Actor
John Kani
1943 - today
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John Kani
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). John Kani is the 4,345th most popular actor (up from 5,551st in 2024), the 110th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 134th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South African Actor.
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Among Actors
Among actors, John Kani ranks 4,344 out of 13,578. Before him are Unshō Ishizuka, John Slattery, Caterina Murino, Emerald Fennell, Sofia Boutella, and Matthew Macfadyen. After him are Paprika Steen, Michael Cudlitz, Tura Satana, Fred Gwynne, Beatriz Segall, and Giorgia Moll.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUnshō Ishizuka
1951 - 2018
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 4,339
John Slattery
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 4,340
Caterina Murino
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 4,341
Emerald Fennell
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 4,342
Sofia Boutella
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 4,343
Matthew Macfadyen
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 4,344
John Kani
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 4,345
Paprika Steen
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 4,346
Michael Cudlitz
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 4,347
Tura Satana
1938 - 2011
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 4,348
Fred Gwynne
1926 - 1993
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 4,349
Beatriz Segall
1926 - 2018
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 4,350
Giorgia Moll
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 4,351
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, John Kani ranks 448. Before him are Safi Faye, Owen Davidson, Gil Amelio, Alan Wilson, George Woods, and Andrej Bajuk. After him are Milan Máčala, Bill Bowrey, Gaby Dohm, Max Jean, Friedrich Kittler, and Luis Eduardo Aute.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsSafi Faye
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 442
Owen Davidson
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 443
Gil Amelio
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 444
Alan Wilson
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1970
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 445
George Woods
ATHLETE
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 446
Andrej Bajuk
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 447
John Kani
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 448
Milan Máčala
COACH
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 449
Bill Bowrey
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 450
Gaby Dohm
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 451
Max Jean
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 452
Friedrich Kittler
HISTORIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 453
Luis Eduardo Aute
SINGER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 454
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, John Kani ranks 110 out of NaN. Before him are Hugh Masekela (1939), Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891), Alfred Swift (1931), Oscar Pistorius (1986), Max Gluckman (1911), and Alan Paton (1903). After him are Helen Suzman (1917), Tosca Musk (1974), Wilfrid Napier (1941), Bevil Rudd (1894), David Bailie (1937), and Margaret Gardiner (1959).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsHugh Masekela
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 104
Ernest Leonard Johnson
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1977
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 105
Alfred Swift
CYCLIST
1931 - 2009
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 106
Oscar Pistorius
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 107
Max Gluckman
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1911 - 1975
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 108
Alan Paton
WRITER
1903 - 1988
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 109
John Kani
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 110
Helen Suzman
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 111
Tosca Musk
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 112
Wilfrid Napier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 113
Bevil Rudd
ATHLETE
1894 - 1948
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 114
David Bailie
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 115
Margaret Gardiner
CELEBRITY
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 116
Among Actors In South Africa
Among actors born in South Africa, John Kani ranks 9. Before him are Glynis Johns (1923), Basil Rathbone (1892), Arnold Vosloo (1962), Cyril Cusack (1910), Alice Krige (1954), and Janet Suzman (1939). After him are David Bailie (1937), Sharlto Copley (1973), Cecil Kellaway (1890), Glynis Barber (1955), Johnny Flynn (1983), and Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981).
Glynis Johns
1923 - 2024
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 3
Basil Rathbone
1892 - 1967
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 4
Arnold Vosloo
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 5
Cyril Cusack
1910 - 1993
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 6
Alice Krige
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 7
Janet Suzman
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 8
John Kani
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 9
David Bailie
1937 - 2021
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 10
Sharlto Copley
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 11
Cecil Kellaway
1890 - 1973
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 12
Glynis Barber
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 13
Johnny Flynn
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 14
Lesley-Ann Brandt
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 15















































