Actor
James Dean
1931 - 1955
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James Dean
His biography is available in 90 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2024). James Dean is the 63rd most popular actor (down from 49th in 2024), the 158th most popular biography from United States (down from 119th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Actor.
James Dean is most famous for starring in the movie "Rebel Without a Cause" and being killed in a car accident in 1955.
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Among Actors
Among actors, James Dean ranks 63 out of 13,578. Before him are Meryl Streep, Toshiro Mifune, Alan Rickman, Will Smith, Liam Neeson, and Vivien Leigh. After him are Steven Seagal, Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Gere, and Steve McQueen.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Meryl Streep
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 57
Toshiro Mifune
1920 - 1997
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 58
Alan Rickman
1946 - 2016
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 59
Will Smith
1968 - Present
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 60
Liam Neeson
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 61
Vivien Leigh
1913 - 1967
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 62
James Dean
1931 - 1955
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 63
Steven Seagal
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 64
Kirk Douglas
1916 - 2020
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 65
John Wayne
1907 - 1979
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 66
Katharine Hepburn
1907 - 2003
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 67
Richard Gere
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 68
Steve McQueen
1930 - 1980
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 69
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, James Dean ranks 8. Before him are Boris Yeltsin, Rajneesh, Toni Morrison, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Raúl Castro, and Tomas Tranströmer. After him are Chun Doo-hwan, Isabel Martínez de Perón, Mário Zagallo, Robert Duvall, Irvin D. Yalom, and Raymond Kopa. Among people deceased in 1955, James Dean ranks 4. Before him are Albert Einstein, Alexander Fleming, and Thomas Mann. After him are Dale Carnegie, José Ortega y Gasset, Arthur Honegger, Sadako Sasaki, James B. Sumner, Alberto Ascari, Fernand Léger, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.
Others Born in 1931
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Boris Yeltsin
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2007
HPI: 84.88
Rank: 2
Rajneesh
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 1990
HPI: 83.75
Rank: 3
Toni Morrison
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 4
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2015
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 5
Raúl Castro
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 6
Tomas Tranströmer
WRITER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 7
James Dean
ACTOR
1931 - 1955
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 8
Chun Doo-hwan
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2021
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 9
Isabel Martínez de Perón
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 10
Mário Zagallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 11
Robert Duvall
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 12
Irvin D. Yalom
PSYCHOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 13
Raymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1955
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Albert Einstein
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1955
HPI: 94.83
Rank: 1
Alexander Fleming
BIOLOGIST
1881 - 1955
HPI: 84.76
Rank: 2
Thomas Mann
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 3
James Dean
ACTOR
1931 - 1955
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 4
Dale Carnegie
WRITER
1888 - 1955
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 5
José Ortega y Gasset
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1955
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 6
Arthur Honegger
COMPOSER
1892 - 1955
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 7
Sadako Sasaki
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1955
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 8
James B. Sumner
CHEMIST
1887 - 1955
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 9
Alberto Ascari
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1955
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 10
Fernand Léger
PAINTER
1881 - 1955
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 11
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
PHILOSOPHER
1881 - 1955
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, James Dean ranks 158 out of NaN. Before him are Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), John Dewey (1859), William R. King (1786), Buckminster Fuller (1895), Louis Sullivan (1856), and William Faulkner (1897). After him are Steven Seagal (1952), Kirk Douglas (1916), Tina Turner (1939), John Wayne (1907), George Washington Carver (1864), and Katharine Hepburn (1907).
Others born in United States
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Daniel D. Tompkins
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1825
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 152
John Dewey
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1952
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 153
William R. King
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1853
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 154
Buckminster Fuller
ARCHITECT
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 155
Louis Sullivan
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1924
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 156
William Faulkner
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 157
James Dean
ACTOR
1931 - 1955
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 158
Steven Seagal
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 159
Kirk Douglas
ACTOR
1916 - 2020
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 160
Tina Turner
SINGER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 161
John Wayne
ACTOR
1907 - 1979
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 162
George Washington Carver
CHEMIST
1864 - 1943
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 163
Katharine Hepburn
ACTOR
1907 - 2003
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 164
Among Actors In United States
Among actors born in United States, James Dean ranks 25. Before him are Charles Bronson (1921), Michael Douglas (1944), Harrison Ford (1942), Chuck Norris (1940), Meryl Streep (1949), and Will Smith (1968). After him are Steven Seagal (1952), Kirk Douglas (1916), John Wayne (1907), Katharine Hepburn (1907), Richard Gere (1949), and Steve McQueen (1930).
Charles Bronson
1921 - 2003
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 19
Michael Douglas
1944 - Present
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 20
Harrison Ford
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 21
Chuck Norris
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 22
Meryl Streep
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 23
Will Smith
1968 - Present
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 24
James Dean
1931 - 1955
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 25
Steven Seagal
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 26
Kirk Douglas
1916 - 2020
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 27
John Wayne
1907 - 1979
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 28
Katharine Hepburn
1907 - 2003
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 29
Richard Gere
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 30
Steve McQueen
1930 - 1980
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 31
