Yul Brynner
1920 - 1985
HPI 81.1668 languages
Yul Brynner is most famous for his role as the King of Siam in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I.
Trending Actors from Russia This Week
The top 10 Actors from Russia trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
Nadezhda Mikhalkova
b. 1986
Trending in Russian (#1) Wikipedia (20,015 views, on Oct 5).
- #2
Yura Borisov
b. 1992
Trending in Russian (#4) Wikipedia (10,792 views, on Oct 6).
- #3
Leonid Kuravlyov
1936 - 2022
Trending in Russian (#6) Wikipedia (11,527 views, on Oct 8).
- #4
Aleksandr Mikhailov
b. 1944
Trending in Russian (#12) Wikipedia (2,992 views, on Oct 5).
- #5
Aleksei Serebryakov
b. 1964
Trending in Russian (#18) Wikipedia (3,479 views, on Oct 8).
- #6
Sergey Bezrukov
b. 1973
Trending in Russian (#19) Wikipedia (2,811 views, on Oct 3).
- #7
Yevgeny Yevstigneyev
1926 - 1992
Trending in Russian (#23) Wikipedia (3,165 views, on Oct 8).
- #8
Yuri Kolokolnikov
b. 1980
Trending in Russian (#24) Wikipedia (2,490 views, on Oct 5).
- #9
Alisa Freindlich
b. 1934
Trending in Russian (#29) Wikipedia (2,487 views, on Oct 3).
- #10
Yekaterina Gradova
1946 - 2021
Trending in Russian (#31) Wikipedia (2,307 views, on Oct 6).
Top 10 Russian Actors
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Russian Actors of all time. This list of famous Russian Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Russian Actors.
#1 #2 
Armin Mueller-Stahl
b. 1930
HPI 70.5144 languagesArmin Mueller-Stahl is an award-winning German actor who is most famous for his role in the movie Downfall.
#3 
Michael Chekhov
1891 - 1955
HPI 68.0637 languagesMichael Chekhov is most famous for his acting technique, which was developed in the early 20th century. He believed that the actor should be fully aware of the environment and context of the play to achieve a believable performance.
#4 
Lila Kedrova
1918 - 2000
HPI 67.7340 languagesLila Kedrova is most famous for her role as the Gypsy fortune teller in the film "Fiddler on the Roof."
#5 
Sacha Guitry
1885 - 1957
HPI 65.9548 languagesFrench actor
#6 
Yuri Nikulin
1921 - 1997
HPI 65.8358 languagesSoviet and Russian actor and clown (1921-1997)
#7 
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
1928 - 2009
HPI 65.5145 languagesSoviet and Russian actor (1928—2009)
#8 
Olga Knipper
1868 - 1959
HPI 65.2930 languagesRussian actress (1868–1959)
#9 
Yevgeny Leonov
1926 - 1994
HPI 64.4155 languagesRussian actor (1926–1994)
#10 
Innokenty Smoktunovsky
1925 - 1994
HPI 64.3556 languagesSoviet and Russian actor (1925-1994)
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Russians Actors grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.
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