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Jim Parsons

1973 - Today

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James Joseph Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American actor. From 2007 to 2019, Parsons played Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He has received various awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Parsons has received more than 22,992,269 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Jim Parsons is the 1,230th most popular actor (down from 1,119th in 2019), the 2,127th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,008th in 2019) and the 577th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jim Parsons ranks 1,230 out of 13,578. Before him are Leslie Caron, Nathan Fillion, Josh Brolin, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Jeter, and Alex Borstein. After him are Jennifer Beals, John Cusack, Chris Pratt, Richard Bull, George Sanders, and Vera Farmiga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Jim Parsons ranks 26. Before him are Sergey Brin, Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, Makoto Shinkai, Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, and Kate Beckinsale. After him are Jay-Jay Okocha, Vera Farmiga, Ruslana, Lena Headey, Robert Pires, and George Floyd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Parsons ranks 2,127 out of 20,380. Before him are Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), Cochise (1805), John Young (1930), Ricky Nelson (1940), Bill Withers (1938), and Thomas Cech (1947). After him are Jennifer Beals (1963), John Cusack (1966), Walt Whitman Rostow (1916), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), Chris Pratt (1979), and Will Eisner (1917).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jim Parsons ranks 577. Before him are Ellen Barkin (1954), Farley Granger (1925), Josh Brolin (1968), Kurtwood Smith (1943), Michael Jeter (1952), and Alex Borstein (1971). After him are Jennifer Beals (1963), John Cusack (1966), Chris Pratt (1979), Richard Bull (1924), Vera Farmiga (1973), and Lance Reddick (1962).

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