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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 11 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 #501)

  1. 501Wesley SnipesWesley SnipesAction star who played the vampire hunter Blade in the Marvel-based film trilogy beginning in 1998.🇺🇸American · Born July 31, 1962View profile
  2. 502Edward NortonEdward NortonEarned an Oscar nomination for his debut in Primal Fear and starred in Fight Club.🇺🇸American · Born August 18, 1969View profile
  3. 503Christian BaleChristian BalePlayed Batman in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy and won an Academy Award for The Fighter.🇬🇧British · Born January 30, 1974View profile
  4. 504Milla JovovichMilla JovovichStarred as Alice in the Resident Evil film series and as Leeloo in The Fifth Element.Ukrainian-American · Born December 17, 1975View profile
  5. 505Philip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Seymour HoffmanWon the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing the writer Truman Capote in the 2005 film Capote.🇺🇸American · Born July 23, 1967 · Died February 2, 2014View profile
  6. 506Burgess MeredithBurgess MeredithCharacter actor who played the boxing trainer Mickey in Rocky and the Penguin in the 1960s Batman series.🇺🇸American · Born November 16, 1907 · Died September 9, 1997View profile
  7. 507Walter BrennanWalter BrennanCharacter actor who won three Best Supporting Actor Oscars, a record, including one for The Westerner.🇺🇸American · Born July 25, 1894 · Died September 21, 1974View profile
  8. 508Jean RochefortJean RochefortFrench actor known for his moustache and roles in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe.🇫🇷French · Born April 29, 1930 · Died October 9, 2017View profile
  9. 509Margot RobbieMargot RobbiePlayed Harley Quinn and starred in and produced the 2023 hit film Barbie.🇦🇺Australian · Born July 2, 1990View profile
  10. 510Mae WestMae WestHollywood actress and playwright whose risqué innuendo in films like She Done Him Wrong made her a censorship target.🇺🇸American · Born August 17, 1893 · Died November 22, 1980View profile
  11. 511Jim BroadbentJim BroadbentWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing John Bayley in Iris.🇬🇧British · Born May 24, 1949View profile
  12. 512Jeremy RennerJeremy RennerActor nominated for Oscars for The Hurt Locker and The Town, and Hawkeye in the Avengers films.🇺🇸American · Born January 7, 1971View profile
  13. 513Robin WrightRobin WrightActress who played Claire Underwood in House of Cards, winning a Golden Globe, after playing Buttercup in The Princess Bride.🇺🇸American · Born April 8, 1966View profile
  14. 514Marion CotillardMarion CotillardWon the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Édith Piaf in La Vie en Rose.🇫🇷French · Born September 30, 1975View profile
  15. 515Vincent PriceVincent PriceHorror icon whose velvet voice and villainous roles featured in House of Wax and Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe films.🇺🇸American · Born May 27, 1911 · Died October 25, 1993View profile
  16. 516Tom WilkinsonTom WilkinsonAcclaimed character actor who earned Oscar nominations for In the Bedroom and Michael Clayton, and starred in The Full Monty.🇬🇧British · Born February 5, 1948 · Died December 30, 2023View profile
  17. 517Betty WhiteBetty WhiteComedy actress best remembered as Rose Nylund in the sitcom The Golden Girls.🇺🇸American · Born January 17, 1922 · Died December 31, 2021View profile
  18. 518Ray MillandRay MillandWon the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing a struggling alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's film The Lost Weekend.🇬🇧British · Born January 3, 1907 · Died March 10, 1986View profile
  19. 519P. RamleeP. RamleeMalaysian actor, director and composer who made classic Malay films such as Bujang Lapok and Ibu Mertuaku.🇲🇾Malaysian · Born March 22, 1929 · Died May 29, 1973View profile
  20. 520Uma ThurmanUma ThurmanActress of Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantino's frequent star.🇺🇸American · Born April 29, 1970View profile
  21. 521Groucho MarxGroucho MarxComedian of the Marx Brothers, known for his greasepaint moustache and for hosting the quiz show You Bet Your Life.🇺🇸American · Born October 2, 1890 · Died August 19, 1977View profile
  22. 522Naomi WattsNaomi WattsGained international fame as the aspiring actress in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, later earning an Oscar nomination for The Impossible.🇬🇧British · Born September 28, 1968View profile
  23. 523Patrick WilsonPatrick WilsonStage-trained actor who anchors the Conjuring horror films as paranormal investigator Ed Warren, and also appeared in Watchmen and Insidious.🇺🇸American · Born July 3, 1973View profile
  24. 524Peter CushingPeter CushingHammer Films star who played Baron Frankenstein and Van Helsing, and appeared as Grand Moff Tarkin in the original Star Wars.🇬🇧British · Born May 26, 1913 · Died August 11, 1994View profile
  25. 525Courteney CoxCourteney CoxPlayed the obsessively tidy Monica Geller in Friends and reporter Gale Weathers in the Scream films.🇺🇸American · Born June 15, 1964View profile
  26. 526Idina MenzelIdina MenzelOriginated the role of Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway and voiced Elsa singing Let It Go in Frozen.🇺🇸American · Born May 30, 1971View profile
  27. 527George C. ScottGeorge C. ScottRefused the Academy Award for Best Actor he won for playing General Patton in the 1970 film Patton.🇺🇸American · Born October 18, 1927 · Died September 22, 1999View profile
  28. 528Brooke ShieldsBrooke ShieldsChild model turned actress of The Blue Lagoon and the sitcom Suddenly Susan.🇺🇸American · Born May 31, 1965View profile
  29. 529Jessica TandyJessica TandyWon the Academy Award for Best Actress for Driving Miss Daisy, becoming the oldest winner at the time.🇬🇧British · Born June 7, 1909 · Died September 11, 1994View profile
  30. 530Kim CattrallKim CattrallPlayed the outspoken Samantha Jones in HBO's Sex and the City, winning a Golden Globe for the part.🇬🇧British · Born August 21, 1956View profile
  31. 531Michelle YeohMichelle YeohWon the Academy Award for best actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.🇲🇾Malaysian · Born August 6, 1962View profile
  32. 532Annette BeningAnnette BeningOscar-nominated actress whose celebrated roles include The Grifters, American Beauty and The Kids Are All Right.🇺🇸American · Born May 29, 1958View profile
  33. 533Shelley WintersShelley WintersWon two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, for The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of Blue.🇺🇸American · Born August 18, 1920 · Died January 14, 2006View profile
  34. 534James GarnerJames GarnerStarred in the television series Maverick and The Rockford Files, and in the film The Great Escape.🇺🇸American · Born April 7, 1928 · Died July 19, 2014View profile
  35. 535Charlize TheronCharlize TheronWon the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster.South African-American · Born August 7, 1975View profile
  36. 536Milena DravićMilena DravićStarred in Dušan Makavejev's WR: Mysteries of the Organism and became a leading figure of Yugoslav cinema.🇷🇸Serbian · Born October 5, 1940 · Died October 14, 2018View profile
  37. 537Rita MorenoRita MorenoActress who won an Oscar for playing Anita in West Side Story and is a rare EGOT winner.🇺🇸American · Born December 11, 1931View profile
  38. 538Andie MacDowellAndie MacDowellFormer model turned actress who starred in the romantic comedies Four Weddings and a Funeral and Groundhog Day.🇺🇸American · Born April 21, 1958View profile
  39. 539Natasha RichardsonNatasha RichardsonWon a Tony Award for her lead performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret.🇬🇧British · Born May 11, 1963 · Died March 18, 2009View profile
  40. 540Rachel WeiszRachel WeiszWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Constant Gardener and starred in The Mummy.🇬🇧British · Born March 7, 1970View profile
  41. 541Adrien BrodyAdrien BrodyBecame the youngest man to win the Best Actor Oscar for playing a Holocaust survivor in The Pianist.🇺🇸American · Born April 14, 1973View profile
  42. 542Catherine O'HaraCatherine O'HaraComic actress known as Kate McCallister in Home Alone and as Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek.🇨🇦Canadian · Born March 4, 1954 · Died January 30, 2026View profile
  43. 543Boris KarloffBoris KarloffPlayed the monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein, becoming a horror icon.🇬🇧British · Born November 23, 1887 · Died February 2, 1969View profile
  44. 544Alfred MolinaAlfred MolinaCharacter actor who played Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 and appeared in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Frida.🇬🇧British · Born May 24, 1953View profile
  45. 545Eric RobertsEric RobertsProlific screen actor who earned an Oscar nomination for the 1985 prison-escape drama Runaway Train.🇺🇸American · Born April 18, 1956View profile
  46. 546Matthew PerryMatthew PerryPlayed the sarcastic Chandler Bing in the sitcom Friends for its entire ten-year run.🇺🇸American · Born August 19, 1969 · Died October 28, 2023View profile
  47. 547Gary SiniseGary SinisePlayed Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump and Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY.🇺🇸American · Born March 17, 1955View profile
  48. 548Michael PalinMichael PalinMember of Monty Python who later presented acclaimed BBC travel series such as Around the World in 80 Days.🇬🇧British · Born May 5, 1943View profile
  49. 549Shia LaBeoufShia LaBeoufRose to fame in Disney's Even Stevens, then starred in the Transformers films and Holes.🇺🇸American · Born June 11, 1986View profile
  50. 550Anjelica HustonAnjelica HustonActress who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Prizzi's Honor and played Morticia in The Addams Family.🇺🇸American · Born July 8, 1951View 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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