1965 - Today
Viola Davis (; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and film producer. Known for her work across screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades and is one of three artists to achieve both the Triple Crown of Acting and the EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.A graduate of Juilliard, Davis began her career in Central Falls, Rhode Island, appearing in small stage productions, before expanding to screen with minor roles in film and television during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viola Davis has received more than 19,182,831 page views. Her biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Viola Davis is the 724th 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 356th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Viola Davis ranks 724 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: 718
1922 - 1984
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 719
1928 - 1986
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 720
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 721
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 722
1990 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 723
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 724
1922 - 1986
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 725
1917 - 1975
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 726
1948 - 2006
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 727
2005 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 728
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 729
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 730
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 356. 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: 350
1954 - 2022
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 351
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 352
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 353
1944 - 2018
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 354
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 355
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 356
1917 - 1975
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 357
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 358
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 359
1946 - 2017
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 360
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 361
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 362