J. K. Simmons ranks 321. Before him are Scott Wilson (1942), Dennis Quaid (1954), Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Andrew Garfield (1983), Morgan Fairchild (1950), and Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967). After him are Idina Menzel (1971), Bruce Dern (1936), Vera Miles (1929), James Spader (1960), Jackie Coogan (1914), and Uma Thurman (1970).
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 315
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 316
1933 - 1995
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 317
1983 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 318
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 319
1967 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 320
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 321
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 322
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 323
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 324
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 325
1914 - 1984
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 326
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 327