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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. Hooks 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 3,371,245 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Jan Hooks is the 11,312th 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 5,336th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jan Hooks by language

Over the past year Jan Hooks has had the most page views in the with 441,307 views, followed by Spanish (3,280), and Russian (2,598). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (145.01%), Italian (108.85%), and German (27.33%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jan Hooks ranks 11,312 out of 13,578. Before 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 746. Before 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 573. Before 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 20,380. Before 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).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jan Hooks ranks 5,336. Before 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).

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Television and Movie Roles

Batman Returns
Jen
While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin, an employee of a corrupt businessman transforms into the Catwoman.
Jun 19o 19926.923 / 10
Wildcats
Stephanie Needham
Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite snickers from fellow staff members and her former husband.
Feb 14o 19866.3 / 10
Simon Birch
Miss Leavey
Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.
Sep 11o 19986.727 / 10