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James Dean

1931 - 1955

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James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor with a career that lasted five years. His roles typified the teenage disillusionment and social estrangement of his time. He had several uncredited roles from 1951 to 1953 before starring as a rebellious son attempting to win his father's approval in East of Eden (1955). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Dean has received more than 20,717,022 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 83 in 2019). James Dean is the 49th most popular actor (down from 28th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from United States (down from 77th in 2019) and the 19th 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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  • 74.84

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  • 86

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Dean ranks 49 out of 13,578. Before him are Vin Diesel, Shah Rukh Khan, Claudia Cardinale, Debbie Reynolds, Alan Rickman, and Jack Nicholson. After him are Asta Nielsen, Chuck Norris, Katharine Hepburn, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Taylor, and Meryl Streep.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, James Dean ranks 8. Before him are Boris Yeltsin, Rajneesh, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Toni Morrison, Raúl Castro, and Mário Zagallo. After him are Tomas Tranströmer, Irvin D. Yalom, Isabel Martínez de Perón, Raymond Kopa, Robert Duvall, and Philip Kotler. Among people deceased in 1955, James Dean ranks 4. Before him are Albert Einstein, Alexander Fleming, and Thomas Mann. After him are Dale Carnegie, Sadako Sasaki, António Egas Moniz, José Ortega y Gasset, Fernand Léger, Alberto Ascari, Rodolfo Graziani, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Dean ranks 119 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Nicholson (1937), Madonna (1958), Jane Addams (1860), Isadora Duncan (1877), Tupac Shakur (1971), and Noam Chomsky (1928). After him are Ted Bundy (1946), Barack Obama (1961), Chuck Norris (1940), Katharine Hepburn (1907), Dustin Hoffman (1937), and Dr. Seuss (1904).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Dean ranks 19. Before him are Morgan Freeman (1937), Harrison Ford (1942), Nicolas Cage (1964), Vin Diesel (1967), Debbie Reynolds (1932), and Jack Nicholson (1937). After him are Chuck Norris (1940), Katharine Hepburn (1907), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Meryl Streep (1949), Michael Douglas (1944), and Will Smith (1968).

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Television and Movie Roles

Rebel Without a Cause
Jim Stark
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Oct 27o 19557.5 / 10
East of Eden
Cal Trask
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
Apr 10o 19557.6 / 10
Giant
Jett Rink
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Nov 8o 19567.6 / 10