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Tom Cruise

1962 - Today

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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $5 billion in North America and over $12 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Cruise has received more than 79,557,290 page views. His biography is available in 111 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 105 in 2019). Tom Cruise is the 89th most popular actor, the 173rd most popular biography from United States (up from 178th in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Actor.

Tom Cruise is most famous for his film roles in the Mission Impossible, Top Gun, Rain Man, and Jerry Maguire.

Memorability Metrics

  • 80M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 111

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Cruise ranks 89 out of 13,578. Before him are Toshiro Mifune, Paul Newman, Yves Montand, Judy Garland, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jane Birkin. After him are John Travolta, Rowan Atkinson, Helen Mirren, Clark Gable, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Jane Fonda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Tom Cruise ranks 2. Before him is Jim Carrey. After him are Cliff Burton, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Anthony Kiedis, Ismail Haniyeh, Jodie Foster, Nicolás Maduro, Demi Moore, Ralph Fiennes, and Olga Tokarczuk.

Others Born in 1962

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Cruise ranks 173 out of 20,380. Before him are Amelia Earhart (1897), Paul Newman (1925), William James Sidis (1898), Judy Garland (1922), Samuel L. Jackson (1948), and Sitting Bull (1831). After him are John Travolta (1954), Linus Pauling (1901), James Watson (1928), Ray Bradbury (1920), Clark Gable (1901), and Robert K. Merton (1910).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Cruise ranks 41. Before him are John Wayne (1907), Denzel Washington (1954), Sharon Tate (1943), Paul Newman (1925), Judy Garland (1922), and Samuel L. Jackson (1948). After him are John Travolta (1954), Clark Gable (1901), Jane Fonda (1937), Sigourney Weaver (1949), Robert Redford (1936), and Gregory Peck (1916).

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Television and Movie Roles

Edge of Tomorrow
Maj. William 'Bill' Cage
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.
May 27o 20147.624 / 10
Oblivion
Jack
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.
Apr 10o 20136.645 / 10
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Ethan Hunt
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.
Dec 7o 20117.089 / 10