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Mark Hamill

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Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. He starred as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, in the original and sequel trilogies. Through the 1980s, Hamill distinguished himself from his role in the original Star Wars trilogy by pursuing a theatre career on Broadway, starring in productions of The Elephant Man, Amadeus and The Nerd. His other live-action film and television roles include Kenneth W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Hamill has received more than 24,218,480 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Mark Hamill is the 436th most popular actor (down from 394th in 2019), the 788th most popular biography from United States (down from 750th in 2019) and the 217th most popular American Actor.

Mark Hamill is most famous for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies.

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  • 24M

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  • 64.07

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  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mark Hamill ranks 436 out of 13,578. Before him are Brandon Lee, Heath Ledger, Cillian Murphy, Bruno Cremer, Emmanuelle Riva, and David McCallum. After him are Françoise Dorléac, Gian Maria Volonté, Jane Seymour, John Goodman, Paul Hogan, and Frances McDormand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Mark Hamill ranks 26. Before him are Akhmad Kadyrov, Paul Breitner, Aslan Maskhadov, Gordon Brown, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and Tommy Hilfiger. After him are Jane Seymour, Juan Manuel Santos, Traian Băsescu, Jill Biden, Kevin Keegan, and Sergei Skripal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Hamill ranks 788 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe DiMaggio (1914), Robert Hofstadter (1915), Robert McNamara (1916), Dalton Trumbo (1905), Judith Butler (1956), and Antony Blinken (1962). After him are Marvin Gaye (1939), Bill Russell (1934), Douglass North (1920), Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916), William Alfred Fowler (1911), and George Eastman (1854).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mark Hamill ranks 217. Before him are Randy Quaid (1950), James Woods (1947), Roy Scheider (1932), Jean Harlow (1911), Charlie Sheen (1965), and Brandon Lee (1965). After him are John Goodman (1952), Frances McDormand (1957), Pat Morita (1932), Renée Zellweger (1969), Robert Wagner (1930), and Halle Berry (1966).

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Television and Movie Roles

Star Wars
Luke Skywalker
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
May 25o 19778.203 / 10
The Empire Strikes Back
Luke Skywalker
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
May 20o 19808.392 / 10
Return of the Jedi
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.
May 25o 19837.898 / 10