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Jonathan Frakes

1952 - Today

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Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted the anthology series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, voiced David Xanatos in the Disney television series Gargoyles, and narrated the History Channel documentary Lee and Grant. He is the credited author of the novel The Abductors: Conspiracy, which was ghostwritten by Dean Wesley Smith. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Jonathan Frakes is the 1,534th most popular actor (down from 1,215th in 2024), the 2,848th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,093rd in 2019) and the 753rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jonathan Frakes ranks 1,534 out of 13,578. Before him are Paul Lukas, Patrick Dempsey, Haya Harareet, Oleg Yankovsky, Elke Sommer, and Lois Chiles. After him are Amaury Nolasco, Edward Gordon Craig, Tod Browning, Jeremy Strong, Josh Duhamel, and Fabre d'Églantine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jonathan Frakes ranks 143. Before him are Eduardo Souto de Moura, Fatos Nano, Rex Tillerson, Nile Rodgers, Vandana Shiva, and Verónica Castro. After him are Alexander Ankvab, George Allen, Edward Zwick, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Charles M. Rice, and Rafael Caro Quintero.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Frakes ranks 2,848 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Bennett (1933), Muriel Humphrey Brown (1912), Wally Schirra (1923), Maria Shriver (1955), Lois Chiles (1947), and Fred Haise (1933). After him are Ann Dunham (1942), Scooter Libby (1950), Pat Metheny (1954), Steve Morse (1954), Jack Shea (1910), and Tod Browning (1880).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jonathan Frakes ranks 753. Before him are Emma Stone (1988), Lily Tomlin (1939), Cathy Moriarty (1960), Warner Baxter (1889), Patrick Dempsey (1966), and Lois Chiles (1947). After him are Tod Browning (1880), Jeremy Strong (1978), Josh Duhamel (1972), Don S. Davis (1942), Tony Burton (1937), and Sela Ward (1956).

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