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John Barrowman

1967 - Today

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John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. He is known for his roles as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who (2005–10; 2020–21) and spin-off Torchwood, (2006–11) and as Malcolm Merlyn in the Arrowverse (2012–19). Born in Glasgow, Barrowman moved to the US state of Illinois with his family at the age of eight. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Barrowman has received more than 7,410,030 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). John Barrowman is the 6,671st most popular actor (down from 5,810th in 2019), the 4,882nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,353rd in 2019) and the 751st most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Barrowman ranks 6,671 out of 13,578. Before him are Van Williams, Sharat Saxena, Diana Wynyard, Thomas Middleditch, Glenda Farrell, and Betsy Russell. After him are Dmitry Nagiyev, Jonathan Gilbert, Eric Christian Olsen, Kim Sa-rang, Boris Markov, and Ken Kirzinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, John Barrowman ranks 325. Before him are Salman Raduyev, Primož Gliha, Jonas Berggren, Dragan Đilas, Geraldine Somerville, and Sherry Stringfield. After him are Dmitry Nagiyev, Jonathan Gilbert, Carlos Alberto Dias, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Cristi Puiu, and Eriq Ebouaney.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Barrowman ranks 4,882 out of 8,785. Before him are Chris Dreja (1945), Richard K. Guy (1916), James Oglethorpe (1696), Malcolm Sargent (1895), Colin Greenwood (1969), and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875). After him are Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), Luke Fildes (1843), Andy Fraser (1952), Ranulph Fiennes (1944), Charles Hefferon (1878), and Robin Sachs (1951).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Barrowman ranks 751. Before him are Anna Friel (1976), Peter Sallis (1921), Dawn French (1957), Shirley Stelfox (1941), Gia Scala (1934), and Diana Wynyard (1906). After him are Robin Sachs (1951), Judy Parfitt (1935), Ralph Ineson (1969), Hannah Waddingham (1974), Sheila Hancock (1933), and Craig Ferguson (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

Torchwood
Jack Harkness
The exploits a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.
7.286 / 10
Arrow
Malcolm Merlyn
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
6.818 / 10
Zero Dark Thirty
Jeremy
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Dec 19o 20126.988 / 10