ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson
1955 - Today
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brendan Gleeson has received more than 14,031,766 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Brendan Gleeson is the 565th most popular actor (up from 693rd in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 44th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Actor.
Brendan Gleeson is most famous for his role as Mad-Eye Moody in the Harry Potter series, and as Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter films.
Memorability Metrics
14M
Page Views (PV)
62.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
4.61
Effective Languages (L*)
4.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Brendan Gleeson ranks 565 out of 13,578. Before him are Gabriel Byrne, Hildegard Knef, Michelle Yeoh, Michael Jai White, Milla Jovovich, and Forest Whitaker. After him are David Hasselhoff, R. Lee Ermey, Lillian Gish, Laurence Fishburne, Danielle Darrieux, and Buck Henry.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGabriel Byrne
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 559
Hildegard Knef
1925 - 2002
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 560
Michelle Yeoh
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 561
Michael Jai White
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 562
Milla Jovovich
1975 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 563
Forest Whitaker
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 564
Brendan Gleeson
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 565
David Hasselhoff
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 566
R. Lee Ermey
1944 - 2018
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 567
Lillian Gish
1893 - 1993
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 568
Laurence Fishburne
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 569
Danielle Darrieux
1917 - 2017
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 570
Buck Henry
1930 - 2020
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 571
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Brendan Gleeson ranks 45. Before him are Mariano Rajoy, Lazarus Chakwera, Billy Bob Thornton, Shoko Asahara, Martin Schulz, and Roland Emmerich. After him are Gary Sinise, Pietro Parolin, Haitham bin Tariq, Denis Mukwege, François Cluzet, and Björn Andrésen.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsMariano Rajoy
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 39
Lazarus Chakwera
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 40
Billy Bob Thornton
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 41
Shoko Asahara
WRITER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 42
Martin Schulz
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 43
Roland Emmerich
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 44
Brendan Gleeson
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 45
Gary Sinise
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 46
Pietro Parolin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 47
Haitham bin Tariq
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 48
Denis Mukwege
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 49
François Cluzet
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 50
Björn Andrésen
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 51
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Brendan Gleeson ranks 34 out of 549. Before him are Cillian Murphy (1976), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), Iris Murdoch (1919), Bono (1960), Bertie Ahern (1951), and Gabriel Byrne (1950). After him are Francis Beaufort (1774), John Field (1782), Rory Gallagher (1948), Joseph Murphy (1898), Ernest Walton (1903), and Maureen O'Hara (1920).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsCillian Murphy
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 28
Causantín mac Cináeda
POLITICIAN
836 - 877
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 29
Iris Murdoch
WRITER
1919 - 1999
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 30
Bono
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 31
Bertie Ahern
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 32
Gabriel Byrne
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 33
Brendan Gleeson
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 34
Francis Beaufort
GEOLOGIST
1774 - 1857
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 35
John Field
COMPOSER
1782 - 1837
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 36
Rory Gallagher
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1995
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 37
Joseph Murphy
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 38
Ernest Walton
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 39
Maureen O'Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 40
Among ACTORS In Ireland
Among actors born in Ireland, Brendan Gleeson ranks 7. Before him are Michael Gambon (1940), Pierce Brosnan (1953), Richard Harris (1930), Lola Montez (1821), Cillian Murphy (1976), and Gabriel Byrne (1950). After him are Maureen O'Hara (1920), David Kelly (1929), Colin Farrell (1976), Brenda Fricker (1945), Fionnula Flanagan (1941), and Maureen O'Sullivan (1911).
Michael Gambon
1940 - 2023
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 1
Pierce Brosnan
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 2
Richard Harris
1930 - 2002
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 3
Lola Montez
1821 - 1861
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 4
Cillian Murphy
1976 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 5
Gabriel Byrne
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 6
Brendan Gleeson
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 7
Maureen O'Hara
1920 - 2015
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 8
David Kelly
1929 - 2012
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 9
Colin Farrell
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 10
Brenda Fricker
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 11
Fionnula Flanagan
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 12
Maureen O'Sullivan
1911 - 1998
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 13