ACTOR

Samuel L. Jackson

1948 - Today

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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing actor of all time. In 2022, he received the Academy Honorary Award as "a cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide".Jackson made his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and Her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel L. Jackson has received more than 27,940,149 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Samuel L. Jackson is the 87th most popular actor (down from 83rd in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from United States (down from 161st in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Actor.

Samuel L. Jackson is most famous for his role as Jules in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction, which has become a cult classic.

Memorability Metrics

  • 28M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 82

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Samuel L. Jacksons by language

Over the past year Samuel L. Jackson has had the most page views in the with 2,957,353 views, followed by Spanish (397,767), and German (380,798). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (218.02%), Romanian (158.69%), and Swahili (123.64%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Samuel L. Jackson ranks 87 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Caine, Sharon Tate, Toshiro Mifune, Paul Newman, Yves Montand, and Judy Garland. After him are Jane Birkin, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Rowan Atkinson, Helen Mirren, and Clark Gable.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Samuel L. Jackson ranks 10. Before him are Gérard Depardieu, Terry Pratchett, Svetlana Alexievich, Eckhart Tolle, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Cat Stevens. After him are Hassan Rouhani, Sauli Niinistö, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ozzy Osbourne, Jan Palach, and Jeremy Irons.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Samuel L. Jackson ranks 171 out of 20,380. Before him are Barry Barish (1936), Sharon Tate (1943), Amelia Earhart (1897), Paul Newman (1925), William James Sidis (1898), and Judy Garland (1922). After him are Sitting Bull (1831), Tom Cruise (1962), John Travolta (1954), Linus Pauling (1901), James Watson (1928), and Ray Bradbury (1920).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Samuel L. Jackson ranks 40. Before him are Tom Selleck (1945), John Wayne (1907), Denzel Washington (1954), Sharon Tate (1943), Paul Newman (1925), and Judy Garland (1922). After him are Tom Cruise (1962), John Travolta (1954), Clark Gable (1901), Jane Fonda (1937), Sigourney Weaver (1949), and Robert Redford (1936).

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Television and Movie Roles

Captain Marvel
Nick Fury
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Mar 6o 20196.833 / 10
The Hateful Eight
Major Marquis Warren
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Dec 25o 20157.75 / 10
Pulp Fiction
Jules Winnfield
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Sep 10o 19948.489 / 10