ACTOR

William Jackson Harper

1980 - Today

Photo of William Jackson Harper

Icon of person William Jackson Harper

William Fitzgerald Harper (born February 8, 1980), known professionally as William Jackson Harper, is an American actor and playwright. He gained acclaim for his role as Chidi Anagonye in the NBC comedy series The Good Place (2016–2020), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Harper started his career as a main cast member of the PBS Kids Go! series The Electric Company (2009–2011). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). William Jackson Harper is the 12,958th most popular actor (down from 11,740th in 2024), the 18,264th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,880th in 2019) and the 5,898th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of William Jackson Harper by language

Loading...

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Jackson Harper ranks 12,958 out of 13,578. Before him are Rachel Boston, Emily Rios, Kaylee DeFer, Amelia Heinle, John Mulaney, and Stephanie Corneliussen. After him are Eloise Mumford, Melonie Diaz, Jerry Ferrara, Anne-Marie Johnson, Shriya Saran, and Nolan Gerard Funk.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, William Jackson Harper ranks 1,082. Before him are Anthony Geslin, Markel Irizar, Antero Niittymäki, Jillian Hall, Yandro Quintana, and Georgy Balakshin. After him are Marco Marzano, Thiago Martinelli, Milagros Sequera, Bernard Goumou, Ann Wauters, and Krisztina Fazekas-Zur.

Others Born in 1980

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, William Jackson Harper ranks 18,271 out of 20,380. Before him are Rob Liefeld (1967), Kaylee DeFer (1986), Amelia Heinle (1973), John Mulaney (1982), and Monta Ellis (1985). After him are Miesha Tate (1986), Eloise Mumford (1986), Kimberly Cheatle (1972), Anthony Hamilton (1971), Michael Beasley (1989), Melonie Diaz (1984), and Chris Moneymaker (1975).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Jackson Harper ranks 5,901. Before him are Moon Zappa (1967), Rachel Boston (1982), Emily Rios (1989), Kaylee DeFer (1986), Amelia Heinle (1973), and John Mulaney (1982). After him are Eloise Mumford (1986), Melonie Diaz (1984), Jerry Ferrara (1979), Anne-Marie Johnson (1960), Sharon Case (1971), and Danielle Fishel (1981).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous