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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, the Asian-American film Better Luck Tomorrow, the critically acclaimed Columbus and the award-winning 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 7,477,938 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). John Cho is the 3,718th most popular actor (up from 4,533rd in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 226th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular South Korean Actor.

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  • 7.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Cho ranks 3,718 out of 9,996Before him are Isuzu Yamada, Kristofer Hivju, Oleg Vidov, Keenan Wynn, Agnes Ayres, and Tom Ewell. After him are Jessalyn Gilsig, Matt Smith, Michael Cudlitz, Reinhold Schünzel, Lupita Nyong'o, and Johanne Luise Heiberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, John Cho ranks 113Before him are Ari Behn, Trine Dyrholm, Jason O'Mara, Christophe Dugarry, Sandra Kim, and Alain Berset. After him are Timbaland, Esther Duflo, Arayik Harutyunyan, Abel Xavier, Facundo Arana, and Claudia Pechstein.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, John Cho ranks 195 out of 944Before him are Choi Ji-woo (1975), Yunjin Kim (1973), Jennie (1996), Yi San-hae (1539), Kim Seon-ho (1986), and J. Y. Park (1971). After him are Sulli (1994), Lee Jae-yong (1969), Suga (1993), Kang Kyung-wha (1955), V (1995), and Kim Ki-young (1919).

Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, John Cho ranks 42Before him are Ji Chang-wook (1987), Ji Sung (1977), Choi Ji-woo (1975), Yunjin Kim (1973), Kim Seon-ho (1986), and J. Y. Park (1971). After him are Sulli (1994), Ji Jin-hee (1971), Cha Seung-won (1970), Kim So-yeon (1980), Gong Hyo-jin (1980), and Jang Hyuk (1976).

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