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The best-known film, television and stage actors in our archive, ranked by historical popularity.

1,391 actors in our database, ranked by historical popularity. Page 10 of 28.

Most famous actor

Charlie Chaplin

Highest historical popularity score (HPI 89.8)

Most common birth month

April

140 of 1,391 were born in April

Living vs deceased

980 / 411

70% are still living

Most common nationality

American

796 people, 57% of the list

Editor-written profiles

262

19% have a full original profile so far

The ranked list (from #451)

  1. 451Jennifer ConnellyJennifer ConnellyActress who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for A Beautiful Mind.🇺🇸American · Born December 12, 1970View profile
  2. 452Claude JadeClaude JadePlayed Christine Darbon in three of François Truffaut's Antoine Doinel films, beginning with Stolen Kisses.🇫🇷French · Born October 8, 1948 · Died December 1, 2006View profile
  3. 453Pamela AndersonPamela AndersonStar of Baywatch and Playboy cover model who later turned to animal rights activism.Canadian-American · Born July 1, 1967View profile
  4. 454Charles LaughtonCharles LaughtonWon the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Henry VIII in The Private Life of Henry VIII.🇬🇧British · Born July 1, 1899 · Died December 15, 1962View profile
  5. 455Cillian MurphyCillian MurphyWon the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer.🇮🇪Irish · Born May 25, 1976View profile
  6. 456Linda HuntLinda HuntWon an Academy Award for playing the male photographer Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously.🇺🇸American · Born April 2, 1945View profile
  7. 457Bette MidlerBette MidlerEntertainer who won a Grammy for the ballad The Rose and starred in the film Beaches.🇺🇸American · Born December 1, 1945View profile
  8. 458Wentworth MillerWentworth MillerPlayed the brilliant escaping convict Michael Scofield in the television drama Prison Break, earning a Golden Globe nomination.🇬🇧British · Born June 2, 1972View profile
  9. 459Kirstie AlleyKirstie AlleyPlayed the harried bar manager Rebecca Howe in the sitcom Cheers, winning both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for it.🇺🇸American · Born January 12, 1951 · Died December 5, 2022View profile
  10. 460Natalie PortmanNatalie PortmanWon the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a troubled ballerina in Black Swan.Israeli-American · Born June 9, 1981View profile
  11. 461J. K. SimmonsJ. K. SimmonsWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as the ferocious music teacher in Whiplash.🇺🇸American · Born January 9, 1955View profile
  12. 462Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaugheyWon the Best Actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club and starred in True Detective and Interstellar.🇺🇸American · Born November 4, 1969View profile
  13. 463John GoodmanJohn GoodmanPlayed Dan Conner in the long-running sitcom Roseanne and appeared in many Coen brothers films, including The Big Lebowski.🇺🇸American · Born June 20, 1952View profile
  14. 464R. Lee ErmeyR. Lee ErmeyPlayed the foul-mouthed drill instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, drawing on his own Marine experience.🇺🇸American · Born March 24, 1944 · Died April 15, 2018View profile
  15. 465Brendan FraserBrendan FraserWon the Best Actor Oscar for The Whale after starring in The Mummy.🇺🇸American · Born December 3, 1968View profile
  16. 466Mickey RooneyMickey RooneyChild star best remembered for playing Andy Hardy in a long-running series of MGM films.🇺🇸American · Born September 23, 1920 · Died April 6, 2014View profile
  17. 467Tom WaitsTom WaitsGravel-voiced songwriter whose album Rain Dogs and tales of drifters and barrooms built a devoted cult following.🇺🇸American · Born December 7, 1949View profile
  18. 468Ming-Na WenMing-Na WenActress who voiced Mulan and starred in ER and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.🇺🇸American · Born November 20, 1963View profile
  19. 469Akshay KumarAkshay KumarProlific Bollywood star known for action and comedy roles, and for producing films alongside his acting career.🇮🇳Indian · Born September 9, 1967View profile
  20. 470Mickey RourkeMickey RourkeEarned an Oscar nomination for playing a faded professional wrestler in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler.🇺🇸American · Born September 16, 1952View profile
  21. 471Winona RyderWinona RyderActress who starred in Beetlejuice, Heathers and Girl, Interrupted, and later played Joyce Byers in Stranger Things.🇺🇸American · Born October 29, 1971View profile
  22. 472Sean BeanSean BeanPlayed Boromir in The Fellowship of the Ring and Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones.🇬🇧British · Born April 17, 1959View profile
  23. 473John BelushiJohn BelushiOriginal Saturday Night Live cast member who starred as Jake Blues in the film The Blues Brothers.🇺🇸American · Born January 24, 1949 · Died March 5, 1982View profile
  24. 474Nastassja KinskiNastassja KinskiStarred in Roman Polanski's Tess and in Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas, becoming a leading European film actress of the 1980s.🇩🇪German · Born January 24, 1961View profile
  25. 475Luise RainerLuise RainerWon consecutive Academy Awards for The Great Ziegfeld and The Good Earth, a feat few have matched.🇩🇪German · Born January 12, 1910 · Died December 30, 2014View profile
  26. 476Glenda JacksonGlenda JacksonActress who won two Academy Awards, for Women in Love and A Touch of Class, before becoming a Labour MP.🇬🇧British · Born May 9, 1936 · Died June 15, 2023View profile
  27. 477Thandiwe NewtonThandiwe NewtonWon an Emmy and a BAFTA, notably for playing Maeve Millay in the HBO series Westworld.🇬🇧British · Born November 6, 1972View profile
  28. 478Jude LawJude LawPlayed Dr Watson opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films.🇬🇧British · Born December 29, 1972View profile
  29. 479Brendan GleesonBrendan GleesonStarred in In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin, and played Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter.🇮🇪Irish · Born March 29, 1955View profile
  30. 480Rex HarrisonRex HarrisonPlayed Professor Henry Higgins on stage and in the film of My Fair Lady, winning an Academy Award.🇬🇧British · Born March 5, 1908 · Died June 2, 1990View profile
  31. 481Joaquin PhoenixJoaquin PhoenixPlayed the title character in Todd Phillips's Joker, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role.🇺🇸American · Born October 28, 1974View profile
  32. 482Ken WatanabeKen WatanabeReceived an Oscar nomination for playing Lord Katsumoto in The Last Samurai, opposite Tom Cruise.🇯🇵Japanese · Born October 21, 1959View profile
  33. 483Halle BerryHalle BerryFirst Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar, for her role in Monster's Ball.🇺🇸American · Born August 14, 1966View profile
  34. 484Michèle MorganMichèle MorganStarred opposite Jean Gabin in Quai des brumes and won the Cannes best actress prize for La Symphonie pastorale.🇫🇷French · Born February 29, 1920 · Died December 20, 2016View profile
  35. 485Meg RyanMeg RyanRomantic comedy star of the 1990s, whose roles in When Harry Met Sally... and Sleepless in Seattle defined the genre.🇺🇸American · Born November 19, 1961View profile
  36. 486Forest WhitakerForest WhitakerWon the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.🇺🇸American · Born July 15, 1961View profile
  37. 487Eleonora DuseEleonora DuseItalian stage actress hailed as the finest of her era, famous for her Ibsen and D'Annunzio roles.Sardinian · Born October 3, 1858 · Died April 21, 1924View profile
  38. 488Laurence FishburneLaurence FishburnePlayed Morpheus in The Matrix and earned an Oscar nomination for playing Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It.🇺🇸American · Born July 30, 1961View profile
  39. 489Jennifer JonesJennifer JonesActress who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a young visionary in The Song of Bernadette.🇺🇸American · Born March 2, 1919 · Died December 17, 2009View profile
  40. 490Mark WahlbergMark WahlbergFormer Calvin Klein underwear model and rapper who became a film lead in Boogie Nights and The Departed.🇺🇸American · Born June 5, 1971View profile
  41. 491Peter FinchPeter FinchWon a posthumous Academy Award for his role as the unhinged newsman Howard Beale in Network.🇬🇧British · Born September 28, 1916 · Died January 14, 1977View profile
  42. 492James CagneyJames CagneyWon the Best Actor Oscar for Yankee Doodle Dandy and played the gangster Cody Jarrett in White Heat.🇺🇸American · Born July 17, 1899 · Died March 30, 1986View profile
  43. 493Harry Dean StantonHarry Dean StantonCharacter actor who played the silent wanderer Travis in Wim Wenders's film Paris, Texas.🇺🇸American · Born July 14, 1926 · Died September 15, 2017View profile
  44. 494Jane WymanJane WymanWon the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a deaf woman in Johnny Belinda.🇺🇸American · Born January 5, 1917 · Died September 10, 2007View profile
  45. 495Alberto SordiAlberto SordiItalian comic actor who became a leading figure of commedia all'italiana through films such as Il Sorpasso and Un americano a Roma.🇮🇹Italian · Born June 15, 1920 · Died February 24, 2003View profile
  46. 496Hattie McDanielHattie McDanielWon the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, the first Black performer so honoured.🇺🇸American · Born June 10, 1893 · Died October 26, 1952View profile
  47. 497Sarah Jessica ParkerSarah Jessica ParkerPlayed Carrie Bradshaw, the columnist at the centre of the HBO series Sex and the City.🇺🇸American · Born March 25, 1965View profile
  48. 498Ron HowardRon HowardChild star of The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days who became the Oscar-winning director of A Beautiful Mind.🇺🇸American · Born March 1, 1954View profile
  49. 499John GielgudJohn GielgudRenowned Shakespearean stage actor, celebrated for his Hamlet, who also won an Oscar for supporting role in Arthur.🇬🇧British · Born April 14, 1904 · Died May 21, 2000View profile
  50. 500Olga KurylenkoOlga KurylenkoUkrainian-born actress who starred as a Bond girl in Quantum of Solace.Ukraine · Born November 14, 1979View profile

How we rank and select

  • Ranking: people are ordered by their Historical Popularity Index (HPI) from Pantheon. HPI combines how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about a person, how many page views those articles get, how evenly the views are spread across languages and how long ago the person lived. People Pantheon does not yet cover are listed after them, ordered by our own popularity score (the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about them).
  • Membership: each person appears in one occupation list only, based on their primary occupation as classified by Pantheon (for example, a queen who wrote poetry is listed as royalty, not as a writer). Kings, queens, emperors, sultans and royal consorts are not listed as politicians or writers: anyone who held a monarch's office on Wikidata, and never served as a president or head of government, counts as royalty. For the few people Pantheon does not cover, we use the primary field recorded in our database.
  • One-line summaries: each summary is an original line written for this site with AI assistance under our editorial rules, then checked against the Wikipedia introduction so no wording is copied.
  • Statistics: every figure on this page is calculated live from our database each time the page loads, so it changes as we add people.

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Last reviewed: October 2026

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