ACTOR

John Cho

1972 - Today

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John Cho (born Cho Yo-Han; June 16, 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the Harold & Kumar films, and Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek rebooted film series, Better Luck Tomorrow, Columbus, and Searching, which made him the first Asian American actor in history to headline a mainstream thriller film in Hollywood. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in Searching. He also made history in American television in the 21st century as the first Asian American actor cast as a romantic lead in a romantic comedy series when he starred as Henry Higgs in the 2014 sitcom Selfie. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Cho has received more than 7,999,691 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. John Cho is the 5,695th most popular actor (down from 3,712th in 2019), the 310th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 192nd in 2019) and the 106th most popular South Korean Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Cho ranks 5,695 out of 13,578. Before him are Michelle Dockery, Bessie Barriscale, Liesl Karlstadt, Dany Carrel, Richard Norton, and Hana Laszlo. After him are Owen Moore, Sidney Blackmer, Richard Mulligan, Utpal Dutt, Frances O'Connor, and Konstantin Khabensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, John Cho ranks 213. Before him are Nikolai Lugansky, Abdeljalil Hadda, Fabrice Santoro, Hiroshi Nanami, Alfred Schreuder, and Sete Gibernau. After him are Konstantin Khabensky, Ai Iijima, Eva Henger, Jonas Björkman, John Abraham, and Poppy Montgomery.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, John Cho ranks 310 out of 1,128. Before him are Oh Eun-sun (1966), Kim Soo-hyun (1988), Park Yoo-chun (1986), Leeteuk (1983), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), and Claudia Kim (1985). After him are Ju Ji-hoon (1982), Lee Jun-ho (1990), Kim Jae-joong (1986), Nayeon (1995), Song Ji-hyo (1981), and Yi Gwang-sik (1493).

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Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, John Cho ranks 106. Before him are Kim Ha-neul (1978), Park Eun-bin (1992), Cho Yeo-jeong (1981), Kim Soo-hyun (1988), Park Yoo-chun (1986), and Claudia Kim (1985). After him are Ju Ji-hoon (1982), Song Ji-hyo (1981), Kim Hee-chul (1983), Steven Yeun (1983), Ok Taec-yeon (1988), and Jo In-sung (1981).

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