1980 - Today
Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in My Brother Tom (2001), he was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of the title role in a 2004 production of Hamlet. This was followed by television roles in Nathan Barley (2005), Criminal Justice (2008) and The Hour (2011–12) and film roles in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Brideshead Revisited (2008), and Bright Star (2009). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Whishaw has received more than 11,692,952 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Ben Whishaw is the 3,089th most popular actor (up from 3,287th in 2019), the 2,675th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,848th in 2019) and the 384th most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, Ben Whishaw ranks 3,089 out of 9,996. Before him are Lara Flynn Boyle, Henry Irving, Wu Ma, Maggie Q, Antonio Fargas, and Elena Anaya. After him are Bob Crane, Billy Boyd, Charles Hallahan, Virginia Rappe, Tony Randall, and Nikolaj Lie Kaas.
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 3,083
1838 - 1905
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 3,084
1942 - 2014
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 3,085
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,086
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,087
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,088
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 3,089
1928 - 1978
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 3,090
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 3,091
1943 - 1997
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,092
1895 - 1921
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,093
1920 - 2004
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,094
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,095
Among people born in 1980, Ben Whishaw ranks 43. Before him are David Garrett, Jordana Brewster, Jo Jung-suk, Kim Tae-hee, Seydou Keita, and Kate Ryan. After him are Virgil Abloh, William Levy, Emre Belözoğlu, Angelos Charisteas, Diego Lugano, and Jesse Jane.
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 37
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 38
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 39
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 40
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 41
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 42
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 43
1980 - 2021
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 44
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 45
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 46
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 47
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 48
1980 - 2024
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 49
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ben Whishaw ranks 2,675 out of 7,765. Before him are Lady Arbella Stuart (1575), Samuel Frederick Gray (1766), Peggy Ashcroft (1907), Eleanor of Scotland (1433), Henry Irving (1838), and Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583). After him are Billy Boyd (1968), Ray Davies (1944), Storm Thorgerson (1944), Hilary Mantel (1952), Gerald of Wales (1146), and Daniel Jones (1881).
1575 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 2,669
1766 - 1828
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 2,670
1907 - 1991
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 2,671
1433 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 2,672
1838 - 1905
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 2,673
1583 - 1648
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 2,674
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 2,675
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 2,676
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 2,677
1944 - 2013
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 2,678
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 2,679
1146 - 1201
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 2,680
1881 - 1967
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 2,681
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ben Whishaw ranks 384. Before him are Julian Sands (1958), Philip Jackson (1948), Minnie Driver (1970), Barry Morse (1918), Peggy Ashcroft (1907), and Henry Irving (1838). After him are Billy Boyd (1968), Joely Richardson (1965), Joseph Grimaldi (1778), Freddie Jones (1927), Naveen Andrews (1969), and Thandie Newton (1972).
1958 - 2023
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 378
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 379
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 380
1918 - 2008
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 381
1907 - 1991
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 382
1838 - 1905
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 383
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 384
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 385
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 386
1778 - 1837
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 387
1927 - 2019
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 388
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 389
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 390