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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 5 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 #201)

  1. 201Faye DunawayFaye DunawayWon the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing television executive Diana Christensen in Network.🇺🇸American · Born January 14, 1941View profile
  2. 202Fred AstaireFred AstaireDancer and actor who partnered Ginger Rogers in films such as Top Hat and Swing Time.🇺🇸American · Born May 10, 1899 · Died June 22, 1987View profile
  3. 203Silvana ManganoSilvana ManganoItalian star who shot to fame as a rice-field worker in the neorealist drama Bitter Rice.🇮🇹Italian · Born April 21, 1930 · Died December 16, 1989View profile
  4. 204Gene KellyGene KellyDancer, actor and director who starred in and co-directed Singin' in the Rain, famous for its title dance routine.🇺🇸American · Born August 23, 1912 · Died February 2, 1996View profile
  5. 205Melina MercouriMelina MercouriActress who starred in Never on Sunday and later served as Greece's culture minister, campaigning for return of the Parthenon Marbles.🇬🇷Greek · Born October 18, 1920 · Died March 6, 1994View profile
  6. 206Daniel Day-LewisDaniel Day-LewisWon three Best Actor Oscars, for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln.British-Irish · Born April 29, 1957View profile
  7. 207Maximilian SchellMaximilian SchellSwiss-Austrian actor who won an Oscar for Judgment at Nuremberg.🇦🇹Austrian · Born December 8, 1930 · Died February 1, 2014View profile
  8. 208Jessica LangeJessica LangeWon two Academy Awards, for Tootsie and Blue Sky, and later starred in American Horror Story.🇺🇸American · Born April 20, 1949View profile
  9. 209John LithgowJohn LithgowWon multiple Emmy awards for playing Dick Solomon in the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.🇺🇸American · Born October 19, 1945View profile
  10. 210Marsha HuntMarsha HuntHollywood actress whose career was damaged when studio bosses blacklisted her during the McCarthy era.🇺🇸American · Born October 17, 1917 · Died September 7, 2022View profile
  11. 211Gary OldmanGary OldmanWon the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour.🇬🇧British · Born March 21, 1958View profile
  12. 212Christopher WalkenChristopher WalkenWon an Academy Award for his haunting performance as Nick in the Vietnam War drama The Deer Hunter.🇺🇸American · Born March 31, 1943View profile
  13. 213Nicole KidmanNicole KidmanWon the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Virginia Woolf in The Hours in 2002.Australian-American · Born June 20, 1967View profile
  14. 214Philippe NoiretPhilippe NoiretStarred in Cinema Paradiso and Il Postino, and won a César Award for The Watchmaker of Saint-Paul.🇫🇷French · Born October 1, 1930 · Died November 23, 2006View profile
  15. 215Romina PowerRomina PowerActress and singer who found chart success in Italy and beyond as half of a duo with Al Bano.🇺🇸American · Born October 2, 1951View profile
  16. 216Antonio BanderasAntonio BanderasStarred as Zorro in The Mask of Zorro and voiced Puss in Boots in the Shrek films.🇪🇸Spanish · Born August 10, 1960View profile
  17. 217David MorseDavid MorseCharacter actor known as Dr. Jack Morrison in St. Elsewhere and for his role in The Green Mile.🇺🇸American · Born October 11, 1953View profile
  18. 218Dolph LundgrenDolph LundgrenBecame a screen presence as the towering Soviet boxer Ivan Drago opposite Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV.🇸🇪Swedish · Born November 3, 1957View profile
  19. 219Sean PennSean PennWon Academy Awards for his performances in Mystic River and Milk.🇺🇸American · Born August 17, 1960View profile
  20. 220Willem DafoeWillem DafoeActor who played the Green Goblin in Spider-Man and earned Oscar nominations for Platoon and The Florida Project.🇺🇸American · Born July 22, 1955View profile
  21. 221John HurtJohn HurtGave a celebrated performance in The Elephant Man and memorably suffered the chestburster scene in Alien.🇬🇧British · Born January 22, 1940 · Died January 25, 2017View profile
  22. 222Jim BelushiJim BelushiStarred as Jim in the sitcom According to Jim, which ran on ABC for eight seasons.🇺🇸American · Born June 15, 1954View profile
  23. 223Kim BasingerKim BasingerActress who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Lynn Bracken in L.A. Confidential.🇺🇸American · Born December 8, 1953View profile
  24. 224Anne HathawayAnne HathawayActress of The Princess Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada who won an Oscar for Les Misérables.🇺🇸American · Born November 12, 1982View profile
  25. 225Olivia de HavillandOlivia de HavillandTwo-time Academy Award-winning actress who played Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind and won for The Heiress.🇺🇸American · Born July 1, 1916 · Died July 25, 2020View profile
  26. 226Danny TrejoDanny TrejoFormer prisoner turned film tough guy, best known as the machete-wielding hero of Machete.🇺🇸American · Born May 16, 1944View profile
  27. 227John MalkovichJohn MalkovichEarned Oscar nominations for Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, and starred in Being John Malkovich.🇺🇸American · Born December 9, 1953View profile
  28. 228Geoffrey RushGeoffrey RushActor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing pianist David Helfgott in Shine.🇦🇺Australian · Born July 6, 1951View profile
  29. 229Michael Clarke DuncanMichael Clarke DuncanImposing actor who received an Academy Award nomination for playing the death row inmate John Coffey in The Green Mile.🇺🇸American · Born December 10, 1957 · Died September 3, 2012View profile
  30. 230Asta NielsenAsta NielsenSilent film star who became one of Europe's first international screen idols, making nearly all her films in Germany.🇩🇰Danish · Born September 11, 1881 · Died May 24, 1972View profile
  31. 231Shirley TempleShirley TempleChild film star who topped the Hollywood box office in the 1930s and later served as a US ambassador.🇺🇸American · Born April 23, 1928 · Died February 10, 2014View profile
  32. 232Jodie FosterJodie FosterWon two Academy Awards for Best Actress, for The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs.🇺🇸American · Born November 19, 1962View profile
  33. 233Laura AntonelliLaura AntonelliItalian screen star of 1970s comedies such as Malizia, which won her a David di Donatello award.🇮🇹Italian · Born November 28, 1941 · Died June 22, 2015View profile
  34. 234Jeff BridgesJeff BridgesActor who won an Academy Award for Crazy Heart and created the laid-back Dude in The Big Lebowski.🇺🇸American · Born December 4, 1949View profile
  35. 235Lauren BacallLauren BacallHollywood star who made her debut opposite Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not, later becoming his wife.🇺🇸American · Born September 16, 1924 · Died August 12, 2014View profile
  36. 236Vanessa RedgraveVanessa RedgraveOscar-winning actress of Julia and Isadora, from a celebrated acting family.🇬🇧British · Born January 30, 1937View profile
  37. 237Rock HudsonRock HudsonHollywood leading man who starred in Giant and in a string of romantic comedies opposite Doris Day.🇺🇸American · Born November 17, 1925 · Died October 2, 1985View profile
  38. 238Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertEarned an Oscar nomination for Paul Verhoeven's Elle, following acclaimed roles such as Haneke's The Piano Teacher.🇫🇷French · Born March 16, 1953View profile
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    NǃxauNamibian farmer who found worldwide fame as Xi in the comedy The Gods Must Be Crazy.Namibian · Born December 16, 1944 · Died July 5, 2003View profile
  40. 240Monica VittiMonica VittiItalian star of Antonioni films such as L'Avventura and later a popular comic actress.🇮🇹Italian · Born November 3, 1931 · Died February 2, 2022View profile
  41. 241Timothy DaltonTimothy DaltonPlayed James Bond in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill, taking a darker, more serious approach to the role.🇬🇧British · Born March 21, 1944View profile
  42. 242Viggo MortensenViggo MortensenPlayed Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy and earned Oscar nominations for Green Book.🇺🇸American · Born October 20, 1958View profile
  43. 243DivineDivineDrag performer and John Waters muse who starred in Pink Flamingos and Hairspray.🇺🇸American · Born October 19, 1945 · Died March 7, 1988View profile
  44. 244David SuchetDavid SuchetStage and screen actor who played Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in the long-running television series Poirot.🇬🇧British · Born May 2, 1946View profile
  45. 245Julianne MooreJulianne MooreActress who won an Academy Award for playing a woman with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in Still Alice.🇺🇸American · Born December 3, 1960View profile
  46. 246Marcel MarceauMarcel MarceauMime artist who brought the white-faced character Bip the Clown to audiences around the world.🇫🇷French · Born March 22, 1923 · Died September 22, 2007View profile
  47. 247Liza MinnelliLiza MinnelliWon the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Sally Bowles in the 1972 film Cabaret.🇺🇸American · Born March 12, 1946View profile
  48. 248Christopher ReeveChristopher ReeveStarred as the caped hero in four Superman films, then campaigned for spinal cord injury research after a riding accident.🇺🇸American · Born September 25, 1952 · Died October 10, 2004View profile
  49. 249Franco NeroFranco NeroItalian actor who played the title role in the 1966 spaghetti western Django.🇮🇹Italian · Born November 23, 1941View profile
  50. 250Michelle PfeifferMichelle PfeifferActress who played Catwoman in Batman Returns and earned an Oscar nomination for The Fabulous Baker Boys.🇺🇸American · Born April 29, 1958View 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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