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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 6 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 #251)

  1. 251Ed HarrisEd HarrisEarned Oscar nominations for Apollo 13, The Truman Show and The Hours, and directed the film Pollock.🇺🇸American · Born November 28, 1950View profile
  2. 252Isabelle AdjaniIsabelle AdjaniWon a record five César Awards for best actress, including Camille Claudel and La Reine Margot.🇫🇷French · Born June 27, 1955View profile
  3. 253George ClooneyGeorge ClooneyRose to fame as Dr Doug Ross in ER, later winning an Oscar for Syriana and directing Good Night, and Good Luck.🇺🇸American · Born May 6, 1961View profile
  4. 254Robert MitchumRobert MitchumHollywood actor famed for world-weary antiheroes, especially his menacing preacher in The Night of the Hunter and his film noir roles.🇺🇸American · Born August 6, 1917 · Died July 1, 1997View profile
  5. 255Michael KeatonMichael KeatonActor who played Batman in Tim Burton's 1989 film and later earned an Oscar nomination for Birdman.🇺🇸American · Born September 5, 1951View profile
  6. 256Jared LetoJared LetoActor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman who won an Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club.🇺🇸American · Born December 26, 1971View profile
  7. 257Nick NolteNick NolteEarned an Oscar nomination for Affliction and starred in films including 48 Hrs. and The Prince of Tides.🇺🇸American · Born February 8, 1941View profile
  8. 258Raffaella CarràRaffaella CarràItalian entertainer who became a television favourite in Italy and Spain, with the dance-pop hit "A far l'amore comincia tu".🇮🇹Italian · Born June 18, 1943 · Died July 5, 2021View profile
  9. 259Warren BeattyWarren BeattyActor and director who made and starred in the 1981 film Reds, winning the Best Director Oscar for it.🇺🇸American · Born March 30, 1937View profile
  10. 260Ian McShaneIan McShaneActor who played the antiques dealer Lovejoy on the BBC and the saloon owner Al Swearengen in Deadwood.🇬🇧British · Born September 29, 1942View profile
  11. 261Jacqueline BissetJacqueline BissetAppeared opposite Steve McQueen in Bullitt and later in Truffaut's Day for Night.🇬🇧British · Born September 13, 1944View profile
  12. 262Jerry LewisJerry LewisComedian and filmmaker who formed a celebrated double act with Dean Martin and directed and starred in The Nutty Professor.🇺🇸American · Born March 16, 1926 · Died August 20, 2017View profile
  13. 263David BradleyDavid BradleyEnglish actor known as caretaker Argus Filch in Harry Potter and Walder Frey in Game of Thrones.🇬🇧British · Born April 17, 1942View profile
  14. 264Mia FarrowMia FarrowActress who starred in Rosemary's Baby and appeared in many Woody Allen films, including The Purple Rose of Cairo.🇺🇸American · Born February 9, 1945View profile
  15. 265Ernest BorgnineErnest BorgnineWon the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing the lonely butcher in the 1955 film Marty.🇺🇸American · Born January 24, 1917 · Died July 8, 2012View profile
  16. 266Paul WalkerPaul WalkerPlayed street racer turned agent Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious films until his death during production of the seventh instalment.🇺🇸American · Born September 12, 1973 · Died November 30, 2013View profile
  17. 267Peter FondaPeter FondaCo-wrote and starred as Wyatt, known as Captain America, in the counterculture road film Easy Rider.🇺🇸American · Born February 23, 1940 · Died August 16, 2019View profile
  18. 268Hugh GrantHugh GrantRomantic lead of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, later a character actor.🇬🇧British · Born September 9, 1960View profile
  19. 269Kurt RussellKurt RussellFormer child actor who became an action star as Snake Plissken in Escape from New York and in The Thing.🇺🇸American · Born March 17, 1951View profile
  20. 270Stephen LangStephen LangStage and film actor who played the villainous Colonel Miles Quaritch in Avatar and its sequel.🇺🇸American · Born July 11, 1952View profile
  21. 271Stellan SkarsgårdStellan SkarsgårdSwedish actor who worked repeatedly with Lars von Trier, notably in Breaking the Waves and Melancholia.🇸🇪Swedish · Born June 13, 1951View profile
  22. 272Goldie HawnGoldie HawnOscar-winning comic actress of Cactus Flower, Private Benjamin and The First Wives Club.🇺🇸American · Born November 21, 1945View profile
  23. 273David CarradineDavid CarradineStarred as the wandering Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine in the television series Kung Fu, and as Bill in Kill Bill.🇺🇸American · Born December 8, 1936 · Died June 3, 2009View profile
  24. 274Virna LisiVirna LisiItalian actress who starred in How to Murder Your Wife and won acclaim as Catherine de' Medici in La Reine Margot.🇮🇹Italian · Born November 8, 1936 · Died December 18, 2014View profile
  25. 275Michel PiccoliMichel PiccoliAppeared opposite Brigitte Bardot in Jean-Luc Godard's Le Mépris during a screen career lasting seven decades.🇫🇷French · Born December 27, 1925 · Died May 12, 2020View profile
  26. 276Ursula AndressUrsula AndressEmerged from the sea as Honey Ryder in Dr. No, the first James Bond film.🇨🇭Swiss · Born March 19, 1936View profile
  27. 277Harold LloydHarold LloydSilent comedy star who dangled from a clock face in the thrill-comedy Safety Last!, pairing bespectacled charm with daring stunts.🇺🇸American · Born April 20, 1893 · Died March 8, 1971View profile
  28. 278Tilda SwintonTilda SwintonWon the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Karen Crowder in the legal thriller Michael Clayton.🇬🇧British · Born November 4, 1960View profile
  29. 279Annie GirardotAnnie GirardotStarred in Rocco and His Brothers and won a César Award for Docteur Françoise Gailland.🇫🇷French · Born October 25, 1931 · Died February 28, 2011View profile
  30. 280James AveryJames AveryPlayed the stern but warm Uncle Phil in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.🇺🇸American · Born November 27, 1945 · Died December 31, 2013View profile
  31. 281Kevin SpaceyKevin SpaceyWon Academy Awards for The Usual Suspects and American Beauty, and starred as Frank Underwood in House of Cards.🇺🇸American · Born July 26, 1959View profile
  32. 282Dennis HopperDennis HopperActor and director who co-starred in and directed Easy Rider, a defining film of New Hollywood.🇺🇸American · Born May 17, 1936 · Died May 29, 2010View profile
  33. 283Peter SellersPeter SellersShowed his gift for mimicry on The Goon Show, then played the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther films.🇬🇧British · Born September 8, 1925 · Died July 24, 1980View profile
  34. 284David NivenDavid NivenDebonair leading man who won the Best Actor Oscar for Separate Tables and wrote the memoir The Moon's a Balloon.🇬🇧British · Born March 1, 1910 · Died July 29, 1983View profile
  35. 285Robbie ColtraneRobbie ColtraneScottish actor who played the gentle giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter films and the criminal psychologist in Cracker.🇬🇧British · Born March 30, 1950 · Died October 14, 2022View profile
  36. 286Chris PrattChris PrattActor of Parks and Recreation who became Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy.🇺🇸American · Born June 21, 1979View profile
  37. 287Sally FieldSally FieldActress who won Academy Awards for Norma Rae and Places in the Heart, and later starred in Lincoln.🇺🇸American · Born November 6, 1946View profile
  38. 288Janet LeighJanet LeighPlayed Marion Crane in Hitchcock's Psycho, including its famous shower scene.🇺🇸American · Born July 6, 1927 · Died October 3, 2004View profile
  39. 289Sophie MarceauSophie MarceauFrench actress who found teenage fame in the films La Boum and La Boum 2, winning a César for Most Promising Actress.🇫🇷French · Born November 17, 1966View profile
  40. 290Montgomery CliftMontgomery CliftEarned Oscar nominations for From Here to Eternity and A Place in the Sun, among other films.🇺🇸American · Born October 17, 1920 · Died July 23, 1966View profile
  41. 291James CoburnJames CoburnWon a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Affliction after roles in The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape.🇺🇸American · Born August 31, 1928 · Died November 18, 2002View profile
  42. 292Pierre RichardPierre RichardBecame a comedy favourite as the bumbling dreamer in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe.🇫🇷French · Born August 16, 1934View profile
  43. 293Emma ThompsonEmma ThompsonWon Academy Awards for acting in Howards End and for her screenplay adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.🇬🇧British · Born April 15, 1959View profile
  44. 294Julie ChristieJulie ChristieActress who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Darling and also starred in Doctor Zhivago.🇬🇧British · Born April 14, 1940View profile
  45. 295Bela LugosiBela LugosiPlayed the title role in the 1931 film Dracula, defining the screen image of the vampire count.🇺🇸American · Born October 20, 1882 · Died August 16, 1956View profile
  46. 296Julie HarrisJulie HarrisStage and screen actress who won a record number of Tony Awards for Best Actress, including for The Belle of Amherst.🇺🇸American · Born December 2, 1925 · Died August 24, 2013View profile
  47. 297Leonard NimoyLeonard NimoyPlayed the logical half-Vulcan Mr Spock in Star Trek, in the original series and in later films.🇺🇸American · Born March 26, 1931 · Died February 27, 2015View profile
  48. 298Ralph FiennesRalph FiennesPlayed the commandant Amon Goeth in Schindler's List and the villain Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films.🇬🇧British · Born December 22, 1962View profile
  49. 299Angela LansburyAngela LansburyActress who starred as the crime writer Jessica Fletcher in the long-running television series Murder, She Wrote.🇬🇧British · Born October 16, 1925 · Died October 11, 2022View profile
  50. 300Bryan CranstonBryan CranstonActor who played the chemistry teacher turned drug manufacturer Walter White in the television drama Breaking Bad.🇺🇸American · Born March 7, 1956View 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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