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James Franco

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James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat Pray Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Franco has received more than 32,886,590 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). James Franco is the 1,494th most popular actor (down from 1,204th in 2019), the 2,529th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,147th in 2019) and the 694th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James Francos by language

Over the past year James Franco has had the most page views in the with 2,730,568 views, followed by Spanish (359,906), and Russian (301,912). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (207.62%), Korean (136.45%), and Ido (112.90%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Franco ranks 1,494 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard Roundtree, Pam Grier, Mikhail Ulyanov, George Chakiris, Jane Darwell, and Jeanne Duval. After him are Dennis Farina, Barbara Eden, Chris Pine, Tom Sizemore, Xander Berkeley, and Pran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, James Franco ranks 19. Before him are Frank Lampard, Ashton Kutcher, Rachel McAdams, Daniel Brühl, Lúcio, and Olena Zelenska. After him are Dejan Stanković, Lionel Scaloni, Johnny Sins, Ricardo Carvalho, Kevin Federline, and Manny Pacquiao.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Franco ranks 2,529 out of 20,380. Before him are Pam Grier (1949), George Chakiris (1934), Jane Darwell (1879), Annie Sprinkle (1954), Donald Judd (1928), and Archie Shepp (1937). After him are Peter Cetera (1944), Dusty Hill (1949), John L. Sullivan (1858), Ellison Onizuka (1946), Dennis Farina (1944), and Barbara Eden (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Franco ranks 694. Before him are Lynda Carter (1951), Cyd Charisse (1922), Richard Roundtree (1942), Pam Grier (1949), George Chakiris (1934), and Jane Darwell (1879). After him are Dennis Farina (1944), Barbara Eden (1931), Chris Pine (1980), Tom Sizemore (1961), Xander Berkeley (1955), and Earl Boen (1945).

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Television and Movie Roles

This Is the End
James Franco
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Jun 12o 20136.221 / 10
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
Mar 7o 20135.907 / 10
127 Hours
Aron Ralston
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Nov 12o 20107.075 / 10