1955 - Today
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and director. 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 13,502,653 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Brendan Gleeson is the 693rd most popular actor (up from 740th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 51st 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.
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Among actors, Brendan Gleeson ranks 693 out of 9,996. Before him are Takashi Shimura, André Antoine, Cléo de Mérode, John Payne, James Garner, and Annette Bening. After him are Shelley Duvall, Dean Reed, Lale Andersen, Bernard Hill, Mistinguett, and Kelly McGillis.
1905 - 1982
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 687
1858 - 1943
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 688
1875 - 1966
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 689
1912 - 1989
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 690
1928 - 2014
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 691
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 692
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 693
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 694
1938 - 1986
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 695
1905 - 1972
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 696
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 697
1875 - 1956
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 698
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 699
Among people born in 1955, Brendan Gleeson ranks 47. Before him are Katalin Karikó, Egils Levits, J. K. Simmons, Shoko Asahara, Martin Schulz, and Billy Idol. After him are François Cluzet, Haitham bin Tariq, Yuriy Sedykh, Eddie Van Halen, Richard Schiff, and Olga Korbut.
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 41
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 42
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 43
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 44
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 45
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 46
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 47
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 48
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 49
1955 - 2021
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 50
1955 - 2020
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 51
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 52
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 53
Among people born in Ireland, Brendan Gleeson ranks 45 out of 501. Before him are Eileen Gray (1878), Iris Murdoch (1919), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Bertie Ahern (1951), Columba (521), and Causantín mac Cináeda (836). After him are Richard Cantillon (1680), Ethel Voynich (1864), John Tyndall (1820), Maureen O'Hara (1920), Harald Gille (1103), and Ernest Walton (1903).
1878 - 1976
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 39
1919 - 1999
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 40
1971 - 2018
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 41
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 42
521 - 597
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 43
836 - 877
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 44
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 45
1680 - 1734
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 46
1864 - 1960
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 47
1820 - 1893
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 48
1920 - 2015
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 49
1103 - 1136
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 50
1903 - 1995
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 51
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), Maureen O'Sullivan (1911), Fionnula Flanagan (1941), and Brenda Fricker (1945).
1940 - 2023
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 1
1953 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 2
1930 - 2002
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 3
1821 - 1861
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 4
1976 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 5
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 6
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 7
1920 - 2015
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 8
1929 - 2012
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 9
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 10
1911 - 1998
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 11
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 12
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 13