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Denzel Washington

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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, Washington has received numerous accolades and is the only black actor to have won two Academy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him the greatest actor of the 21st century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Denzel Washington is the 80th most popular actor (down from 79th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from United States (down from 159th in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Actor.

Denzel Washington is an American actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the films "The Great Debaters", "Malcolm X", "The Hurricane", "Training Day", "Glory", "Philadelphia", "Remember the Titans", "He Got Game", "American Gangster", "The Book of Eli", "Safe House", "Unstoppable" and "Flight".

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Denzel Washington ranks 80 out of 13,578. Before him are Judy Garland, Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Omar Sharif, Ed Asner, and Henry Fonda. After him are Maggie Smith, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, David Hasselhoff, Ian McKellen, and Leslie Nielsen.

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Among people born in 1954, Denzel Washington ranks 7. Before him are Angela Merkel, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Jackie Chan, François Hollande, Alexander Lukashenko, and Shinzō Abe. After him are Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Hugo Chávez, Viktor Yushchenko, John Travolta, and Sócrates.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Denzel Washington ranks 205 out of 20,380. Before him are William James Sidis (1898), Douglas MacArthur (1880), Ed Asner (1929), Herbert Hoover (1874), Henry Fonda (1905), and Noah Webster (1758). After him are Francis Ford Coppola (1939), James Monroe (1758), Robert Redford (1936), Pearl S. Buck (1892), Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. (1915), and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Denzel Washington ranks 41. Before him are Robert Downey Jr. (1965), Judy Garland (1922), Tom Hanks (1956), Brad Pitt (1963), Ed Asner (1929), and Henry Fonda (1905). After him are Robert Redford (1936), Jon Voight (1938), David Hasselhoff (1952), Kevin Costner (1955), Buster Keaton (1895), and Tom Cruise (1962).

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