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Jan Hooks

1957 - 2014

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Janet Vivian Hooks (April 23, 1957 – October 9, 2014) was an American actress and comedian. She was best known for her tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991. After leaving SNL, she continued to make cameo appearances until 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Hooks has received more than 3,631,929 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Jan Hooks is the 11,316th most popular actor (down from 10,453rd in 2019), the 16,280th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,146th in 2019) and the 5,337th most popular American Actor.

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  • 33.81

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  • 20

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  • 1.20

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  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jan Hooks ranks 11,316 out of 13,578Before her are Paul F. Tompkins, Omri Katz, Hallie Todd, Natalia Sánchez, Matt Shakman, and Ashley Roberts. After her are Zana Marjanović, Supriya Pathak, Tom Leeb, Steven Brill, Don Michael Paul, and Ethan Cutkosky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jan Hooks ranks 746Before her are Peeter Järvelaid, Cindy Sheehan, Leslie Browne, Colin Mochrie, Chris Lewis, and Terry McAuliffe. After her are Alan Curbishley, Richard M. Linnehan, Arthur Albiston, PZ Myers, Sunil Mittal, and David Fairclough. Among people deceased in 2014, Jan Hooks ranks 573Before her are Herb Jeffries, Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Reubin Askew, Christine Cavanaugh, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, and Caldwell Jones. After her are Ihor Kostenko, Kristof Goddaert, Kwon Ri-se, Marvin Barnes, Yago Lamela, and Peaches Geldof.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jan Hooks ranks 16,280 out of 20,380Before her are Tony Campos (1973), Maggie Stiefvater (1981), Mike Simpson (1950), Matt Shakman (1975), Jake Kasdan (1974), and Ashley Roberts (1981). After her are Sloane Stephens (1993), Steve Bullock (1966), Shani Davis (1982), Matt Barlow (1970), Shayna Baszler (1980), and Steven Brill (1962).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jan Hooks ranks 5,337Before her are Aaron Yoo (1979), Paul F. Tompkins (1968), Omri Katz (1976), Hallie Todd (1962), Matt Shakman (1975), and Ashley Roberts (1981). After her are Steven Brill (1962), Don Michael Paul (1963), Ethan Cutkosky (1999), Ben Schnetzer (1990), Marla Sokoloff (1980), and Conrad Ricamora (1979).