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John Amos

1939 - Today

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John Allen Amos Jr. (born December 27, 1939) is an American actor. He is 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 7,349,533 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). John Amos is the 2,033rd most popular actor (up from 2,397th in 2019), the 3,368th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,970th in 2019) and the 973rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Amos ranks 2,033 out of 9,996. Before him are Marton Csokas, Sonny Landham, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kate Hudson, Sami Frey, and Françoise Fabian. After him are Robert Foxworth, Eddie Albert, Ma Dong-seok, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Anna Faris, and Joanna Cassidy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, John Amos ranks 183. Before him are John Badham, Ron Rifkin, Hércules Brito Ruas, Flavio Cotti, John Howard, and Jason Miller. After him are Russell Means, William Devane, Zeng Qinghong, Dean Corll, Lidiya Skoblikova, and Brian Mulroney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Amos ranks 3,368 out of 18,182. Before him are Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963), Kate Hudson (1979), Charles J. Guiteau (1841), Gregory Corso (1930), Don Bluth (1937), and Golden State Killer (1945). After him are E. L. Doctorow (1931), Milton L. Humason (1891), Robert Foxworth (1941), Robert M. Parker Jr. (1947), Russell Means (1939), and Eddie Albert (1906).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Amos ranks 973. Before him are Jeff Chandler (1918), Walter Koenig (1936), Jean Hagen (1923), Sonny Landham (1941), Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963), and Kate Hudson (1979). After him are Robert Foxworth (1941), Eddie Albert (1906), Anna Faris (1976), Joanna Cassidy (1945), Rhonda Fleming (1923), and Joe Spinell (1936).

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