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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 18 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 #851)

  1. 851Jaya BachchanJaya BachchanBollywood actress known for films such as Guddi and Abhimaan, later a Samajwadi Party member of the Rajya Sabha.🇮🇳Indian · Born April 9, 1948View profile
  2. 852Christina ApplegateChristina ApplegatePlayed the dim but endearing Kelly Bundy in the sitcom Married... with Children, and later won an Emmy for Dead to Me.🇺🇸American · Born November 25, 1971View profile
  3. 853Patricia ClarksonPatricia ClarksonCharacter actress admired for Six Feet Under, which won her an Emmy, and an Oscar-nominated turn in Pieces of April.🇺🇸American · Born December 29, 1959View profile
  4. 854Bo DerekBo DerekRose to fame in the 1979 comedy 10, where her braided hairstyle was widely imitated.🇺🇸American · Born November 20, 1956View profile
  5. 855Elijah WoodElijah WoodPlayed Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.🇺🇸American · Born January 28, 1981View profile
  6. 856Joan BennettJoan BennettFilm noir actress known for Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window and Scarlet Street.🇺🇸American · Born February 27, 1910 · Died December 7, 1990View profile
  7. 857Victor McLaglenVictor McLaglenWon the Academy Award for Best Actor for John Ford's The Informer, and later appeared in several Ford westerns.🇬🇧British · Born December 10, 1886 · Died November 7, 1959View profile
  8. 858Rip TornRip TornCharacter actor who played the cantankerous producer Artie on The Larry Sanders Show and earned an Emmy for it.🇺🇸American · Born February 6, 1931 · Died July 9, 2019View profile
  9. 859Joan CusackJoan CusackEarned Oscar nominations for Working Girl and In & Out, and voiced Jessie in Toy Story 2.🇺🇸American · Born October 11, 1962View profile
  10. 860Paul BettanyPaul BettanyVoiced J.A.R.V.I.S. and then played the android Vision across Marvel films, later headlining the series WandaVision.🇬🇧British · Born May 27, 1971View profile
  11. 861Paul GiamattiPaul GiamattiCharacter actor who starred in the wine-country comedy Sideways and played John Adams in the HBO miniseries.🇺🇸American · Born June 6, 1967View profile
  12. 862Ralph RichardsonRalph RichardsonStage and screen actor who, with Gielgud and Olivier, defined mid-century British theatre, and appeared in The Heiress and Doctor Zhivago.🇬🇧British · Born December 19, 1902 · Died October 10, 1983View profile
  13. 863Channing TatumChanning TatumBecame a leading man through the dance film Step Up and later the comedy 21 Jump Street and Magic Mike.🇺🇸American · Born April 26, 1980View profile
  14. 864Patricia ArquettePatricia ArquetteWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Richard Linklater's Boyhood, filmed over twelve years.🇺🇸American · Born April 8, 1968View profile
  15. 865Jensen AcklesJensen AcklesActor who spent fifteen years as demon hunter Dean Winchester in the television series Supernatural.🇺🇸American · Born March 1, 1978View profile
  16. 866Will FerrellWill FerrellComedian of Saturday Night Live, Anchorman and Elf.🇺🇸American · Born July 16, 1967View profile
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    C. Joseph VijayTamil film star who left acting to found the political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.🇮🇳Indian · Born June 22, 1974View profile
  18. 868William PowellWilliam PowellSuave leading man who played the cocktail-loving detective Nick Charles in the Thin Man films with Myrna Loy.🇺🇸American · Born July 29, 1892 · Died March 5, 1984View profile
  19. 869Billy ConnollyBilly ConnollyScottish comic nicknamed the Big Yin, also acclaimed for playing John Brown in Mrs Brown.🇬🇧British · Born November 24, 1942View profile
  20. 870Katie HolmesKatie HolmesPlayed Joey Potter in the teen drama Dawson's Creek, which made her a household name.🇺🇸American · Born December 18, 1978View profile
  21. 871Cicely TysonCicely TysonEarned acclaim and an Emmy for the title role in the television drama The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.🇺🇸American · Born December 19, 1924 · Died January 28, 2021View profile
  22. 872Alyssa MilanoAlyssa MilanoActress who played Samantha Micelli in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and later starred in Charmed.🇺🇸American · Born December 19, 1972View profile
  23. 873Sophie TurnerSophie TurnerActress who played Sansa Stark throughout Game of Thrones and later took the role of Jean Grey in X-Men films.🇬🇧British · Born February 21, 1996View profile
  24. 874Suzanne PleshetteSuzanne PleshettePlayed Emily Hartley, wife of Bob Newhart's character, on The Bob Newhart Show, and appeared in Hitchcock's The Birds.🇺🇸American · Born January 31, 1937 · Died January 19, 2008View profile
  25. 875Christian SlaterChristian SlaterPlayed the sociopathic J.D. in the dark comedy Heathers and later starred in the television series Mr. Robot.🇺🇸American · Born August 18, 1969View profile
  26. 876Kristen StewartKristen StewartStarred as Bella Swan in the Twilight films before turning to arthouse work, including playing Princess Diana in Spencer.🇺🇸American · Born April 9, 1990View profile
  27. 877Drew BarrymoreDrew BarrymoreRose to fame as a child in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and later starred in The Wedding Singer.🇺🇸American · Born February 22, 1975View profile
  28. 878Don CheadleDon CheadleEarned an Oscar nomination for playing hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda.🇺🇸American · Born November 29, 1964View profile
  29. 879Julie DelpyJulie DelpyActress and filmmaker known for starring in Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise trilogy and directing 2 Days in Paris.🇫🇷French · Born December 21, 1969View profile
  30. 880Dana DelanyDana DelanyPlayed army nurse Colleen McMurphy in the Vietnam War drama China Beach, winning two Emmys.🇺🇸American · Born March 13, 1956View profile
  31. 881Tim AllenTim AllenWon a Golden Globe playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor in Home Improvement and voiced Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story.🇺🇸American · Born June 13, 1953View profile
  32. 882Mary AstorMary AstorActress who played the scheming Brigid O'Shaughnessy opposite Humphrey Bogart in John Huston's film The Maltese Falcon.🇺🇸American · Born May 3, 1906 · Died September 25, 1987View profile
  33. 883Jennifer BealsJennifer BealsActress who starred as the welder and aspiring dancer Alex Owens in the 1983 film Flashdance.🇺🇸American · Born December 19, 1963View profile
  34. 884James McAvoyJames McAvoyPlayed the young Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men prequel films, beginning with First Class.🇬🇧British · Born April 21, 1979View profile
  35. 885Andrew GarfieldAndrew GarfieldActor who played Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man films and earned an Oscar nomination for Hacksaw Ridge.British-American · Born August 20, 1983View profile
  36. 886Esther WilliamsEsther WilliamsFormer champion swimmer who became a Hollywood star in glamorous aquamusicals such as Bathing Beauty.🇺🇸American · Born August 8, 1921 · Died June 6, 2013View profile
  37. 887Jason IsaacsJason IsaacsPlayed the sneering Death Eater Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series.🇬🇧British · Born June 6, 1963View profile
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    NargisStarred as the title heroine's mother figure Radha in Mother India, one of the most celebrated films in Hindi cinema.🇮🇳Indian · Born June 1, 1929 · Died May 3, 1981View profile
  39. 889Octavia SpencerOctavia SpencerWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing the maid Minny Jackson in The Help.🇺🇸American · Born May 25, 1970View profile
  40. 890Sarah Michelle GellarSarah Michelle GellarStarred as the vampire-fighting teenager in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which ran for seven seasons.🇺🇸American · Born April 14, 1977View profile
  41. 891Aamir KhanAamir KhanHindi film actor and producer who starred in Lagaan, 3 Idiots and Dangal, and hosted the television show Satyamev Jayate.🇮🇳Indian · Born March 14, 1965View profile
  42. 892Mary-Louise ParkerMary-Louise ParkerWon a Tony Award for Proof and an Emmy Award for her role in Angels in America.🇺🇸American · Born August 2, 1964View profile
  43. 893Mikhail UlyanovMikhail UlyanovPlayed Marshal Zhukov in the Soviet war epic Liberation and later led the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow.🇷🇺Russian · Born November 20, 1927 · Died March 26, 2007View profile
  44. 894Denise RichardsDenise RichardsActress who played Dr. Christmas Jones in the Bond film The World Is Not Enough and appeared in Starship Troopers.🇺🇸American · Born February 17, 1971View profile
  45. 895Shahid KapoorShahid KapoorHindi film actor praised for playing the troubled addict in Udta Punjab and the title role in Kabir Singh.🇮🇳Indian · Born February 25, 1981View profile
  46. 896Blake LivelyBlake LivelyPlayed Serena van der Woodsen in the television drama Gossip Girl.🇺🇸American · Born August 25, 1987View profile
  47. 897David Ogden StiersDavid Ogden StiersPlayed the pompous surgeon Charles Winchester on M*A*S*H and voiced Cogsworth in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.🇺🇸American · Born October 31, 1942 · Died March 3, 2018View profile
  48. 898Teresa WrightTeresa WrightWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Carol Beldon in Mrs. Miniver.🇺🇸American · Born October 27, 1918 · Died March 6, 2005View profile
  49. 899Celeste HolmCeleste HolmActress who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Gentleman's Agreement and also appeared in All About Eve.🇺🇸American · Born April 29, 1917 · Died July 15, 2012View profile
  50. 900Nikki ReedNikki ReedPlayed the vampire Rosalie Hale in the Twilight films, having co-written and starred in Thirteen as a teenager.🇺🇸American · Born May 17, 1988View 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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