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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 14 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 #651)

  1. 651Wilford BrimleyWilford BrimleyGruff character actor who appeared in Cocoon and The Natural, and became a familiar face advertising Quaker Oats.🇺🇸American · Born September 27, 1934 · Died August 1, 2020View profile
  2. 652Jake GyllenhaalJake GyllenhaalReceived an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain and also starred in Donnie Darko and Nightcrawler.🇺🇸American · Born December 19, 1980View profile
  3. 653Khloé KardashianKhloé KardashianTelevision personality who rose to fame in the reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians and later launched her own fashion brand.🇺🇸American · Born June 27, 1984View profile
  4. 654Scarlett JohanssonScarlett JohanssonActress of Lost in Translation and Marriage Story who played Black Widow in the Marvel films.🇺🇸American · Born November 22, 1984View profile
  5. 655Billy CrystalBilly CrystalStarred in When Harry Met Sally... and hosted the Academy Awards ceremony several times.🇺🇸American · Born March 14, 1948View profile
  6. 656Imelda StauntonImelda StauntonPlayed Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter, the title role in Vera Drake and Elizabeth II in The Crown.🇬🇧British · Born January 9, 1956View profile
  7. 657Eric BanaEric BanaAustralian actor who rose to fame in Chopper and starred in Munich and Troy.🇦🇺Australian · Born August 9, 1968View profile
  8. 658Carl ReinerCarl ReinerComedy writer who created The Dick Van Dyke Show and recorded The 2000 Year Old Man.🇺🇸American · Born March 20, 1922 · Died June 29, 2020View profile
  9. 659Orlando BloomOrlando BloomPlayed the elf Legolas in The Lord of the Rings films and Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean.🇬🇧British · Born January 13, 1977View profile
  10. 660Matthew BroderickMatthew BroderickPlayed the title role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and won Tony Awards for Biloxi Blues and How to Succeed in Business.🇺🇸American · Born March 21, 1962View profile
  11. 661Colin FarrellColin FarrellIrish actor who won a Golden Globe for In Bruges and starred in The Banshees of Inisherin.🇮🇪Irish · Born May 31, 1976View profile
  12. 662Shilpa ShettyShilpa ShettyBollywood actress who debuted in the thriller Baazigar and later won the British reality show Celebrity Big Brother.🇮🇳Indian · Born June 8, 1976View profile
  13. 663Michael ShannonMichael ShannonIntense character actor who played General Zod in Man of Steel and the prohibition agent Nelson Van Alden in Boardwalk Empire.🇺🇸American · Born August 7, 1974View profile
  14. 664Lee RemickLee RemickActress nominated for an Oscar for Days of Wine and Roses, and also seen in Anatomy of a Murder and The Omen.🇺🇸American · Born December 14, 1935 · Died July 2, 1991View profile
  15. 665Amy AdamsAmy AdamsActress who starred in Enchanted and earned Oscar nominations for Junebug, The Fighter and American Hustle.🇺🇸American · Born August 20, 1974View profile
  16. 666Richard JenkinsRichard JenkinsCharacter actor nominated for an Academy Award for The Visitor, and a regular in Six Feet Under.🇺🇸American · Born May 4, 1947View profile
  17. 667George TakeiGeorge TakeiActor who played helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek and later became a prominent campaigner for equality.🇺🇸American · Born April 20, 1937View profile
  18. 668Dorothy MaloneDorothy MaloneWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Written on the Wind in 1956.🇺🇸American · Born January 29, 1924 · Died January 19, 2018View profile
  19. 669Conrad BainConrad BainPlayed the wealthy widower Mr Drummond, who adopts two boys, in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.🇨🇦Canadian · Born February 4, 1923 · Died January 14, 2013View profile
  20. 670Adam DriverAdam DriverGained wide attention as the volatile Adam Sackler in Girls, before playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequels.🇺🇸American · Born November 19, 1983View profile
  21. 671Sacha Baron CohenSacha Baron CohenComedian who created the satirical characters Ali G, Borat and Brüno, starring in the film Borat.🇬🇧British · Born October 13, 1971View profile
  22. 672Diane LaneDiane LaneEarned an Oscar nomination for playing a woman drawn into an affair in the thriller Unfaithful.🇺🇸American · Born January 22, 1965View profile
  23. 673Frank OzFrank OzPerformed Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear for The Muppets, as well as the voice of Yoda in Star Wars.🇬🇧British · Born May 25, 1944View profile
  24. 674Audrey TautouAudrey TautouStarred in the title role of the 2001 French romantic comedy Amélie, which won international acclaim.🇫🇷French · Born August 9, 1976View profile
  25. 675Christine BaranskiChristine BaranskiWon an Emmy for playing the sharp-tongued Maryann Thorpe in the sitcom Cybill, and later starred in The Good Wife.🇺🇸American · Born May 2, 1952View profile
  26. 676James SpaderJames SpaderPlayed the scheming criminal Raymond Reddington in the television thriller The Blacklist.🇺🇸American · Born February 7, 1960View profile
  27. 677Gal GadotGal GadotIsraeli actress who starred as Wonder Woman and in the Fast & Furious films.🇮🇱Israeli · Born April 30, 1985View profile
  28. 678John TurturroJohn TurturroStarred in the Coen brothers' Barton Fink and Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, and wrote and directed Mac.🇺🇸American · Born February 28, 1957View profile
  29. 679Eddie RedmayneEddie RedmayneWon the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.🇬🇧British · Born January 6, 1982View profile
  30. 680Ewan McGregorEwan McGregorActor who played Renton in Trainspotting and the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels.🇬🇧British · Born March 31, 1971View profile
  31. 681Veronica LakeVeronica LakeHollywood star of the 1940s whose peekaboo hairstyle became famous through films such as This Gun for Hire.🇺🇸American · Born November 14, 1919 · Died July 7, 1973View profile
  32. 682Joan AllenJoan AllenWon a Tony Award for Burn This and earned Oscar nominations for Nixon, The Crucible and The Contender.🇺🇸American · Born August 20, 1956View profile
  33. 683Adam WestAdam WestGave the caped crusader a deadpan, playful tone as the lead of the 1960s television series Batman.🇺🇸American · Born September 19, 1928 · Died June 9, 2017View profile
  34. 684David WarnerDavid WarnerActor who played memorable villains and eccentrics, including Evil in Time Bandits and Jack the Ripper in Time After Time.🇬🇧British · Born July 29, 1941 · Died July 24, 2022View profile
  35. 685Patricia NealPatricia NealWon the Academy Award for Best Actress for Hud, and later returned to acting after suffering several strokes.🇺🇸American · Born January 20, 1926 · Died August 8, 2010View profile
  36. 686Clive OwenClive OwenLead role in the ITV drama Chancer preceded an Oscar-nominated turn in the film Closer.🇬🇧British · Born October 3, 1964View profile
  37. 687Theda BaraTheda BaraSilent film star whose vamp role in A Fool There Was made her one of cinema's first sex symbols.🇺🇸American · Born July 29, 1885 · Died April 7, 1955View profile
  38. 688Mark StrongMark StrongActor often cast as a villain, as in Kick-Ass, Sherlock Holmes and Kingsman: The Secret Service.🇬🇧British · Born August 5, 1963View profile
  39. 689Hilary SwankHilary SwankWon Best Actress Oscars for Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby.🇺🇸American · Born July 30, 1974View profile
  40. 690Alan AldaAlan AldaPlayed the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in the television series M*A*S*H, which he also wrote and directed for.🇺🇸American · Born January 28, 1936View profile
  41. 691Daniel RadcliffeDaniel RadcliffePlayed the title wizard in all eight Harry Potter films, growing up on screen over a decade.🇬🇧British · Born July 23, 1989View profile
  42. 692Keira KnightleyKeira KnightleyEarned Oscar nominations for Pride & Prejudice and The Imitation Game, and starred in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.🇬🇧British · Born March 26, 1985View profile
  43. 693Charlotte GainsbourgCharlotte GainsbourgActress and singer who won acclaim for Lars von Trier's Antichrist and released the album 5:55.🇬🇧British · Born July 21, 1971View profile
  44. 694Jennifer GarnerJennifer GarnerActress who played the spy Sydney Bristow in the television thriller Alias.🇺🇸American · Born April 17, 1972View profile
  45. 695Glynis JohnsGlynis JohnsActress and singer who played Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins and created the song "Send in the Clowns" on Broadway.🇬🇧British · Born October 5, 1923 · Died January 4, 2024View profile
  46. 696Diane KrugerDiane KrugerGerman actress of Troy and Inglourious Basterds who won Best Actress at Cannes for In the Fade.🇩🇪German · Born July 15, 1976View profile
  47. 697Sabrina CarpenterSabrina CarpenterPop singer whose hit singles Espresso and Please Please Please made her a major chart star in 2024.🇺🇸American · Born May 11, 1999View profile
  48. 698Piper LauriePiper LaurieEarned Oscar nominations for The Hustler, Carrie and Children of a Lesser God, and also appeared in The Thorn Birds.🇺🇸American · Born January 22, 1932 · Died October 14, 2023View profile
  49. 699Katrina KaifKatrina KaifBecame one of Bollywood's best-paid leading actresses, with starring roles in Hindi hits such as Dhoom 3 and Ek Tha Tiger.🇬🇧British · Born July 16, 1983View profile
  50. 700Djimon HounsouDjimon HounsouReceived Oscar nominations for his roles in the dramas In America and Blood Diamond.Beninese · Born April 24, 1964View 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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