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RuPaul

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RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race and has received several accolades, including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, a Tony Award, and a Guinness World Records title. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with Fortune saying that he is "easily the world's most famous drag queen." In 2017, RuPaul was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Born and raised in San Diego, California, RuPaul studied performing arts in Atlanta, Georgia, before relocating to New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBTQ nightclub scene. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). RuPaul is the 3,986th most popular actor (down from 3,133rd in 2024), the 6,460th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,744th in 2019) and the 1,853rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, RuPaul ranks 3,986 out of 13,578. Before him are Mariel Hemingway, Flora Robson, Ferdinand Marian, China Zorrilla, Eliane Giardini, and Martha Vickers. After him are Kathryn Morris, Tiny Sandford, Therese Giehse, Virginia Rappe, Mika'ela Fisher, and Kathy Burke.

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Among people born in 1960, RuPaul ranks 228. Before him are Vladimir Krutov, Susanne Lothar, Jason Beghe, Yoko Tawada, Bogaletch Gebre, and Djamel Menad. After him are Alfred Gusenbauer, Annabella Sciorra, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Mykelti Williamson, Igor Larionov, and Mick Hucknall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, RuPaul ranks 6,462 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Shinseki (1942), Stephen Breyer (1938), George Horine (1890), Clarke Scholes (1930), Allen J. Bard (1933), Martha Vickers (1925), and Tony Hawk (1968). After him are Kathryn Morris (1969), Tiny Sandford (1894), Carole Caldwell Graebner (1943), Big Sean (1988), and Virginia Rappe (1895).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, RuPaul ranks 1,853. Before him are Lawrence Tierney (1919), Paula Patton (1975), Wes Bentley (1978), Al Ernest Garcia (1887), Mariel Hemingway (1961), and Martha Vickers (1925). After him are Kathryn Morris (1969), Tiny Sandford (1894), Virginia Rappe (1895), Pia Zadora (1953), Annabella Sciorra (1960), and Gregg Henry (1952).

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