1965 - Today
Viola Davis (; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Tony Awards, she is the sole African American to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017, and in 2020, The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.Davis began her career in Central Falls, Rhode Island, appearing in small stage productions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viola Davis has received more than 16,037,009 page views. Her biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Viola Davis is the 726th most popular actor (up from 990th in 2019), the 1,354th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,859th in 2019) and the 359th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Viola Davis ranks 726 out of 9,996. Before her are Sondra Locke, Oskar Werner, Erik Bruhn, Ben Stiller, Mark Strong, and Emma Watson. After her are Adolfo Celi, Susan Hayward, Claude Jade, Noah Jupe, Andie MacDowell, and Jack Elam.
1944 - 2018
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 720
1922 - 1984
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 721
1928 - 1986
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 722
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 723
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 724
1990 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 725
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 726
1922 - 1986
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 727
1917 - 1975
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 728
1948 - 2006
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 729
2005 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 730
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 731
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 732
Among people born in 1965, Viola Davis ranks 27. Before her are Laurent Blanc, José Luis Chilavert, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Shamil Basayev, Waris Dirie, and Ben Stiller. After her are Hans-Dieter Flick, Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Slash, Diane Lane, Linda Evangelista, and Moby.
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 21
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 22
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 23
1965 - 2006
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 24
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 25
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 26
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 27
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 28
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 29
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 30
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 31
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 32
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 33
Among people born in United States, Viola Davis ranks 1,354 out of 18,182. Before her are Virginia Henderson (1897), Ben Stiller (1965), Clyde Drexler (1962), Courtney Love (1964), Michael Connelly (1956), and Stan Kroenke (1947). After her are Oscar Robertson (1938), James Bond (1900), Susan Hayward (1917), Betty Ford (1918), Andie MacDowell (1958), and Charles Ives (1874).
1897 - 1996
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 1,348
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 1,349
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 1,350
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 1,351
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 1,352
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 1,353
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 1,354
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1,355
1900 - 1989
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1,356
1917 - 1975
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1,357
1918 - 2011
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1,358
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,359
1874 - 1954
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,360
Among actors born in United States, Viola Davis ranks 359. Before her are Roberts Blossom (1924), Ray Liotta (1954), Ron Howard (1954), Holland Taylor (1943), Sondra Locke (1944), and Ben Stiller (1965). After her are Susan Hayward (1917), Andie MacDowell (1958), Jack Elam (1920), John Heard (1946), Ben Gazzara (1930), and William Fichtner (1956).
1924 - 2011
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 353
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 354
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 355
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 356
1944 - 2018
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 357
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 358
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 359
1917 - 1975
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 360
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 361
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 362
1946 - 2017
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 363
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 364
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 365