1902 - 1986
William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 1902 – 10 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States. His first Broadway appearance in The Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1931 teamed him with Katharine Cornell, with whom he appeared in many productions. In films, he played opposite Madeleine Carroll, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and Carole Lombard, and was Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maximilian in Juarez (1939). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Aherne has received more than 754,874 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Brian Aherne is the 5,130th most popular actor (down from 3,724th in 2019), the 3,947th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,132nd in 2019) and the 628th most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, Brian Aherne ranks 5,130 out of 9,996. Before him are Pinto Colvig, Bebe Daniels, Rolando Villazón, Scott Foley, Dexter Fletcher, and Joshua Jackson. After him are Jon-Erik Hexum, Tamara Taylor, Kitty Winn, Eliza Dushku, Samantha Fox, and Katja Riemann.
1892 - 1967
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 5,124
1901 - 1971
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 5,125
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 5,126
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 5,127
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 5,128
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 5,129
1902 - 1986
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 5,130
1957 - 1984
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 5,131
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 5,132
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 5,133
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 5,134
1950 - 2020
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 5,135
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 5,136
Among people born in 1902, Brian Aherne ranks 252. Before him are Veli Saarinen, Josef von Báky, Giorgio Pessina, Paul Bontemps, Barton MacLane, and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.. After him are Egon Orowan, Mary Miles Minter, Chill Wills, Hans Pulver, Maria Polydouri, and Russinho. Among people deceased in 1986, Brian Aherne ranks 209. Before him are Alicia Moreau de Justo, Jo Gartner, Pepper Adams, Heather Angel, Felipe Rosas, and Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira. After him are Sulo Bärlund, Yaşar Erkan, Anton Janda, Olaf Hoffsbakken, Alfonso Thiele, and Robert Alda.
1902 - 1969
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 246
1902 - 1966
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 247
1902 - 1977
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 248
1902 - 1981
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 249
1902 - 1969
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 250
1902 - 1985
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 251
1902 - 1986
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 252
1902 - 1989
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 253
1902 - 1984
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 254
1902 - 1978
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 255
1902 - 1977
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 256
1902 - 1930
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 257
1902 - 1992
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 258
1885 - 1986
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 203
1954 - 1986
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 204
1930 - 1986
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 205
1909 - 1986
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 206
1910 - 1986
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 207
1907 - 1986
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 208
1902 - 1986
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 209
1910 - 1986
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 210
1911 - 1986
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 211
1904 - 1986
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 212
1908 - 1986
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 213
1920 - 1986
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 214
1914 - 1986
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 215
Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Aherne ranks 3,947 out of 7,765. Before him are Richard Attwood (1940), Kenney Jones (1948), Vivian Woodward (1879), Dexter Fletcher (1966), Jamie Hewlett (1968), and Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900). After him are John Sykes (1959), Julian Barbour (1937), R. J. Mitchell (1895), Morton Betts (1847), Brendan Perry (1959), and Wilbert Awdry (1911).
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 3,941
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 3,942
1879 - 1954
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 3,943
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,944
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,945
1900 - 1975
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,946
1902 - 1986
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,947
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 3,948
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 3,949
1895 - 1937
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 3,950
1847 - 1914
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 3,951
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 3,952
1911 - 1997
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 3,953
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Brian Aherne ranks 628. Before him are James Robertson Justice (1907), Frank Dillane (1991), Karen Gillan (1987), Virginia McKenna (1931), Alice Eve (1982), and Dexter Fletcher (1966). After him are Dev Patel (1990), Jayne Atkinson (1959), Ed Skrein (1983), Liz Smith (1921), Mischa Barton (1986), and Nick Frost (1972).
1907 - 1975
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 622
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 623
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 624
1931 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 625
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 626
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 627
1902 - 1986
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 628
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 629
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 630
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 631
1921 - 2016
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 632
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 633
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 634