1945 - Today
John Arthur Lithgow ( LITH-goh; born October 19, 1945) is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his diverse work on stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades including six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Lithgow has received more than 13,468,915 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). John Lithgow is the 451st most popular actor (up from 495th in 2019), the 861st most popular biography from United States (up from 929th in 2019) and the 231st most popular American Actor.
John Lithgow is most famous for his role as the father in the movie "3rd Rock from the Sun."
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Among actors, John Lithgow ranks 451 out of 9,996. Before him are Juliette Binoche, Alan Arkin, Bill Bixby, Dirk Bogarde, Leslie Howard, and Jason Robards. After him are Hanna Schygulla, Michèle Mercier, James Woods, Linda Hamilton, Linda Hunt, and Lola Montez.
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 445
1934 - 2023
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 446
1934 - 1993
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 447
1921 - 1999
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 448
1893 - 1943
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 449
1922 - 2000
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 450
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 451
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 452
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 453
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 454
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 455
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 456
1821 - 1861
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 457
Among people born in 1945, John Lithgow ranks 43. Before him are Neil Young, Jean Nouvel, Jacqueline du Pré, Roger Glover, Slobodan Praljak, and Itzhak Perlman. After him are Linda Hunt, Viktor Saneyev, Steve Martin, Anselm Kiefer, Dési Bouterse, and Adly Mansour.
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 37
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 38
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 39
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 40
1945 - 2017
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 41
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 42
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 43
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 44
1945 - 2022
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 45
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 46
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 47
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 48
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 49
Among people born in United States, John Lithgow ranks 861 out of 18,182. Before him are Alan Arkin (1934), Bill Bixby (1934), John J. Pershing (1860), Lynn Margulis (1938), Jason Robards (1922), and Kris Kristofferson (1936). After him are John Archibald Wheeler (1911), Robert Venturi (1925), James Woods (1947), Linda Hamilton (1956), Linda Hunt (1945), and Karl Malden (1912).
1934 - 2023
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 855
1934 - 1993
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 856
1860 - 1948
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 857
1938 - 2011
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 858
1922 - 2000
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 859
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 860
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 861
1911 - 2008
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 862
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 863
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 864
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 865
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 866
1912 - 2009
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 867
Among actors born in United States, John Lithgow ranks 231. Before him are Mickey Rooney (1920), Lillian Gish (1893), Jayne Mansfield (1933), Alan Arkin (1934), Bill Bixby (1934), and Jason Robards (1922). After him are James Woods (1947), Linda Hamilton (1956), Linda Hunt (1945), Karl Malden (1912), Jack Palance (1919), and Lex Barker (1919).
1920 - 2014
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 225
1893 - 1993
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 226
1933 - 1967
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 227
1934 - 2023
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 228
1934 - 1993
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 229
1922 - 2000
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 230
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 231
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 232
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 233
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 234
1912 - 2009
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 235
1919 - 2006
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 236
1919 - 1973
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 237