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Morgan Freeman

1937 - Today

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Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. He was honored with the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2012, and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018. In a 2022 readers' poll by Empire, he was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Morgan Freeman is the 31st most popular actor (up from 33rd in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from United States (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Actor.

Morgan Freeman is most famous for his roles in the Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy, and The Dark Knight.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Morgan Freeman ranks 31 out of 13,578. Before him are Mary Pickford, Amitabh Bachchan, Sarah Bernhardt, Sean Connery, Yul Brynner, and Gene Hackman. After him are Claudia Cardinale, Jack Nicholson, Jean Reno, Romy Schneider, Dustin Hoffman, and Elizabeth Taylor.

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Among people born in 1937, Morgan Freeman ranks 4. Before him are Saddam Hussein, Harald V of Norway, and Anthony Hopkins. After him are Valentina Tereshkova, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ridley Scott, Boris Spassky, Ahmed Yassin, and Martti Ahtisaari.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Morgan Freeman ranks 98 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephen King (1947), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), John D. Rockefeller (1839), Gene Hackman (1930), Jeff Bezos (1964), and Barack Obama (1961). After him are Jack Nicholson (1937), Abraham Maslow (1908), Anthony Fauci (1940), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), and Charles H. Townes (1915).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Morgan Freeman ranks 13. Before him are Robert De Niro (1943), Marlon Brando (1924), Danny DeVito (1944), James Stewart (1908), Patrick Swayze (1952), and Gene Hackman (1930). After him are Jack Nicholson (1937), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Nicolas Cage (1964), Debbie Reynolds (1932), Paul Newman (1925), and Charles Bronson (1921).

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