ACTOR

Jack Thompson

1940 - Today

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John Hadley Thompson, AM (né Pain; born 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and a major figure of Australian cinema, particularly Australian New Wave. He is best known for his role as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films, including such classics as The Club (1980), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Petersen (1974). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Thompson has received more than 33,772 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Thompson is the 5,239th most popular actor (down from 5,070th in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from Australia (down from 216th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Australian Actor.

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  • 34k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jack Thompson ranks 5,239 out of 13,578. Before him are Amr Waked, Nina Andrycz, Bill Smitrovich, Michael Rapaport, Lidiya Vertinskaya, and Jason Gray-Stanford. After him are Julie Gayet, Kikuko Inoue, Jonathan Brandis, Buster Crabbe, Louis Tomlinson, and Zach McGowan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jack Thompson ranks 423. Before him are Patrick Leahy, Héctor Silva, Rex Cawley, Ermindo Onega, James Gammon, and Jean Clair. After him are Mutsuhiko Nomura, Wolfgang Paul, Franco Balmamion, David Peoples, James Brady, and Henri Dès.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Jack Thompson ranks 229 out of 1,143. Before him are Rebel Wilson (1980), Marjorie Cox Crawford (1903), William Deane (1931), Mark Schwarzer (1972), George Parker (1896), and Rolf Harris (1930). After him are Ken Kavanagh (1923), Peta Wilson (1970), Harry Cobby (1894), Grafton Elliot Smith (1871), Helen Quinn (1943), and Dannii Minogue (1971).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Jack Thompson ranks 55. Before him are Emilie de Ravin (1981), Mia Wasikowska (1989), Deborra-Lee Furness (1955), Luke Hemsworth (1980), Rachel Griffiths (1968), and Rebel Wilson (1980). After him are Peta Wilson (1970), May Robson (1858), Richard Norton (1950), Emily Browning (1988), Jai Courtney (1986), and Poppy Montgomery (1972).

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