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James Cagney

1899 - 1986

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James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American actor and dancer. On stage and in film, he was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Cagney has received more than 5,822,557 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 77 in 2019). James Cagney is the 622nd most popular actor (down from 550th in 2019), the 1,143rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,027th in 2019) and the 303rd most popular American Actor.

James Cagney was an American actor and dancer, who became famous for his tough-guy roles in the 1930s and 1940s.

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  • 5.8M

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  • 61.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Cagney ranks 622 out of 9,996. Before him are Karlheinz Böhm, Lance Henriksen, Charles Laughton, Marlène Jobert, Marcheline Bertrand, and Capucine. After him are Eleonora Duse, James Brolin, Adam West, Loie Fuller, Daniel Auteuil, and Robert Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, James Cagney ranks 40. Before him are Georg von Békésy, Emma Morano, Bronislav Kaminski, Lucio Fontana, Chang Myon, and Charles Laughton. After him are Suzanne Lenglen, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Ludwig Guttmann, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Louis Chiron, and Sobhuza II. Among people deceased in 1986, James Cagney ranks 37. Before him are Georges Dumézil, L. Ron Hubbard, Leonid Kantorovich, Samora Machel, Stanley Rous, and Lê Duẩn. After him are Robert S. Mulliken, Vincente Minnelli, Otto Preminger, Dean Reed, Michel de Certeau, and Erik Bruhn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Cagney ranks 1,143 out of 18,182. Before him are Donna Leon (1942), Sam Walton (1918), Martha Washington (1731), Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925), Jackie Robinson (1919), and Arthur Ashe (1943). After him are Paul D. Boyer (1918), Sylvia Earle (1935), Neil Diamond (1941), James Brolin (1940), Sonny Liston (1932), and Adam West (1928).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Cagney ranks 303. Before him are Jonathan Banks (1947), David Hasselhoff (1952), Mr. T (1952), Robert Knepper (1959), Lance Henriksen (1940), and Marcheline Bertrand (1950). After him are James Brolin (1940), Adam West (1928), Loie Fuller (1862), Robert Taylor (1911), Hal Holbrook (1925), and Bill Pullman (1953).

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