ACTOR

Judd Nelson

1959 - Today

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Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959) is an American actor. After a lead role in the film Making the Grade (1984), Nelson had his breakout with a starring role in the coming-of-age teen film The Breakfast Club (1985), which caused him to be associated with a group of actors known as the "Brat Pack." In the late 1980s, Nelson starred in the Brat Pack films St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and Blue City (1986), voiced Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime in the animated film The Transformers: The Movie (1986), and had lead roles in From the Hip (1987) and Relentless (1989). For his portrayal of Joe Hunt in the biographical television miniseries Billionaire Boys Club (1987), Nelson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judd Nelson has received more than 8,342,866 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Judd Nelson is the 5,399th most popular actor (down from 4,169th in 2019), the 7,865th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,281st in 2019) and the 2,444th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Judd Nelson ranks 5,399 out of 13,578. Before him are Anya Taylor-Joy, Donna Mills, Jaye Davidson, Martin Henderson, Jack Kruschen, and Lindsay Crouse. After him are Warren Frost, Tomer Sisley, Greg Wise, Lucyna Winnicka, Tony Leblanc, and Arthur Hohl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Judd Nelson ranks 302. Before him are Peter Mullan, Daniel Sturla, Mirandinha, Brian Setzer, Thomas Calabro, and John Sykes. After him are Luis Fernando Suárez, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Jayne Atkinson, Billy Campbell, Kim Newman, and Norm Macdonald.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judd Nelson ranks 7,865 out of 20,380. Before him are Tori Black (1988), Scott Weiland (1967), Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908), Jim Root (1971), Lindsay Crouse (1948), and Herb Kohl (1935). After him are Wally Funk (1939), Jamie Kennedy (1970), Warren Frost (1925), Oliver Macdonald (1904), Fischer Black (1938), and Randy Jones (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Judd Nelson ranks 2,444. Before him are Blanche Sweet (1896), Paul Dano (1984), Anya Taylor-Joy (1996), Donna Mills (1940), Jaye Davidson (1968), and Lindsay Crouse (1948). After him are Warren Frost (1925), Arthur Hohl (1889), Megan Mullally (1958), Steve Schirripa (1958), Will Geer (1902), and Bebe Neuwirth (1958).

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