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Nelsan Ellis

1977 - 2017

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Nelsan Ellis (November 30, 1977 – July 8, 2017) was an American actor. He achieved critical acclaim for his portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO television series True Blood (2008–2014), for which he won a Satellite Award from the International Press Academy, among other accolades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nelsan Ellis has received more than 5,750,068 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Nelsan Ellis is the 8,749th most popular actor (down from 8,137th in 2019), the 12,828th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,438th in 2019) and the 4,268th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nelsan Ellis ranks 8,749 out of 9,996. Before him are Eddie McClintock, Scott Porter, Hitomi Nabatame, Hong Seok-cheon, Michael O'Shea, and Jason Mantzoukas. After him are Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Robson Green, Lois Nettleton, Jordan Prentice, Bin Bunluerit, and Lenny Von Dohlen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Nelsan Ellis ranks 372. Before him are Guzel Yakhina, Therese Alshammar, Adam Saitiev, Owusu Benson, Kamaliya, and Luciana Aymar. After him are Kazuyuki Toda, Angela Aki, Eka Tkeshelashvili, Gemma Mengual, Lucy Punch, and John Hensley. Among people deceased in 2017, Nelsan Ellis ranks 570. Before him are Francine York, Denis Voronenkov, Robert Osborne, Sergei Mylnikov, Nat Hentoff, and Edith Windsor. After him are Dudley Storey, Ayan Sadakov, Kirti Nidhi Bista, Reema Lagoo, František Rajtoral, and Barbara Cook.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nelsan Ellis ranks 12,828 out of 18,182. Before him are Justin Cronin (1962), Pete Buttigieg (1982), Amy Chua (1962), Jason Mantzoukas (1972), Paula Cole (1968), and Alex Hirsch (1985). After him are Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1905), Mark Arm (1962), Jim Clyburn (1940), Jerry Coyne (1949), Dick Garmaker (1932), and Lois Nettleton (1927).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Nelsan Ellis ranks 4,268. Before him are Peter Hermann (1967), Shelley Fabares (1944), Eddie McClintock (1967), Scott Porter (1979), Michael O'Shea (1906), and Jason Mantzoukas (1972). After him are Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1905), Lois Nettleton (1927), Lenny Von Dohlen (1958), Sofia Vassilieva (1992), Stephanie Niznik (1967), and Patrick Flueger (1983).

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