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Taraji P. Henson

1970 - Today

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Taraji Penda Henson ( tə-RAH-jee; born September 11, 1970) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards. After studying acting at Howard University, she made her film debut in the crime film Streetwise (1998). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taraji P. Henson has received more than 16,582,366 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Taraji P. Henson is the 3,522nd most popular actor (up from 3,660th in 2019), the 5,266th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,586th in 2019) and the 1,580th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Taraji P. Hensons by language

Over the past year Taraji P. Henson has had the most page views in the with 2,015,059 views, followed by French (148,061), and Spanish (124,043). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (139.20%), Persian (80.33%), and Yoruba (55.27%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Taraji P. Henson ranks 3,522 out of 13,578. Before her are Isaach de Bankolé, Lilia Skala, Ronan Keating, Eva Bartok, Martina Gedeck, and Elmo Lincoln. After her are Ming-Na Wen, Vanessa Hudgens, William Windom, Virginia Grey, Matthew Macfadyen, and Ricky Bruch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Taraji P. Henson ranks 105. Before her are Kevin Smith, Florin Răducioiu, Hunter Biden, Alexander Pschill, Albert Ferrer, and Võ Văn Thưởng. After her are Alain Boghossian, Nikola Gruevski, Luis Miguel, Nicolas Winding Refn, Martin McDonagh, and Petra Mede.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Taraji P. Henson ranks 5,266 out of 20,380. Before her are Hal Roach (1892), Eric Johnson (1954), Mae Jemison (1956), Murray Leinster (1896), Joan Mitchell (1925), and Elmo Lincoln (1889). After her are Kid Ory (1886), Timothy D. Snyder (1969), Toni Braxton (1967), Jon Brion (1963), Ronnie Radke (1983), and Erik Olin Wright (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Taraji P. Henson ranks 1,580. Before her are Jeff Chandler (1918), Mark Rolston (1956), Ann Dowd (1956), Zachary Quinto (1977), Jean Hagen (1923), and Elmo Lincoln (1889). After her are Vanessa Hudgens (1988), William Windom (1923), Virginia Grey (1917), Sacheen Littlefeather (1946), Eric Dane (1972), and Jessica Walter (1941).

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