ACTOR

Jean-Claude Van Damme

1960 - Today

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Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (French: [ʒɑ̃ klod kamij fʁɑ̃swa vɑ̃ vaʁɑ̃bɛʁɡ]; Dutch: [vɑn ˈvarə(n)ˈbɛrx]; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (French: [vɑ̃ dam]; Dutch: [vɑn ˈdɑmə]), is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Born and raised in Brussels, his father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate school at the age of ten, which led Van Damme to hold the rank of 2nd-dan black belt in karate, and compete in several karate and kickboxing competitions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Claude Van Damme has received more than 21,895,094 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Claude Van Damme is the 94th most popular actor (up from 112th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 27th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Actor.

Jean-Claude Van Damme is a Belgian martial artist, actor, and director best known for his martial arts action films.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jean-Claude Van Dammes by language

Over the past year Jean-Claude Van Damme has had the most page views in the with 2,932,826 views, followed by Spanish (1,132,363), and Russian (702,480). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (375.32%), Hindi (166.14%), and Irish (113.33%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean-Claude Van Damme ranks 94 out of 13,578. Before him are Jane Birkin, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Rowan Atkinson, Helen Mirren, and Clark Gable. After him are Jane Fonda, Sigourney Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Redford, Gregory Peck, and Mel Gibson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jean-Claude Van Damme ranks 4. Before him are Diego Maradona, Naruhito, and Ayrton Senna. After him are Tim Cook, Jeffrey Dahmer, Philippe of Belgium, Antonio Banderas, Yulia Tymoshenko, Jo Nesbø, Isaac Herzog, and Joachim Löw.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jean-Claude Van Damme ranks 23 out of 1,190. Before him are Albert II of Belgium (1934), Frans Hals (1582), Orlande de Lassus (1534), Georges Simenon (1903), Mary of Burgundy (1457), and Agnès Varda (1928). After him are Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Samo (600), Baudouin of Belgium (1930), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), and William III of the Netherlands (1817).

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Among ACTORS In Belgium

Among actors born in Belgium, Jean-Claude Van Damme ranks 2. Before him are Audrey Hepburn (1929). After him are Patrick Bauchau (1938), Johnny Galecki (1975), Jean Servais (1910), Annie Cordy (1928), Benoît Poelvoorde (1964), Johan Leysen (1950), Yolande Moreau (1953), Jan Decleir (1946), Cécile de France (1975), and Virginie Efira (1977).

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Television and Movie Roles

Universal Soldier
Luc Deveraux / GR44
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.
Jul 10o 19926.3 / 10
Street Fighter
Colonel William Guile
Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
Dec 23o 19944.6 / 10
Bloodsport
Frank Dux
U.S. soldier Frank Dux has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL. After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent, Frank is given the opportunity to fight. But can he survive?
Feb 26o 19887.015 / 10