ACTOR
David McCallum
1933 - 2023
David McCallum
David Keith McCallum (19 September 1933 – 25 September 2023) was a Scottish actor and musician, based in the United States. He gained wide recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E (1964–1968). His other notable television roles include Simon Carter in Colditz (1972–1974) and Steel in Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David McCallum has received more than 12,893,383 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). David McCallum is the 435th most popular actor (up from 646th in 2019), the 548th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 804th in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Actor.
David McCallum is most famous for his portrayal of the British secret agent, Illya Kuryakin, in the 1960s television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
64.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
2.75
Effective Languages (L*)
4.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, David McCallum ranks 435 out of 13,578. Before him are Jean-Pierre Léaud, Brandon Lee, Heath Ledger, Cillian Murphy, Bruno Cremer, and Emmanuelle Riva. After him are Mark Hamill, Françoise Dorléac, Gian Maria Volonté, Jane Seymour, John Goodman, and Paul Hogan.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean-Pierre Léaud
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 429
Brandon Lee
1965 - 1993
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 430
Heath Ledger
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 431
Cillian Murphy
1976 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 432
Bruno Cremer
1929 - 2010
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 433
Emmanuelle Riva
1927 - 2017
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 434
David McCallum
1933 - 2023
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 435
Mark Hamill
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 436
Françoise Dorléac
1942 - 1967
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 437
Gian Maria Volonté
1933 - 1994
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 438
Jane Seymour
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 439
John Goodman
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 440
Paul Hogan
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 441
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, David McCallum ranks 45. Before him are Richard R. Ernst, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Samora Machel, Steven Weinberg, Oliver Sacks, and Jerzy Grotowski. After him are Gian Maria Volonté, Richard Rogers, Joan Collins, Charles K. Kao, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, and Stanley Milgram. Among people deceased in 2023, David McCallum ranks 53. Before him are Rosalynn Carter, Pervez Musharraf, Alan Arkin, Federico Bahamontes, Tom Wilkinson, and Otar Iosseliani. After him are Miroslav Blažević, Mircea Snegur, Lucile Randon, Dick Fosbury, Jan Jongbloed, and Ahmed Qurei.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsRichard R. Ernst
CHEMIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 39
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1981
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 40
Samora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 41
Steven Weinberg
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 42
Oliver Sacks
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 43
Jerzy Grotowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 44
David McCallum
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 45
Gian Maria Volonté
ACTOR
1933 - 1994
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 46
Richard Rogers
ARCHITECT
1933 - 2021
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 47
Joan Collins
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 48
Charles K. Kao
INVENTOR
1933 - 2018
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 49
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
PHYSICIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 50
Stanley Milgram
PSYCHOLOGIST
1933 - 1984
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsRosalynn Carter
COMPANION
1927 - 2023
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 47
Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 48
Alan Arkin
ACTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 49
Federico Bahamontes
CYCLIST
1928 - 2023
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 50
Tom Wilkinson
ACTOR
1948 - 2023
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 51
Otar Iosseliani
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 52
David McCallum
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 53
Miroslav Blažević
COACH
1935 - 2023
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 54
Mircea Snegur
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2023
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 55
Lucile Randon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 2023
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 56
Dick Fosbury
ATHLETE
1947 - 2023
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 57
Jan Jongbloed
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 58
Ahmed Qurei
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2023
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 59
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David McCallum ranks 548 out of 8,785. Before him are Gustav Holst (1874), Stanley Rous (1895), Bruce Dickinson (1958), Thomas Bayes (1702), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), and Betty Williams (1943). After him are David Lean (1908), Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090), Jane Seymour (1951), Thomas Cranmer (1489), Christian Bale (1974), and David II of Scotland (1324).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGustav Holst
COMPOSER
1874 - 1934
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 542
Stanley Rous
BUSINESSPERSON
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 543
Bruce Dickinson
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 544
Thomas Bayes
STATISTICIAN
1702 - 1761
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 545
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1925
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 546
Betty Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 547
David McCallum
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 548
David Lean
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 549
Geoffrey of Monmouth
WRITER
1090 - 1155
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 550
Jane Seymour
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 551
Thomas Cranmer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1489 - 1556
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 552
Christian Bale
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 553
David II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1324 - 1371
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 554
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, David McCallum ranks 69. Before him are Patrick Stewart (1940), Richard Griffiths (1947), Gerard Butler (1969), Albert Finney (1936), Tom Wilkinson (1948), and Donald Pleasence (1919). After him are Jane Seymour (1951), Christian Bale (1974), Bill Nighy (1949), Hugh Laurie (1959), Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), and Jonathan Pryce (1947).
Patrick Stewart
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 63
Richard Griffiths
1947 - 2013
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 64
Gerard Butler
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 65
Albert Finney
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 66
Tom Wilkinson
1948 - 2023
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 67
Donald Pleasence
1919 - 1995
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 68
David McCallum
1933 - 2023
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 69
Jane Seymour
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 70
Christian Bale
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 71
Bill Nighy
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 72
Hugh Laurie
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 73
Catherine Zeta-Jones
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 74
Jonathan Pryce
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 75