1929 - 2010
Jean Merilyn Simmons, (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and after World War II, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950 onwards.Simmons was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Hamlet (1948), and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Guys and Dolls (1955). Her other film appearances include Young Bess (1953), The Robe (1953), The Big Country (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960), Spartacus (1960), and the 1969 film The Happy Ending, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Simmons has received more than 4,264,172 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Jean Simmons is the 399th most popular actor (down from 338th in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 517th in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Actor.
Jean Simmons is most famous for her roles in films such as Guys and Dolls, Spartacus, and Elmer Gantry.
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Among actors, Jean Simmons ranks 399 out of 10,030. Before her are Gian Maria Volonté, George Kennedy, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mark Hamill, Sally Field, and Courteney Cox. After her are June Carter Cash, Robbie Coltrane, Helmut Berger, Alec Baldwin, Diana Rigg, and Charlie Sheen.
1933 - 1994
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 393
1925 - 2016
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 394
1969 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 395
1951 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 396
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 397
1964 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 398
1929 - 2010
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 399
1929 - 2003
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 400
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 401
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 402
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 403
1938 - 2020
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 404
1965 - Present
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 405
Among people born in 1929, Jean Simmons ranks 45. Before her are Bill Evans, James Last, Rudolf Mössbauer, Ursula K. Le Guin, Chespirito, and Zdzisław Beksiński. After her are June Carter Cash, Ralf Dahrendorf, Günter Schabowski, Hebe Camargo, Lennart Meri, and Eric Kandel. Among people deceased in 2010, Jean Simmons ranks 23. Before her are Ali Hassan al-Majid, Vasily Smyslov, Georges Charpak, Maurice Allais, Louise Bourgeois, and Marshall Warren Nirenberg. After her are Gennady Yanayev, Dino De Laurentiis, Miep Gies, Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, Henryk Górecki, and Néstor Kirchner.
1929 - 1980
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 39
1929 - 2015
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 40
1929 - 2011
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 41
1929 - 2018
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 42
1929 - 2014
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 43
1929 - 2005
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 44
1929 - 2010
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 45
1929 - 2003
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 46
1929 - 2009
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 47
1929 - 2015
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 48
1929 - 2012
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 49
1929 - 2006
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 50
1929 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 51
1941 - 2010
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 17
1921 - 2010
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 18
1924 - 2010
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 19
1911 - 2010
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 20
1911 - 2010
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 21
1927 - 2010
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 22
1929 - 2010
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 23
1937 - 2010
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 24
1919 - 2010
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 25
1909 - 2010
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 26
1930 - 2010
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 27
1933 - 2010
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 28
1950 - 2010
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 29
Among people born in United Kingdom, Jean Simmons ranks 563 out of 6,924. Before her are Karl Pearson (1857), Helena Bonham Carter (1966), William Byrd (1543), Brook Taylor (1685), David Attenborough (1926), and Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969). After her are John Horton Conway (1937), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Douglas Adams (1952), Robbie Coltrane (1950), David Brewster (1781), and Diana Rigg (1938).
1857 - 1936
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 557
1966 - Present
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 558
1543 - 1623
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 559
1685 - 1731
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 560
1926 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 561
1969 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 562
1929 - 2010
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 563
1937 - 2020
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 564
1415 - 1495
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 565
1952 - 2001
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 566
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 567
1781 - 1868
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 568
1938 - 2020
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 569
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jean Simmons ranks 61. Before her are Bob Hoskins (1942), Charles Laughton (1899), Charles Dance (1946), Jonathan Pryce (1947), Helena Bonham Carter (1966), and Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969). After her are Robbie Coltrane (1950), Diana Rigg (1938), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Joan Collins (1933), Boris Karloff (1887), and Peter Finch (1916).
1942 - 2014
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 55
1899 - 1962
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 56
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 57
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 58
1966 - Present
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 59
1969 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 60
1929 - 2010
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 61
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 62
1938 - 2020
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 63
1914 - 1999
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 64
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 65
1887 - 1969
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 66
1916 - 1977
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 67