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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 16 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 #751)

  1. 751Geraldine PageGeraldine PageWon the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Trip to Bountiful after eight earlier nominations, and was acclaimed on Broadway.🇺🇸American · Born November 22, 1924 · Died June 13, 1987View profile
  2. 752Liam HemsworthLiam HemsworthPlayed Gale Hawthorne in The Hunger Games film series, after first appearing in the Australian soap Neighbours.🇦🇺Australian · Born January 13, 1990View profile
  3. 753Eleanor ParkerEleanor ParkerEarned three Oscar nominations, with a Venice prize for playing a young prisoner in the women's prison drama Caged.🇺🇸American · Born June 26, 1922 · Died December 9, 2013View profile
  4. 754Ashley JuddAshley JuddActress who led the 1999 thriller Double Jeopardy and played the heroine of the drama Ruby in Paradise.🇺🇸American · Born April 19, 1968View profile
  5. 755Guy PearceGuy PearceActor who starred in the thriller Memento and the Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.🇦🇺Australian · Born October 5, 1967View profile
  6. 756Emily WatsonEmily WatsonEarned an Oscar nomination for her film debut as Bess in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves.🇬🇧British · Born January 14, 1967View profile
  7. 757George SandersGeorge SandersActor with a suave, sneering manner who won an Academy Award for playing the critic Addison DeWitt in All About Eve.🇬🇧British · Born July 3, 1906 · Died April 25, 1972View profile
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    DharmendraHindi film star celebrated for his role as Veeru in the classic action adventure Sholay.🇮🇳Indian · Born December 8, 1935 · Died November 24, 2025View profile
  9. 759Melvyn DouglasMelvyn DouglasActor who won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, for Hud and Being There, after a long career in comedies.🇺🇸American · Born April 5, 1901 · Died August 4, 1981View profile
  10. 760Rosanna ArquetteRosanna ArquetteWon a BAFTA for supporting actress for playing Roberta in the 1985 comedy Desperately Seeking Susan.🇺🇸American · Born August 10, 1959View profile
  11. 761Laura LinneyLaura LinneyStage and screen actress nominated for Oscars for You Can Count on Me and Kinsey, and an Emmy winner for John Adams.🇺🇸American · Born February 5, 1964View profile
  12. 762Casey AffleckCasey AffleckActor who won the Best Actor Oscar for playing a grieving handyman in Manchester by the Sea.🇺🇸American · Born August 12, 1975View profile
  13. 763Victoria AbrilVictoria AbrilHer leading role in Pedro Almodóvar's film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! brought her wide international recognition.🇪🇸Spanish · Born July 4, 1959View profile
  14. 764Kim Soo-hyunKim Soo-hyunActor who became widely known for the television drama My Love from the Star and won several Baeksang Arts Awards.🇰🇷South Korean · Born February 16, 1988View profile
  15. 765Megan FoxMegan FoxActress who rose to fame in Transformers and starred in Jennifer's Body.🇺🇸American · Born May 16, 1986View profile
  16. 766Rita WilsonRita WilsonActress and producer who appeared in Sleepless in Seattle and produced the hit film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.🇺🇸American · Born October 26, 1956View profile
  17. 767Richard SchiffRichard SchiffPlayed the communications director Toby Ziegler in The West Wing, winning an Emmy Award for the role.🇺🇸American · Born May 27, 1955View profile
  18. 768Michael BiehnMichael BiehnActor who played Sgt. Kyle Reese in The Terminator and a soldier in James Cameron's Aliens.🇺🇸American · Born July 31, 1956View profile
  19. 769Jason BatemanJason BatemanPlayed Michael Bluth in Arrested Development and later starred in and directed episodes of Ozark.🇺🇸American · Born January 14, 1969View profile
  20. 770Debra WingerDebra WingerActress nominated for the Best Actress Oscar three times, for An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment and Shadowlands.🇺🇸American · Born May 16, 1955View profile
  21. 771John de LancieJohn de LanciePlayed the omnipotent trickster Q in Star Trek: The Next Generation and later Star Trek spin-offs.🇺🇸American · Born March 20, 1948View profile
  22. 772Kirsten DunstKirsten DunstPlayed Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films, having first been noticed as a child in Interview with the Vampire.🇺🇸American · Born April 30, 1982View profile
  23. 773John BarrymoreJohn BarrymoreCelebrated as a leading Shakespearean stage actor of his era, especially for his acclaimed Hamlet on Broadway and in London.🇺🇸American · Born February 14, 1882 · Died May 29, 1942View profile
  24. 774Cesar RomeroCesar RomeroPlayed the Joker in the 1960s Batman television series, a cackling villain who famously kept his moustache under the white make-up.🇺🇸American · Born February 15, 1907 · Died January 1, 1994View profile
  25. 775Daryl HannahDaryl HannahPlayed the mermaid Madison opposite Tom Hanks in Splash, and later the assassin Elle Driver in Kill Bill.🇺🇸American · Born December 3, 1960View profile
  26. 776Chris EvansChris EvansActor who played Captain America in the Marvel films.🇺🇸American · Born June 13, 1981View profile
  27. 777Stephen FryStephen FryBest known as one half of Fry and Laurie and as long-time host of the quiz show QI.🇬🇧British · Born August 24, 1957View profile
  28. 778Margot KidderMargot KidderActress who played Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in Superman.🇨🇦Canadian · Born October 17, 1948 · Died May 13, 2018View profile
  29. 779Martin ShortMartin ShortComedian known for his sketch characters on Saturday Night Live and SCTV, and for the sitcom-style series Only Murders in the Building.🇨🇦Canadian · Born March 26, 1950View profile
  30. 780Omar SyOmar SyWon the César for Best Actor for his role as Driss in the hit French comedy The Intouchables.🇫🇷French · Born January 20, 1978View profile
  31. 781David SchwimmerDavid SchwimmerPlayed the sweet, neurotic palaeontologist Ross Geller throughout the ten-year run of the sitcom Friends.🇺🇸American · Born November 2, 1966View profile
  32. 782Amber HeardAmber HeardActress who gained her first leading role in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and later played Mera in Aquaman.🇺🇸American · Born April 22, 1986View profile
  33. 783Ellen BarkinEllen BarkinDrew praise for her roles in Diner and Sea of Love, and was nominated for an Emmy for Ed.🇺🇸American · Born April 16, 1954View profile
  34. 784Emily BluntEmily BluntActress who won a Golden Globe for Gideon's Daughter and starred in The Devil Wears Prada and Oppenheimer.🇬🇧British · Born February 23, 1983View profile
  35. 785Greer GarsonGreer GarsonWon the Best Actress Oscar for the wartime drama Mrs. Miniver.🇬🇧British · Born September 29, 1904 · Died April 6, 1996View profile
  36. 786Dennis FarinaDennis FarinaFormer Chicago police detective turned actor, known for Get Shorty, Midnight Run and the television series Law & Order.🇺🇸American · Born February 29, 1944 · Died July 22, 2013View profile
  37. 787Jessica AlbaJessica AlbaActress who played the genetically enhanced heroine Max Guevara in the television series Dark Angel, then founded The Honest Company.🇺🇸American · Born April 28, 1981View profile
  38. 788Wallace ShawnWallace ShawnPlayed the scheming Vizzini in The Princess Bride and starred in the conversation film My Dinner with Andre.🇺🇸American · Born November 12, 1943View profile
  39. 789Henry CavillHenry CavillPlayed Superman in Man of Steel and Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's The Witcher.🇬🇧British · Born May 5, 1983View profile
  40. 790Arnold VoslooArnold VoslooPlayed the resurrected high priest Imhotep in the 1999 adventure film The Mummy and its sequel.🇿🇦South African · Born June 16, 1962View profile
  41. 791Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreActor who won the Best Actor Oscar for A Free Soul and played Mr Potter in It's a Wonderful Life.🇺🇸American · Born April 28, 1878 · Died November 15, 1954View profile
  42. 792Emilia ClarkeEmilia ClarkePlayed Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons, in HBO's Game of Thrones.🇬🇧British · Born October 23, 1986View profile
  43. 793Brittany MurphyBrittany MurphyPlayed Tai in the teen comedy Clueless and later appeared in 8 Mile and voiced Luanne in King of the Hill.🇺🇸American · Born November 10, 1977 · Died December 20, 2009View profile
  44. 794Karen GillanKaren GillanScottish actress who played Amy Pond in Doctor Who and Nebula in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy films.🇬🇧British · Born November 28, 1987View profile
  45. 795Lara DuttaLara DuttaWon the Miss Universe title in 2000 and went on to a long career in Hindi cinema.🇮🇳Indian · Born April 16, 1978View profile
  46. 796Rupert EverettRupert EverettActor who made his name in Another Country, then played Julia Roberts's friend in the comedy My Best Friend's Wedding.🇬🇧British · Born May 29, 1959View profile
  47. 797Emma StoneEmma StoneActress who won Oscars for La La Land and Poor Things.🇺🇸American · Born November 6, 1988View profile
  48. 798Lily TomlinLily TomlinComedian famous for her Laugh-In character Ernestine the telephone operator and for the Netflix series Grace and Frankie.🇺🇸American · Born September 1, 1939View profile
  49. 799Warner BaxterWarner BaxterHollywood leading man who won the second Best Actor Oscar for playing the Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona.🇺🇸American · Born March 29, 1889 · Died May 7, 1951View profile
  50. 800Patrick DempseyPatrick DempseyPlayed the neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd, nicknamed McDreamy, for over a decade in the medical drama Grey's Anatomy.🇺🇸American · Born January 13, 1966View 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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