1949 - 2000
James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as appearing in films and numerous television commercial advertising campaigns. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Varney has received more than 7,065,515 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Varney is the 3,411th most popular actor (down from 3,190th in 2019), the 5,289th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,094th in 2019) and the 1,609th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Jim Varney ranks 3,411 out of 9,996. Before him are Harriet Walter, Tōru Furuya, Daniel Duval, Alan Cumming, Lou Costello, and Niels Arestrup. After him are Josephine Chaplin, Michael B. Jordan, Alessandra Martines, Carina Lau, Beverly Aadland, and Shin Min-a.
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 3,405
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 3,406
1944 - 2013
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 3,407
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 3,408
1906 - 1959
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 3,409
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 3,410
1949 - 2000
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 3,411
1949 - 2023
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 3,412
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 3,413
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 3,414
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 3,415
1942 - 2010
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 3,416
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 3,417
Among people born in 1949, Jim Varney ranks 289. Before him are Tarık Akan, Agostina Belli, Zé Maria, Kalkot Mataskelekele, Pamela Reed, and Niels Arestrup. After him are Josephine Chaplin, Rob Cohen, Venkaiah Naidu, Zoran Slavnić, Janet Ågren, and Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara. Among people deceased in 2000, Jim Varney ranks 166. Before him are Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Hidetoki Takahashi, Robert Dienst, Frédéric Dard, Beah Richards, and Jack Nitzsche. After him are Charles Antenen, Anton Heida, Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Anatoli Firsov, Dorino Serafini, and Pote Sarasin.
1949 - 2016
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 283
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 284
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 285
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 286
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 287
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 288
1949 - 2000
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 289
1949 - 2023
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 290
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 291
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 292
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 293
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 294
1949 - 1999
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 295
1919 - 2000
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 160
1916 - 2000
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 161
1928 - 2000
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 162
1921 - 2000
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 163
1920 - 2000
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 164
1937 - 2000
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 165
1949 - 2000
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 166
1929 - 2000
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 167
1878 - 2000
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 168
1927 - 2000
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 169
1941 - 2000
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 170
1909 - 2000
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 171
1905 - 2000
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 172
Among people born in United States, Jim Varney ranks 5,289 out of 18,182. Before him are S. Robson Walton (1944), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), Bobby Keys (1943), Mark Tornillo (1954), Lou Costello (1906), and Alexander H. Stephens (1812). After him are Josephine Chaplin (1949), Renée Fleming (1959), Michael B. Jordan (1987), Graham Allison (1940), Spencer Tunick (1967), and Rob Cohen (1949).
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,283
1903 - 1974
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,284
1943 - 2014
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,285
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 5,286
1906 - 1959
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 5,287
1812 - 1883
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 5,288
1949 - 2000
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 5,289
1949 - 2023
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 5,290
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 5,291
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 5,292
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 5,293
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 5,294
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 5,295
Among actors born in United States, Jim Varney ranks 1,609. Before him are Rosario Dawson (1979), Mike Wallace (1918), Emma Roberts (1991), Pamela Reed (1949), Murray Hamilton (1923), and Lou Costello (1906). After him are Josephine Chaplin (1949), Michael B. Jordan (1987), Beverly Aadland (1942), Joe Manganiello (1976), Margo Martindale (1951), and Ray Bolger (1904).
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1,603
1918 - 2012
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1,604
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 1,605
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 1,606
1923 - 1986
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 1,607
1906 - 1959
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 1,608
1949 - 2000
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 1,609
1949 - 2023
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 1,610
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 1,611
1942 - 2010
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 1,612
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 1,613
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 1,614
1904 - 1987
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 1,615