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John Kani

1943 - Today

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Bonisile John Kani, , (born 30 August 1942) is a South African actor, author, director and playwright. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Kani has received more than 2,687,233 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Kani is the 5,556th most popular actor (down from 4,618th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 108th in 2019) and the 12th most popular South African Actor.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Kani ranks 5,556 out of 13,578. Before him are Frank Dillane, Carla Laemmle, Anton Yelchin, Mary Brian, Donald Gibb, and Ofelia Medina. After him are Arthur Edmund Carewe, Goo Hara, Andrea Martin, Kim Ha-neul, Linda Arvidson, and Anita Louise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, John Kani ranks 537. Before him are Kenny Barron, Nancy Greene Raine, Walter Murch, Jonny Nilsson, Jacques-Pierre Amette, and Jimmy Hart. After him are Colin Baker, Frank Shu, Bill Bradley, Nobuko Imai, Roy Estrada, and Christiane Nord.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, John Kani ranks 134 out of 454. Before him are Belle Delphine (1999), Andrew Murray (1828), Frew McMillan (1942), Stanley Mandelstam (1928), Janet Suzman (1939), and Marjorie Clark (1909). After him are Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891), Solomon Linda (1909), Johan Kriek (1958), Ruth First (1925), Glynis Barber (1955), and Neill Blomkamp (1979).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, John Kani ranks 12. Before him are Cyril Cusack (1910), Alice Krige (1954), David Bailie (1937), Sharlto Copley (1973), Cecil Kellaway (1890), and Janet Suzman (1939). After him are Glynis Barber (1955), Cariba Heine (1988), Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981), Charlbi Dean (1990), Sid James (1913), and Ian Hunter (1900).

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