ACTOR

John Amos

1939 - 2024

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John Allen Amos Jr. (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries Roots and for portraying James Evans Sr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Amos has received more than 8,964,572 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). John Amos is the 2,441st most popular actor (down from 2,031st in 2019), the 3,853rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,360th in 2019) and the 1,115th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Amos ranks 2,441 out of 13,578. Before him are Marcel Iureș, Suzanne Flon, Ron Rifkin, Adam Cheng, Rosario Dawson, and Joseph Fiennes. After him are Mark Williams, Gaspard Ulliel, Bruno Kirby, Thomas Gibson, Rufus Sewell, and Anita Björk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, John Amos ranks 221. Before him are Germaine Greer, Arik Einstein, Arkady Luxemburg, Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, William Devane, and Ron Rifkin. After him are Nobuyuki Oishi, Giorgio Gaber, Louis Andriessen, Valery Ryumin, Angelo Sormani, and João César Monteiro. Among people deceased in 2024, John Amos ranks 194. Before him are Lev Rubinstein, Giacomo Losi, Jorge Toro, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Galina Zybina, and Cheng Pei-pei. After him are Milan Nenadić, Kishin Shinoyama, Abdulah Sidran, Neophyte of Bulgaria, Dabney Coleman, and Niels Arestrup.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Amos ranks 3,853 out of 20,380. Before him are George Washington Carver (1864), Dave Grohl (1969), William Devane (1939), George McGovern (1922), Ron Rifkin (1939), and Rosario Dawson (1979). After him are Chrissie Hynde (1951), Bruno Kirby (1949), Thomas Gibson (1962), Bob Seger (1945), Gregory Corso (1930), and Marion Davies (1897).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Amos ranks 1,115. Before him are Jeffrey Jones (1946), Jeff Fahey (1952), Brian Thompson (1959), William Devane (1939), Ron Rifkin (1939), and Rosario Dawson (1979). After him are Bruno Kirby (1949), Thomas Gibson (1962), Marion Davies (1897), Kyra Sedgwick (1965), Michael McKean (1947), and Doug Savant (1964).

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