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John Gallagher Jr.

1984 - Today

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John Howard Gallagher Jr. (born June 17, 1984) is an American actor and musician best known for originating the role of Moritz Stiefel in the 2006 rock musical Spring Awakening, which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He also played Johnny in Green Day's Broadway musical, American Idiot, Lee in the 2011 Broadway production of Jerusalem, Edmund in the 2016 Broadway revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night, and Mate in the 2024 Broadway production of Swept Away. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Gallagher Jr. has received more than 3,653,488 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. John Gallagher Jr. is the 11,410th most popular actor (down from 10,028th in 2019), the 16,414th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,557th in 2019) and the 5,381st most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Gallagher Jr. ranks 11,410 out of 13,578Before him are Charlie McDermott, Josie Loren, Nathan Kress, Yumi Uchiyama, Tom Cullen, and Cleopatra Coleman. After him are Deborah Mailman, Willow Shields, Robert Kazinsky, Toks Olagundoye, Eliza Bennett, and Jung In-sun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, John Gallagher Jr. ranks 606Before him are Miloš Ninković, Mohamed Tchité, Issey Nakajima-Farran, Emre Güngör, Ekaterina Vilkova, and Danilo Larangeira. After him are Kim Hyung-il, Ben Spies, Darren Bent, Laura Asadauskaitė, Kerry Bishé, and Stewart Downing.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Gallagher Jr. ranks 16,414 out of 20,380Before him are Josie Loren (1987), Nathan Kress (1992), Nick Berg (1978), Bill Callahan (1966), Michael T. Good (1962), and CeCe Winans (1964). After him are Lionel Hollins (1953), Willow Shields (2000), Joe Kennedy III (1980), Keith Langford (1983), Lisa Marie Varon (1971), and Patty Fendick (1965).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Gallagher Jr. ranks 5,381Before him are Charlyne Yi (1986), Brooke Burke (1971), Mariana Klaveno (1979), Charlie McDermott (1990), Josie Loren (1987), and Nathan Kress (1992). After him are Willow Shields (2000), Guillermo Díaz (1975), Sherri Saum (1974), J. August Richards (1973), Stephanie Hsu (1990), and Katelyn Nacon (1999).