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James Earl Jones

1931 - 2024

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James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, Jones is known for his extensive and acclaimed roles on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985, and was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Earl Jones is the 347th most popular actor (up from 513th in 2019), the 746th most popular biography from United States (up from 943rd in 2019) and the 184th most popular American Actor.

James Earl Jones is most famous for playing the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies.

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Among actors, James Earl Jones ranks 347 out of 13,578. Before him are O Yeong-su, Alec Baldwin, Kenny Baker, Ian Holm, Kim Novak, and Patrick Stewart. After him are John Cazale, Priyanka Chopra, Oona O'Neill, Pola Negri, Jeff Goldblum, and Helmut Berger.

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Among people born in 1931, James Earl Jones ranks 37. Before him are Johannes Rau, Alice Munro, Leonard Nimoy, D. B. Cooper, Anne Bancroft, and Ian Holm. After him are João Gilberto, Rupert Murdoch, James Cronin, David Lee, Larry Hagman, and Aldo Rossi. Among people deceased in 2024, James Earl Jones ranks 36. Before him are Jim Simons, Leon Cooper, Herbert Kroemer, Dési Bouterse, Alice Munro, and Olivia Hussey. After him are Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Quincy Jones, Marisa Paredes, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Colin Renfrew, and Alexei Navalny.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Earl Jones ranks 746 out of 20,380. Before him are Jerome Karle (1918), Ice-T (1958), Alec Baldwin (1958), J. Paul Getty (1892), Kim Novak (1933), and Glenn T. Seaborg (1912). After him are John Cazale (1935), Martin Cooper (1928), Charles Goodyear (1800), Mike Pence (1959), William G. Morgan (1870), and Bell hooks (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Earl Jones ranks 184. Before him are Martin Landau (1928), James Caan (1940), Reese Witherspoon (1976), Doris Day (1922), Alec Baldwin (1958), and Kim Novak (1933). After him are John Cazale (1935), Jeff Goldblum (1952), Natalie Wood (1938), Christopher Lambert (1957), Joanne Woodward (1930), and Carrie Fisher (1956).

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