ACTOR

Tom Hanks

1956 - Today

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Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks is ranked as the fifth-highest-grossing American film actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Hanks has received more than 53,097,352 page views. His biography is available in 118 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 107 in 2019). Tom Hanks is the 66th most popular actor (up from 82nd in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from United States (up from 158th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Actor.

Tom Hanks is most famous for his role as Forrest Gump in the movie of the same name.

Memorability Metrics

  • 53M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 118

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Hanks ranks 66 out of 13,578. Before him are Will Smith, Christopher Lee, Liam Neeson, Omar Sharif, Greta Garbo, and Charles Bronson. After him are Brad Pitt, Kirk Douglas, Alan Alda, Henry Fonda, Johnny Depp, and Ian McKellen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Tom Hanks ranks 1. After him are Mel Gibson, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Steve Ballmer, Lars von Trier, Christoph Waltz, Björn Borg, Michel Houellebecq, Tsai Ing-wen, Christine Lagarde, and Paolo Rossi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Hanks ranks 140 out of 20,380. Before him are Rosa Parks (1913), William James (1842), Bobby Fischer (1943), Edwin Hubble (1889), Phineas Gage (1823), and Charles Bronson (1921). After him are Brad Pitt (1963), Kirk Douglas (1916), Alan Alda (1936), Henry Fonda (1905), Johnny Depp (1963), and Harvey Weinstein (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Hanks ranks 27. Before him are Katharine Hepburn (1907), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Meryl Streep (1949), Michael Douglas (1944), Will Smith (1968), and Charles Bronson (1921). After him are Brad Pitt (1963), Kirk Douglas (1916), Alan Alda (1936), Henry Fonda (1905), Johnny Depp (1963), and Steven Seagal (1952).

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