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James Gandolfini

1961 - 2013

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James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (Italian: [ɡandolˈfiːni]; September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos (1999–2007). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gandolfini has received more than 20,882,441 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2019). James Gandolfini is the 612th most popular actor (up from 855th in 2019), the 1,119th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,568th in 2019) and the 300th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 86

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Gandolfini ranks 612 out of 13,578Before him are Akshay Kumar, Mark Wahlberg, Margaret Rutherford, Coluche, Meg Ryan, and Shelley Duvall. After him are Benicio del Toro, Jim Belushi, Stanley Tucci, Richard S. Castellano, Hardy Krüger, and Bernard Hill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, James Gandolfini ranks 29Before him are Samy Naceri, Woody Harrelson, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, Enzo Francescoli, and Meg Ryan. After him are António Costa, Dennis Rodman, Andoni Zubizarreta, Tim Roth, Élisabeth Borne, and Mylène Farmer. Among people deceased in 2013, James Gandolfini ranks 44Before him are Erich Priebke, Georges Moustaki, Don Shirley, Mohammed Omar, Jerome Karle, and Jesús Franco. After him are Lawrence Klein, John Cornforth, James M. Buchanan, Nagisa Oshima, Richard Matheson, and Ed Lauter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gandolfini ranks 1,119 out of 20,380Before him are Andrew Dickson White (1832), Robert W. Holley (1922), Meg Ryan (1961), Shelley Duvall (1949), Lewis A. Swift (1820), and Suzi Quatro (1950). After him are Lawrence Klein (1920), Charlie Munger (1924), Richard F. Heck (1931), David Scott (1932), Elisha Otis (1811), and Jim Belushi (1954).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Gandolfini ranks 300Before him are Dean Reed (1938), Robert Vaughn (1932), Idina Menzel (1971), Mark Wahlberg (1971), Meg Ryan (1961), and Shelley Duvall (1949). After him are Jim Belushi (1954), Stanley Tucci (1960), Richard S. Castellano (1933), James Cagney (1899), Shelley Winters (1920), and Steve Reeves (1926).

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