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James Earl Jones

1931 - Today

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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". Over his career, he has received three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. 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 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). James Earl Jones is the 513th most popular actor (down from 435th in 2019), the 943rd most popular biography from United States (down from 836th in 2019) and the 252nd most popular American Actor.

James Earl Jones is most famous for playing the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies.

Memorability Metrics

  • 20M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James Earl Jones by language

Over the past year James Earl Jones has had the most page views in the with 2,040,241 views, followed by German (114,187), and Spanish (103,151). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cornish (234.68%), Simple English (126.09%), and Waray (50.69%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Earl Jones ranks 513 out of 13,578. Before him are Anne Baxter, Edward Norton, Faten Hamama, Harry Dean Stanton, Jürgen Prochnow, and Lucia Bosè. After him are Billy Bob Thornton, Franco Columbu, Jonathan Banks, Jane Wyman, Natalie Portman, and Edward G. Robinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, James Earl Jones ranks 55. Before him are John le Carré, Larry Hagman, Burton Richter, Jacques Demy, Faten Hamama, and Lucia Bosè. After him are Klaus Hasselmann, Viktor Korchnoi, Ettore Scola, Stanislav Grof, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Syukuro Manabe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Earl Jones ranks 943 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Dean Stanton (1926), Kenneth Arrow (1921), Edgar Cayce (1877), Estée Lauder (1906), Kobe Bryant (1978), and Leon M. Lederman (1922). After him are Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933), Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), Chick Corea (1941), Bugsy Siegel (1906), and Henry Way Kendall (1926).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Earl Jones ranks 252. Before him are Jennifer Connelly (1970), Richard Crenna (1926), Rod Steiger (1925), Anne Baxter (1923), Edward Norton (1969), and Harry Dean Stanton (1926). After him are Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Jonathan Banks (1947), Jane Wyman (1917), Melanie Griffith (1957), Geena Davis (1956), and Barbara Stanwyck (1907).

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Television and Movie Roles

Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice)
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
May 25o 19778.205 / 10
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?
Jun 24o 19948.256 / 10