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James Gandolfini

1961 - 2013

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James John Gandolfini (Italian: [ɡandolˈfiːni]; September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos (1999–2007). For this role, he won three Emmy Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. His role as Tony Soprano has been described as one of the greatest and most influential performances in television history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Gandolfini is the 566th most popular actor (up from 612th in 2019), the 1,202nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,119th in 2019) and the 296th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, James Gandolfini ranks 566 out of 13,578. Before him are Jayne Mansfield, Richard Dreyfuss, Dennis Quaid, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Claude Jade, and Jennifer Connelly. After him are Jacques Perrin, Vyjayanthimala Bali, Pamela Anderson, Carroll O'Connor, Charles Laughton, and Sylva Koscina.

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Among people born in 1961, James Gandolfini ranks 23. Before him are Joko Widodo, Petr Pavel, Peter Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Enya, and Manu Chao. After him are Luis de la Fuente, Joseph Kony, Wayne Gretzky, Carlos Valderrama, Nastassja Kinski, and David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon. Among people deceased in 2013, James Gandolfini ranks 47. Before him are Kenneth G. Wilson, Richard Griffiths, Lawrence Klein, Jesús Franco, Ray Manzarek, and Ieng Sary. After him are Masao Uchino, James M. Buchanan, Erich Priebke, Bert Trautmann, Don Shirley, and Chinua Achebe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gandolfini ranks 1,202 out of 20,380. Before him are Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), Lisa Marie Presley (1968), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), Terrence Malick (1943), Harold Lasswell (1902), and Jennifer Connelly (1970). After him are Jonathan Demme (1944), Stanley Milgram (1933), Michael Crichton (1942), Bill Gates Sr. (1925), Lionel Richie (1949), and Shawn Michaels (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Gandolfini ranks 296. Before him are Ginger Rogers (1911), Jayne Mansfield (1933), Richard Dreyfuss (1947), Dennis Quaid (1954), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), and Jennifer Connelly (1970). After him are Carroll O'Connor (1924), Linda Hunt (1945), Bette Midler (1945), Kirstie Alley (1951), Phoebe Cates (1963), and J. K. Simmons (1955).

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