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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 20 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 #951)

  1. 951Claire TrevorClaire TrevorWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as the washed-up singer Gaye Dawn in Key Largo.🇺🇸American · Born March 8, 1910 · Died April 8, 2000View profile
  2. 952Dakota JohnsonDakota JohnsonActress who starred as Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades films.🇺🇸American · Born October 4, 1989View profile
  3. 953Hayden ChristensenHayden ChristensenPlayed Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.🇨🇦Canadian · Born April 19, 1981View profile
  4. 954Lara Flynn BoyleLara Flynn BoylePlayed the schoolgirl Donna Hayward in David Lynch's television drama Twin Peaks.🇺🇸American · Born March 24, 1970View profile
  5. 955Sebastian StanSebastian StanPlays Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, in Marvel Studios films, and played Donald Trump in The Apprentice.🇷🇴Romanian · Born August 13, 1982View profile
  6. 956Wayne KnightWayne KnightCharacter actor who played the postal worker Newman in Seinfeld and the treacherous Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park.🇺🇸American · Born August 7, 1955View profile
  7. 957Sarah PaulsonSarah PaulsonWon an Emmy for playing prosecutor Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.🇺🇸American · Born December 17, 1974View profile
  8. 958Greg KinnearGreg KinnearActor nominated for an Oscar for As Good as It Gets, and earlier host of Later with Greg Kinnear.🇺🇸American · Born June 17, 1963View profile
  9. 959Michael RichardsMichael RichardsComic actor who played the eccentric neighbour Cosmo Kramer in the sitcom Seinfeld, winning three Emmy Awards.🇺🇸American · Born July 24, 1949View profile
  10. 960Rosalind RussellRosalind RussellActress who played the fast-talking reporter Hildy Johnson opposite Cary Grant in the screwball comedy His Girl Friday.🇺🇸American · Born June 4, 1907 · Died November 28, 1976View profile
  11. 961Fan BingbingFan BingbingActress who won a Hundred Flowers Award for Feng Xiaogang's comedy Cell Phone.🇨🇳Chinese · Born September 16, 1981View profile
  12. 962Jennifer MorrisonJennifer MorrisonActress known for playing Dr Allison Cameron in House and Emma Swan in Once Upon a Time.🇺🇸American · Born April 12, 1979View profile
  13. 963Tom FeltonTom FeltonPlayed the scheming schoolboy Draco Malfoy throughout the Harry Potter film series.🇬🇧British · Born September 22, 1987View profile
  14. 964Jamie DornanJamie DornanPlayed Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades film series after starring in the crime drama The Fall.🇬🇧British · Born May 1, 1982View profile
  15. 965Alice BradyAlice BradyStage and film actress who earned an Academy Award nomination for My Man Godfrey and won the Oscar for In Old Chicago.🇺🇸American · Born November 2, 1892 · Died October 28, 1939View profile
  16. 966Claire HoltClaire HoltBegan her acting career as Emma Gilbert in the Australian mermaid series H2O: Just Add Water.🇦🇺Australian · Born June 11, 1988View profile
  17. 967Jason AlexanderJason AlexanderActor who played the neurotic George Costanza in the sitcom Seinfeld.🇺🇸American · Born September 23, 1959View profile
  18. 968Josephine HullJosephine HullWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Veta Louise Simmons in Harvey.🇺🇸American · Born January 3, 1877 · Died March 12, 1957View profile
  19. 969Marlee MatlinMarlee MatlinDeaf actress who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Children of a Lesser God.🇺🇸American · Born August 24, 1965View profile
  20. 970Dominic MonaghanDominic MonaghanPlayed the hobbit Merry Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings films and Charlie Pace in Lost.🇬🇧British · Born December 8, 1976View profile
  21. 971Franka PotenteFranka PotenteStarred as the red-haired runner Lola in the German thriller Run Lola Run.🇩🇪German · Born July 22, 1974View profile
  22. 972Tom HiddlestonTom HiddlestonPlayed Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and won a Golden Globe for the miniseries The Night Manager.🇬🇧British · Born February 9, 1981View profile
  23. 973Heather GrahamHeather GrahamPlayed Rollergirl in Boogie Nights and Felicity Shagwell in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.🇺🇸American · Born January 29, 1970View profile
  24. 974Bill IrwinBill IrwinClown and actor who won a Tony for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and appeared on Sesame Street.🇺🇸American · Born April 11, 1950View profile
  25. 975Christina RicciChristina RicciPlayed the macabre Wednesday Addams in the 1991 film The Addams Family and its sequel, then became an indie favourite.🇺🇸American · Born February 12, 1980View profile
  26. 976Penny MarshallPenny MarshallStar of Laverne & Shirley who directed Big and A League of Their Own.🇺🇸American · Born October 15, 1943 · Died December 17, 2018View profile
  27. 977Mayim BialikMayim BialikActress who starred as the title character in Blossom and later played neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler in The Big Bang Theory.🇺🇸American · Born December 12, 1975View profile
  28. 978Emma CorrinEmma CorrinGained wide acclaim playing Diana, Princess of Wales, in the fourth series of the Netflix drama The Crown.🇬🇧British · Born December 13, 1995View profile
  29. 979SrideviSrideviProlific actress who starred in Hindi hits such as Mr. India and ChaalBaaz, after a long career in southern Indian cinema.🇮🇳Indian · Born August 13, 1963 · Died February 24, 2018View profile
  30. 980Clark GreggClark GreggActor best known for playing the dry-witted Agent Phil Coulson in Marvel films and the series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.🇺🇸American · Born April 2, 1962View profile
  31. 981Paul WesleyPaul WesleyPlayed the vampire Stefan Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries, then took the role of Captain Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.🇵🇱Polish · Born July 23, 1982View profile
  32. 982Irrfan KhanIrrfan KhanPlayed the lonely widower in The Lunchbox and later appeared in Hollywood films such as Life of Pi.🇮🇳Indian · Born January 7, 1967 · Died April 29, 2020View profile
  33. 983Misha CollinsMisha CollinsActor who played the angel Castiel in Supernatural.🇺🇸American · Born August 20, 1974View profile
  34. 984Elisha CuthbertElisha CuthbertPlayed Kim Bauer, Jack Bauer's daughter, in the first seasons of the thriller series 24.🇨🇦Canadian · Born November 30, 1982View profile
  35. 985Elizabeth BanksElizabeth BanksPlayed the flamboyant escort Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games films and directed Pitch Perfect 2.🇺🇸American · Born February 10, 1974View profile
  36. 986Corbin BleuCorbin BleuActor who played basketball star Chad Danforth in Disney Channel's High School Musical films and later appeared on Broadway.🇺🇸American · Born February 21, 1989View profile
  37. 987Morena BaccarinMorena BaccarinPlayed Inara Serra in the series Firefly and Vanessa in the Deadpool films.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born June 2, 1979View profile
  38. 988
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    Stefán Karl StefánssonIcelandic actor who played the scheming villain Robbie Rotten in the children's television series LazyTown.Iceland · Born July 10, 1975 · Died August 21, 2018View profile
  39. 989Ryan PhillippeRyan PhillippeActor best known for the teen dramas Cruel Intentions and I Know What You Did Last Summer, and the film Crash.🇺🇸American · Born September 10, 1974View profile
  40. 990Tia CarrereTia CarrereActress who had her first major break on General Hospital and later starred in Wayne's World.🇺🇸American · Born January 2, 1967View profile
  41. 991Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeAdewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeBritish actor who played the violent inmate Simon Adebisi in the prison drama Oz and Mr Eko in Lost.🇬🇧British · Born August 22, 1967View profile
  42. 992Anil KapoorAnil KapoorHindi film actor and producer whose roles include Mr. India and Slumdog Millionaire, in a career of over four decades.🇮🇳Indian · Born December 24, 1956View profile
  43. 993Neve CampbellNeve CampbellBecame a leading horror star as Sidney Prescott in the Scream films, after appearing in the series Party of Five.🇨🇦Canadian · Born October 3, 1973View profile
  44. 994Sean AstinSean AstinPlayed the loyal hobbit Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy.🇺🇸American · Born February 25, 1971View profile
  45. 995Blake ClarkBlake ClarkActor who voiced Slinky Dog in later Toy Story films and appeared in many Adam Sandler comedies.🇺🇸American · Born February 2, 1946View profile
  46. 996Gary ColemanGary ColemanChild actor who starred as the wisecracking Arnold Jackson in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.🇺🇸American · Born February 8, 1968 · Died May 28, 2010View profile
  47. 997Cho Jung-seokCho Jung-seokKnown for stage musicals and for playing a surgeon in the television drama Hospital Playlist.🇰🇷South Korean · Born December 26, 1980View profile
  48. 998ZendayaZendayaActress who won an Emmy for the HBO drama Euphoria and starred in the Dune and Spider-Man films.🇺🇸American · Born September 1, 1996View profile
  49. 999Amanda SeyfriedAmanda SeyfriedActress who played Sophie in Mamma Mia! and won an Emmy for portraying Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout.🇺🇸American · Born December 3, 1985View profile
  50. 1000Seth MacFarlaneSeth MacFarlaneCreator and voice of Family Guy and director of the comedy Ted.🇺🇸American · Born October 26, 1973View 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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