1965 - Today
Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, she is the only African-American to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Time magazine 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 theater productions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viola Davis has received more than 14,108,814 page views. Her biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Viola Davis is the 990th most popular actor (down from 969th in 2019), the 1,860th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,838th in 2019) and the 489th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Viola Davis ranks 990 out of 10,030. Before her are John Carradine, Lee Remick, Frances Conroy, Lee J. Cobb, Sam Waterston, and Diane Lane. After her are Michelle Yeoh, Laura Gemser, Kirstie Alley, Richard Farnsworth, Scott Adkins, and Daryl Hannah.
1906 - 1988
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 984
1935 - 1991
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 985
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 986
1911 - 1976
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 987
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 988
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 989
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 990
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 991
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 992
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 993
1920 - 2000
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 994
1976 - Present
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 995
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 996
Among people born in 1965, Viola Davis ranks 34. Before her are Sam Mendes, Shamil Basayev, Nicholas Sparks, Dragan Stojković, Diane Lane, and Michael Bay. After her are Connie Nielsen, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Vinnie Jones, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Infanta Cristina of Spain, and Moby.
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 28
1965 - 2006
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 29
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 30
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 31
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 32
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 33
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 34
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 35
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 36
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 37
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 38
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 39
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 40
Among people born in United States, Viola Davis ranks 1,860 out of 15,968. Before her are Anastacia (1968), Sam Waterston (1940), Diane Lane (1965), Donald E. Westlake (1933), Russell Alan Hulse (1950), and Michael Bay (1965). After her are Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), Edward B. Lewis (1918), Richard Rodgers (1902), Beyoncé (1981), and Luis Walter Alvarez (1911).
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,854
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,855
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,856
1933 - 2008
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,857
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,858
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,859
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,860
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1,861
1922 - 1995
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1,862
1918 - 2004
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1,863
1902 - 1979
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1,864
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,865
1911 - 1988
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,866
Among actors born in United States, Viola Davis ranks 489. Before her are John Carradine (1906), Lee Remick (1935), Frances Conroy (1953), Lee J. Cobb (1911), Sam Waterston (1940), and Diane Lane (1965). After her are Kirstie Alley (1951), Richard Farnsworth (1920), Daryl Hannah (1960), Michelle Phillips (1944), Ashton Kutcher (1978), and Peter Weller (1947).
1906 - 1988
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 483
1935 - 1991
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 484
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 485
1911 - 1976
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 486
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 487
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 488
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 489
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 490
1920 - 2000
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 491
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 492
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 493
1978 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 494
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 495