Famous Actors: Ranked by Popularity (Page 28 of 28) | Who Shares My BirthdayThe most famous actors in history, ranked by historical popularity: film, TV and stage stars with their birthdays, nationality and best-known work.An actor becomes notable when audiences remember the person as well as the part. Some earn that through a single role that enters popular culture, others through careers spanning decades of film, television and theatre. The actors near the top of this list are recognised across many countries and languages, not just in the industry where they made their name.This list covers the film, television, stage and voice actors in our database, from silent-era stars to today's leading performers. We rank them by historical popularity, not by awards or box office, so the order reflects who people around the world still look up most.Who is included: everyone in our database whose primary occupation matches this list. Each person must have an English Wikipedia article and a full date of birth recorded on Wikidata. A growing share of people also have an original profile, written to our editorial rules and marked with a Last reviewed date.Most famous actor: Charlie Chaplin. Highest historical popularity score (HPI 89.8).Most common birth month: April. 141 of 1,397 were born in April.Living vs deceased: 985 / 412. 71% are still living.Most common nationality: American. 800 people, 57% of the list.Editor-written profiles: 267. 19% have a full original profile so far.1351. Lee Jong-suk (1989), South Korean: South Korean actor and former model who starred in Pinocchio and Big Mouth.1352. Riz Ahmed (1982), British: British actor and rapper who won an Emmy for The Night Of and an Oscar for a short film.1353. Sam Claflin (1986), British: English actor known for The Hunger Games and Me Before You.1354. Alan Ritchson (1982), American: American actor who plays Jack Reacher in the series Reacher.1355. Amanda Righetti (1983), American: American actress who played Grace Van Pelt in The Mentalist.1356. Bergüzar Korel (1982), Turkish: Turkish actress who starred in Binbir Gece and Vatanım Sensin.1357. Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), British: English actress who broke through as Marianne in Normal People.1358. Hande Erçel (1993), Turkish: Turkish actress who starred in Aşk Laftan Anlamaz and Sen Çal Kapımı.1359. Hyun Bin (1982), South Korean: South Korean actor who starred in Secret Garden and Crash Landing on You.1360. Ji Chang-wook (1987), South Korean: South Korean action star known for the dramas Healer and The K2.1361. Kim Tae-hee (1980), South Korean: South Korean actress known for the spy drama Iris.1362. Meryem Uzerli (1982), German: German-Turkish actress who played Hürrem Sultan in Magnificent Century.1363. Odette Annable (1985), American: American actress known for the series House and Supergirl.1364. Park Seo-joon (1988), South Korean: South Korean actor who starred in Itaewon Class.1365. Pilou Asbæk (1982), Danish: Danish actor who played Euron Greyjoy in Game of Thrones.1366. Son Ye-jin (1982), South Korean: South Korean actress who starred in The Classic and Crash Landing on You.1367. Thomas Brodie-Sangster (1990), British: English actor known for Love Actually, The Maze Runner and The Queen's Gambit.1368. Tuba Büyüküstün (1982), Turkish: Turkish actress known for the television dramas Asi and Kara Para Aşk.1369. Zara Tindall (1981), British: Olympic eventing medallist, world champion and daughter of Princess Anne.1370. Alexandra Breckenridge (1982), American: American actress who plays nurse Mel Monroe in the Netflix series Virgin River.1371. Cailee Spaeny (1998), American: American actress who won a Venice prize for playing Priscilla Presley.1372. Can Yaman (1989), Turkish: Turkish actor who starred in Erkenci Kuş and became a star in Italy.1373. Ellie Kemper (1980), American: Comic actress who played Erin in The Office and starred in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.1374. Gina Rodriguez (1984), American: American actress who won a Golden Globe for Jane the Virgin.1375. Jonathan Bailey (1988), British: English actor who played Anthony in Bridgerton and Fiyero in Wicked.1376. Kim Sae-ron (2000–2025), South Korean: South Korean actress who became one of the country's most acclaimed child stars.1377. Lee Dong-wook (1981), South Korean: South Korean actor who played the Grim Reaper in the fantasy drama Goblin.1378. Lee Joon-gi (1982), South Korean: South Korean actor who broke through in The King and the Clown.1379. Ruth Wilson (1982), British: English actress who played Alice Morgan in Luther and won a Golden Globe for The Affair.1380. Ashley Johnson (1983), American: American actress who played Ellie in The Last of Us and co-founded Critical Role.1381. Betty Gilpin (1986), American: American actress who starred in GLOW and Mrs. Davis.1382. Cansu Dere (1980), Turkish: Former Miss Turkey who became a television star in Sıla, Ezel and Anne.1383. Park Hae-soo (1981), South Korean: South Korean actor who played Cho Sang-woo in Squid Game.1384. T. J. Miller (1981), American: American comedian who played Erlich Bachman in Silicon Valley.1385. Lee Seung-gi (1987), South Korean: South Korean singer, actor and variety show host.1386. Park Hyung-sik (1991), South Korean: ZE:A singer turned actor who starred in Strong Woman Do Bong-soon.1387. Sam Heughan (1980), British: Scottish actor who plays Jamie Fraser in the television series Outlander.1388. Seo In-guk (1987), South Korean: South Korean singer and actor who won Superstar K and starred in Reply 1997.1389. Tomohisa Yamashita (1985), Japanese: Japanese singer and actor known as Yamapi, formerly of the group NEWS.1390. Élodie Yung (1981), French: French actress who played the assassin Elektra in Daredevil.1391. Yim Si-wan (1988), South Korean: ZE:A singer turned actor who starred in Misaeng and Squid Game season two.1392. Ju Ji-hoon (1982), South Korean: South Korean actor who starred in Princess Hours and the Netflix series Kingdom.1393. Nonso Anozie (1978), British: British actor1394. Seo Kang-jun (1993), South Korean: South Korean actor known for Are You Human? and Cheese in the Trap.1395. Cassady McClincy (2000), American: American actress who played Lydia in The Walking Dead.1396. Remy Hii (1986), Australian: Australian actor1397. Charles Randolph (1963), American: American screenwriter and producer for film and televisionHow we rank and selectRanking: 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.Last reviewed: October 2026Sources: Pantheon: Historical Popularity Index (HPI) rankings, Wikidata: birth dates, death dates and occupations, Wikipedia: biographies behind our summaries and popularity scores. Who Shares My Birthday.

Amanda Righetti

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Daisy Edgar-Jones

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The best-known film, television and stage actors in our archive, ranked by historical popularity.

1,397 actors in our database, ranked by historical popularity. Page 28 of 28.

Most famous actor

Charlie Chaplin

Highest historical popularity score (HPI 89.8)

Most common birth month

April

141 of 1,397 were born in April

Living vs deceased

985 / 412

71% are still living

Most common nationality

American

800 people, 57% of the list

Editor-written profiles

267

19% have a full original profile so far

The ranked list (from #1351)

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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