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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 17 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 #801)

  1. 801Paul LukasPaul LukasHungarian-born actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for reprising his stage role in Watch on the Rhine.🇭🇺Hungarian · Born May 26, 1894 · Died August 15, 1971View profile
  2. 802Josh DuhamelJosh DuhamelStarred as Danny McCoy in Las Vegas and as William Lennox in the Transformers films.🇺🇸American · Born November 14, 1972View profile
  3. 803Jennifer LawrenceJennifer LawrenceActress who won the Best Actress Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook and starred as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games.🇺🇸American · Born August 15, 1990View profile
  4. 804Momoko KōchiMomoko KōchiPlayed Emiko Yamane in the original 1954 Godzilla, a role she later repeated in a sequel.🇯🇵Japanese · Born March 7, 1932 · Died November 5, 1998View profile
  5. 805Daniel BrühlDaniel BrühlPlayed the East German son in Good Bye, Lenin! and racing driver Niki Lauda in Rush.🇪🇸Spanish · Born June 16, 1978View profile
  6. 806Maggie CheungMaggie CheungHong Kong actress who won the best actress prize at Cannes for Clean in 2004.🇬🇧British · Born September 20, 1964View profile
  7. 807Elsa LanchesterElsa LanchesterPlayed the title role in Bride of Frankenstein, with her memorable towering hairstyle and hissing stare.🇬🇧British · Born October 28, 1902 · Died December 26, 1986View profile
  8. 808Josh BrolinJosh BrolinPlayed Thanos in Marvel's Avengers films and starred in No Country for Old Men.🇺🇸American · Born February 12, 1968View profile
  9. 809Elizabeth HurleyElizabeth HurleyEnglish model and actress famous for the safety-pin dress and her role in Austin Powers.🇬🇧British · Born June 10, 1965View profile
  10. 810Myrna LoyMyrna LoyPlayed Nora Charles opposite William Powell in The Thin Man films, becoming a defining comic screen wife of 1930s Hollywood.🇺🇸American · Born August 2, 1905 · Died December 14, 1993View profile
  11. 811Michael FassbenderMichael FassbenderActor who played Magneto in the X-Men films and earned Oscar nominations for Steve Jobs and 12 Years a Slave.🇩🇪German · Born April 2, 1977View profile
  12. 812Armen DzhigarkhanyanArmen DzhigarkhanyanVeteran Soviet stage and screen actor who founded his own Moscow company, the Dzhigarkhanyan Theatre.Armenian · Born October 3, 1935 · Died November 14, 2020View profile
  13. 813Ian SomerhalderIan SomerhalderPlayed the sardonic vampire Damon Salvatore for eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries.🇺🇸American · Born December 8, 1978View profile
  14. 814Marcia Gay HardenMarcia Gay HardenWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Lee Krasner in Pollock.🇺🇸American · Born August 14, 1959View profile
  15. 815Ryan GoslingRyan GoslingActor who starred in the musical La La Land and the thriller Drive, and played Ken in Barbie.🇨🇦Canadian · Born November 12, 1980View profile
  16. 816Rosamund PikeRosamund PikeActress who earned an Oscar nomination for playing the scheming Amy Dunne in Gone Girl.🇬🇧British · Born January 27, 1979View profile
  17. 817Paul ScofieldPaul ScofieldStage great who won an Oscar for playing Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons.🇬🇧British · Born January 21, 1922 · Died March 19, 2008View profile
  18. 818Robert PattinsonRobert PattinsonActor who played Edward Cullen in the Twilight films before taking the lead in The Batman.🇬🇧British · Born May 13, 1986View profile
  19. 819Vera FarmigaVera FarmigaEarned an Oscar nomination for Up in the Air and starred as Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring films.🇺🇸American · Born August 6, 1973View profile
  20. 820Michael C. HallMichael C. HallActor who played the serial-killing forensic analyst in Dexter and the funeral director David Fisher in Six Feet Under.🇺🇸American · Born February 1, 1971View profile
  21. 821PrabhasPrabhasBecame a pan-Indian star as the hero of the two-part Telugu epic Baahubali.🇮🇳Indian · Born October 23, 1979View profile
  22. 822Rachel McAdamsRachel McAdamsRose to fame in Mean Girls and The Notebook, and later earned an Oscar nomination for Spotlight.🇨🇦Canadian · Born November 17, 1978View profile
  23. 823Anne HecheAnne HecheActress who appeared in Donnie Brasco and Six Days, Seven Nights after winning a Daytime Emmy for Another World.🇺🇸American · Born May 25, 1969 · Died August 11, 2022View profile
  24. 824Matt LeBlancMatt LeBlancPlayed the lovable actor Joey Tribbiani in the sitcom Friends and its spin-off Joey.🇺🇸American · Born July 25, 1967View profile
  25. 825Michelle TrachtenbergMichelle TrachtenbergPlayed Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl.🇺🇸American · Born October 11, 1985 · Died February 26, 2025View profile
  26. 826Amrish PuriAmrish PuriHindi cinema actor remembered for playing the villain Mogambo in Mr. India and appearing in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.🇮🇳Indian · Born June 22, 1932 · Died January 12, 2005View profile
  27. 827Rob SchneiderRob SchneiderComedian and actor who became a Saturday Night Live regular and starred in the comedy Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.🇺🇸American · Born October 31, 1963View profile
  28. 828Jon FavreauJon FavreauDirected the first Iron Man film, launching the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and later created The Mandalorian.🇺🇸American · Born October 19, 1966View profile
  29. 829Danny KayeDanny KayeFilm comedian who starred in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and delighted audiences with tongue-twisting patter songs.🇺🇸American · Born January 18, 1911 · Died March 3, 1987View profile
  30. 830Martin LawrenceMartin LawrenceComedian and actor who starred in the sitcom Martin and the Bad Boys action films with Will Smith.🇩🇪German · Born April 16, 1965View profile
  31. 831Timothy SpallTimothy SpallCharacter actor who played Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films and the painter J. M. W. Turner in Mr. Turner.🇬🇧British · Born February 27, 1957View profile
  32. 832Cyd CharisseCyd CharisseDancer who partnered Fred Astaire in The Band Wagon and Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.🇺🇸American · Born March 8, 1921 · Died June 16, 2008View profile
  33. 833Rhys IfansRhys IfansWelsh actor who played the scruffy flatmate Spike in Notting Hill and Xenophilius Lovegood in the Harry Potter films.🇬🇧British · Born July 22, 1967View profile
  34. 834Jennifer Jason LeighJennifer Jason LeighVersatile actress nominated for an Academy Award for her role in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight.🇺🇸American · Born February 5, 1962View profile
  35. 835Maria BelloMaria BelloActress known for A History of Violence and for her long run in the hospital drama ER.🇺🇸American · Born April 18, 1967View profile
  36. 836Karl UrbanKarl UrbanNew Zealand actor known for playing Éomer in The Lord of the Rings and Billy Butcher in The Boys.New Zealand · Born June 7, 1972View profile
  37. 837Chris PineChris PinePlayed Captain James T. Kirk in the rebooted Star Trek films and Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman.🇺🇸American · Born August 26, 1980View profile
  38. 838Rami MalekRami MalekWon the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, after starring in Mr. Robot.🇺🇸American · Born May 12, 1981View profile
  39. 839Martin FreemanMartin FreemanPlayed Dr John Watson in the BBC's Sherlock and Tim Canterbury in the original British version of The Office.🇬🇧British · Born September 8, 1971View profile
  40. 840Lynn RedgraveLynn RedgraveEarned an Oscar nomination for the title role in the 1960s comedy Georgy Girl.🇬🇧British · Born March 8, 1943 · Died May 2, 2010View profile
  41. 841Liev SchreiberLiev SchreiberActor who starred in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan and the Scream films.🇺🇸American · Born October 4, 1967View profile
  42. 842James FrancoJames FrancoEarned an Oscar nomination for 127 Hours and played Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man films.🇺🇸American · Born April 19, 1978View profile
  43. 843Laurie HoldenLaurie HoldenPlayed Andrea in The Walking Dead and Marita Covarrubias in The X-Files.🇺🇸American · Born December 17, 1969View profile
  44. 844Valeria Bruni-TedeschiValeria Bruni-TedeschiActress and director whose film A Castle in Italy competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.🇮🇹Italian · Born November 16, 1964View profile
  45. 845Ana de ArmasAna de ArmasCuban-Spanish actress of Knives Out and Blonde, which earned her an Oscar nomination.🇨🇺Cuban · Born April 30, 1988View profile
  46. 846Melissa LeoMelissa LeoActress who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing the formidable mother Alice Ward in The Fighter.🇺🇸American · Born September 14, 1960View profile
  47. 847Matthew FoxMatthew FoxPlayed the heroic surgeon Jack Shephard in the castaway drama Lost, after starring in Party of Five.🇺🇸American · Born July 14, 1966View profile
  48. 848Lindsay LohanLindsay LohanActress who starred in the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday and in the teen comedy Mean Girls.🇺🇸American · Born July 2, 1986View profile
  49. 849Andrew LincolnAndrew LincolnActor who played the sheriff Rick Grimes in the television series The Walking Dead and Mark in Love Actually.🇬🇧British · Born September 14, 1973View profile
  50. 850Olympia DukakisOlympia DukakisWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Rose Castorini in Moonstruck.🇺🇸American · Born June 20, 1931 · Died May 1, 2021View 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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