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Jennifer Hudson

1981 - Today

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Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, producer, and talk show host. Having received numerous accolades for her work in music, film, television, and theater, Hudson became the youngest woman and third African-American recipient of all four major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) in 2022. She was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013, and Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of the reality series American Idol, wherein she placed seventh. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2024). Jennifer Hudson is the 6,022nd most popular actor (down from 5,188th in 2024), the 9,328th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,573rd in 2019) and the 2,772nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jennifer Hudson ranks 6,021 out of 13,578. Before her are Garrett Morris, Gary Daniels, Sherman Hemsley, Dieter Borsche, and Phillip Rhee. After her are Bob Einstein, Katherine McNamara, Elissa Landi, Christian Camargo, Christine Estabrook, Chloe Webb, and Aleksandr Domogarov.

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Among people born in 1981, Jennifer Hudson ranks 176. Before her are Dawn Olivieri, Asuka, Feliciano López, Lesley-Ann Brandt, El Hadji Diouf, and Matthias Schweighöfer. After her are John O'Shea, Gareth Barry, Justin Gabriel, Tora Berger, Roman Pavlyuchenko, and Andrés D'Alessandro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jennifer Hudson ranks 9,328 out of 20,380. Before her are Gregg Araki (1959), Brain (1963), Sherman Hemsley (1938), and Phillip Rhee (1960). After her are Bob Einstein (1942), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), Lee Ranaldo (1956), Katherine McNamara (1995), Lana (1985), Christian Camargo (1971), Christine Estabrook (1952), and Chloe Webb (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jennifer Hudson ranks 2,773. Before her are Lynn Collins (1977), Bill Moseley (1951), Richard Davalos (1930), Garrett Morris (1937), Sherman Hemsley (1938), and Phillip Rhee (1960). After her are Bob Einstein (1942), Katherine McNamara (1995), Christian Camargo (1971), Christine Estabrook (1952), Chloe Webb (1956), and Ilene Woods (1929).

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