Actor
Michael J. Fox
1961 - today
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Michael J. Fox
His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael J. Fox is the 201st most popular actor (up from 314th in 2024), the 16th most popular biography from Canada (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Actor.
Michael J. Fox is best known for his role as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, and for his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton in the 1980s television series Family Ties.
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Among Actors
Among actors, Michael J. Fox ranks 201 out of 13,578. Before him are Simone Signoret, Peter O'Toole, Peter Ustinov, Peter Mayhew, Salman Khan, and Oliver Hardy. After him are Olivia Newton-John, Chris Cooper, Alec Guinness, Ornella Muti, Sandra Bullock, and Julia Roberts.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Simone Signoret
1921 - 1985
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 195
Peter O'Toole
1932 - 2013
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 196
Peter Ustinov
1921 - 2004
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 197
Peter Mayhew
1944 - 2019
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 198
Salman Khan
1965 - Present
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 199
Oliver Hardy
1892 - 1957
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 200
Michael J. Fox
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 201
Olivia Newton-John
1948 - 2022
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 202
Chris Cooper
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 203
Alec Guinness
1914 - 2000
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 204
Ornella Muti
1955 - Present
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 205
Sandra Bullock
1964 - Present
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 206
Julia Roberts
1967 - Present
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 207
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Michael J. Fox ranks 5. Before him are Barack Obama, Diana, Princess of Wales, Ilham Aliyev, and Yevgeny Prigozhin. After him are Sanae Takaichi, Lothar Matthäus, Nadia Comăneci, Stephen Hillenburg, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, and George Clooney.
Others Born in 1961
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Barack Obama
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 1
Diana, Princess of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1961 - 1997
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 2
Ilham Aliyev
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 3
Yevgeny Prigozhin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - 2023
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 4
Michael J. Fox
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 5
Sanae Takaichi
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 6
Lothar Matthäus
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 7
Nadia Comăneci
GYMNAST
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 8
Stephen Hillenburg
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2018
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 9
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 10
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 11
George Clooney
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 12
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Michael J. Fox ranks 16 out of NaN. Before him are Jordan Peterson (1962), James Cameron (1954), William Giauque (1895), Frank Gehry (1929), Jim Carrey (1962), and Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874). After him are Erving Goffman (1922), Jack L. Warner (1892), Gilles Villeneuve (1950), Glenn Gould (1932), Margaret Atwood (1939), and Saul Bellow (1915).
Others born in Canada
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Jordan Peterson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 10
James Cameron
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 11
William Giauque
CHEMIST
1895 - 1982
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 12
Frank Gehry
ARCHITECT
1929 - 2025
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 13
Jim Carrey
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 14
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 15
Michael J. Fox
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 16
Erving Goffman
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 1982
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 17
Jack L. Warner
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1978
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 18
Gilles Villeneuve
RACING DRIVER
1950 - 1982
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 19
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 20
Margaret Atwood
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 21
Saul Bellow
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 22
Among Actors In Canada
Among actors born in Canada, Michael J. Fox ranks 6. Before him are Mary Pickford (1892), Leslie Nielsen (1926), Donald Sutherland (1935), Christopher Plummer (1929), and Jim Carrey (1962). After him are William Shatner (1931), Pamela Anderson (1967), Catherine O'Hara (1954), Elliot Page (1987), Eugene Levy (1946), and Dan Aykroyd (1952).
Mary Pickford
1892 - 1979
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 1
Leslie Nielsen
1926 - 2010
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 2
Donald Sutherland
1935 - 2024
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 3
Christopher Plummer
1929 - 2021
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 4
Jim Carrey
1962 - Present
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 5
Michael J. Fox
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 6
William Shatner
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 7
Pamela Anderson
1967 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 8
Catherine O'Hara
1954 - 2026
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 9
Elliot Page
1987 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 10
Eugene Levy
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 11
Dan Aykroyd
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 12
