1955 - 2017
William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He appeared in films such as Weird Science (1985), Aliens (1986), Near Dark (1987), Tombstone (1993), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), Titanic (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Nightcrawler (2014). Paxton starred in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), for which he earned three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show's run. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Paxton has received more than 23,699,324 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Paxton is the 1,086th most popular actor (up from 1,310th in 2019), the 1,962nd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,381st in 2019) and the 530th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Bill Paxton ranks 1,086 out of 9,996. Before him are Griffin Dunne, Tchéky Karyo, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Libuše Šafránková, David Warner, and Yuen Biao. After him are Philippe Leroy, Mandy Patinkin, Keira Knightley, Linda Evans, Ian Somerhalder, and Jason Isaacs.
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,080
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,081
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,082
1953 - 2021
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,083
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,084
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,085
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,086
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,087
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,088
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,089
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,090
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,091
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,092
Among people born in 1955, Bill Paxton ranks 74. Before him are Lena Olin, Safet Sušić, Jorge Valdano, Lazarus Chakwera, Griffin Dunne, and Jigme Singye Wangchuck. After him are Béla Tarr, Avram Grant, Toninho Cerezo, Tanya Roberts, Meles Zenawi, and Verónica Forqué. Among people deceased in 2017, Bill Paxton ranks 97. Before him are Tobe Hooper, Tomas Milian, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, René Préval, Peter Abrahams, and Bruce McCandless II. After him are Yisrael Kristal, Azzedine Alaïa, Jannis Kounellis, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Loalwa Braz, and Dick Bruna.
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 68
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 69
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 70
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 71
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 72
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 73
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 74
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 75
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 76
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 77
1955 - 2021
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 78
1955 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 79
1955 - 2021
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 80
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 91
1933 - 2017
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 92
1934 - 2017
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 93
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 94
1919 - 2017
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 95
1937 - 2017
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 96
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 97
1903 - 2017
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 98
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 99
1936 - 2017
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 100
1930 - 2017
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 101
1953 - 2017
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 102
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 103
Among people born in United States, Bill Paxton ranks 1,962 out of 18,182. Before him are Ted Turner (1938), Carol Gilligan (1936), Alfred Vail (1807), Matthew Ridgway (1895), Chris Kyle (1974), and Robert Lefkowitz (1943). After him are Ken Norton (1943), Mark W. Clark (1896), Mandy Patinkin (1952), Christopher A. Sims (1942), Bo Diddley (1928), and Liberace (1919).
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,956
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,957
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,958
1895 - 1993
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,959
1974 - 2013
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,960
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,961
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,962
1943 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,963
1896 - 1984
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,964
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,965
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,966
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,967
1919 - 1987
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,968
Among actors born in United States, Bill Paxton ranks 530. Before him are Victor French (1934), Jason Momoa (1979), Sydney Chaplin (1926), Sam Elliott (1944), Jessica Chastain (1977), and Griffin Dunne (1955). After him are Mandy Patinkin (1952), Linda Evans (1942), Ian Somerhalder (1978), Donna Reed (1921), Thomas Mitchell (1892), and Neil Patrick Harris (1973).
1934 - 1989
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 524
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 525
1926 - 2009
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 526
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 527
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 528
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 529
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 530
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 531
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 532
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 533
1921 - 1986
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 534
1892 - 1962
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 535
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 536