1931 - Today
James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen, and "one of the greatest actors in American history". His deep voice has been praised as a "a stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Earl Jones has received more than 19,599,573 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). James Earl Jones is the 435th most popular actor (down from 417th in 2019), the 836th most popular biography from United States (down from 799th in 2019) and the 222nd most popular American Actor.
James Earl Jones is most famous for playing the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies.
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Among actors, James Earl Jones ranks 435 out of 9,996. Before him are Melanie Griffith, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ed O'Neill, Sean Bean, Nebahat Çehre, and James Cromwell. After him are Maria Schell, Javier Bardem, Brian Dennehy, Larry Hagman, Mickey Rooney, and Lillian Gish.
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 429
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 430
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 431
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 432
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 433
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 434
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 435
1926 - 2005
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 436
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 437
1938 - 2020
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 438
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 439
1920 - 2014
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 440
1893 - 1993
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 441
Among people born in 1931, James Earl Jones ranks 39. Before him are D. B. Cooper, Aldo Rossi, Syukuro Manabe, Johannes Rau, Martinus J. G. Veltman, and James Cronin. After him are Ike Turner, Larry Hagman, Caterina Valente, Kakuichi Mimura, Khieu Samphan, and Anne Bancroft.
1931 - 1971
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 33
1931 - 1997
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 34
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 35
1931 - 2006
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 36
1931 - 2021
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 37
1931 - 2016
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 38
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 39
1931 - 2007
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 40
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 41
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 42
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 43
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 44
1931 - 2005
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 45
Among people born in United States, James Earl Jones ranks 836 out of 18,182. Before him are William Howard Stein (1911), Margaret Brown (1867), Ed O'Neill (1946), Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888), Raymond Carver (1938), and James Cromwell (1940). After him are Robert Hofstadter (1915), Ike Turner (1931), Joe DiMaggio (1914), Brian Dennehy (1938), John Franklin Enders (1897), and Larry Hagman (1931).
1911 - 1980
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 830
1867 - 1932
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 831
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 832
1888 - 1969
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 833
1938 - 1988
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 834
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 835
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 836
1915 - 1990
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 837
1931 - 2007
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 838
1914 - 1999
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 839
1938 - 2020
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 840
1897 - 1985
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 841
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 842
Among actors born in United States, James Earl Jones ranks 222. Before him are Gene Tierney (1920), Eva Marie Saint (1924), Ginger Rogers (1911), Melanie Griffith (1957), Ed O'Neill (1946), and James Cromwell (1940). After him are Brian Dennehy (1938), Larry Hagman (1931), Mickey Rooney (1920), Lillian Gish (1893), Jayne Mansfield (1933), and Alan Arkin (1934).
1920 - 1991
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 216
1924 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 217
1911 - 1995
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 218
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 219
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 220
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 221
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 222
1938 - 2020
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 223
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 224
1920 - 2014
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 225
1893 - 1993
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 226
1933 - 1967
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 227
1934 - 2023
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 228