1899 - 1986
James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and film director. On stage and in film, Cagney 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 4,470,369 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). James Cagney is the 550th most popular actor (up from 639th in 2019), the 1,028th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,298th in 2019) and the 280th 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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Among actors, James Cagney ranks 550 out of 10,030. Before him are Meg Ryan, André Antoine, Rex Harrison, Steve Buscemi, Shelley Winters, and Udo Kier. After him are Shah Rukh Khan, Linda Christian, Ken Watanabe, Raf Vallone, Erland Josephson, and Elliott Gould.
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 544
1858 - 1943
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 545
1908 - 1990
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 546
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 547
1920 - 2006
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 548
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 549
1899 - 1986
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 550
1965 - Present
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 551
1923 - 2011
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 552
1959 - Present
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 553
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 554
1923 - 2012
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 555
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 556
Among people born in 1899, James Cagney ranks 37. Before him are Bertil Ohlin, Max Theiler, Emma Morano, Suzanne Lenglen, Bronislav Kaminski, and P. L. Travers. After him are Georg von Békésy, Jean Moulin, Lev Kuleshov, Georges Auric, Chang Myon, and Ferhat Abbas. Among people deceased in 1986, James Cagney ranks 34. Before him are Chiune Sugihara, Alva Myrdal, Samora Machel, Jaroslav Seifert, James Rainwater, and Raymond Loewy. After him are Lê Duẩn, Ray Milland, Edward Adelbert Doisy, Stanley Rous, Erik Bruhn, and Robert S. Mulliken.
1899 - 1979
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 31
1899 - 1972
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 32
1899 - 2017
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 33
1899 - 1938
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 34
1899 - 1944
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 35
1899 - 1996
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 36
1899 - 1986
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 37
1899 - 1972
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 38
1899 - 1943
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 39
1899 - 1970
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 40
1899 - 1983
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 41
1899 - 1966
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 42
1899 - 1985
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 43
1900 - 1986
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 28
1902 - 1986
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 29
1933 - 1986
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 30
1901 - 1986
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 31
1917 - 1986
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 32
1893 - 1986
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 33
1899 - 1986
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 34
1907 - 1986
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 35
1907 - 1986
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 36
1893 - 1986
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 37
1895 - 1986
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 38
1928 - 1986
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 39
1896 - 1986
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 40
Among people born in United States, James Cagney ranks 1,028 out of 15,968. Before him are G. Stanley Hall (1846), Steve Buscemi (1957), Shelley Winters (1920), Suzi Quatro (1950), James Horner (1953), and Dick Fosbury (1947). After him are Chris Isaak (1956), John Foster Dulles (1888), William Miller (1782), Lionel Richie (1949), Dick Van Dyke (1925), and Pete Seeger (1919).
1846 - 1924
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 1,022
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 1,023
1920 - 2006
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 1,024
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 1,025
1953 - 2015
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 1,026
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 1,027
1899 - 1986
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 1,028
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 1,029
1888 - 1959
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 1,030
1782 - 1849
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 1,031
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 1,032
1925 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 1,033
1919 - 2014
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 1,034
Among actors born in United States, James Cagney ranks 280. Before him are Carl Weathers (1948), Scott Wilson (1942), Jonathan Banks (1947), Meg Ryan (1961), Steve Buscemi (1957), and Shelley Winters (1920). After him are Elliott Gould (1938), Buck Henry (1930), Anjelica Huston (1951), Richard Barthelmess (1895), Scarlett Johansson (1984), and Robert Forster (1941).
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 274
1942 - 2018
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 275
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 276
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 277
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 278
1920 - 2006
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 279
1899 - 1986
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 280
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 281
1930 - 2020
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 282
1951 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 283
1895 - 1963
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 284
1984 - Present
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 285
1941 - 2019
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 286