Actor

George C. Scott

American actor, film director and producer

1927 - 1999

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George C. Scott

His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). George C. Scott is the 711th most popular actor (up from 911th in 2024), the 1,467th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,628th in 2019) and the 367th most popular American Actor.

George C. Scott is most famous for his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the 1970 film Patton.

Memorability Metrics

890k

Page Views

Past 12 months

67.90

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

#711 / 16k

George C. Scott ranks #711 of 15,712 Actors worldwide, placing them among the top 5% of the profession.

+2,965

George C. Scott climbed 2,965 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #15,466 to #12,513.

60

George C. Scott's biography appears in 60 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 95% of all Actors.

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Among Actors

Among actors, George C. Scott ranks 711 out of 15,712. Before him are Martin Balsam, Raf Vallone, Jack Elam, BD Wong, Idina Menzel, and Courteney Cox. After him are Brian Dennehy, Billy West, Michel Galabru, Brooke Shields, Jessica Tandy, and Kyle MacLachlan.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Martin Balsam
1919 - 1996
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 705
Raf Vallone
1916 - 2002
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 706
Jack Elam
1920 - 2003
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 707
BD Wong
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 708
Idina Menzel
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 709
Courteney Cox
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 710
George C. Scott
1927 - 1999
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 711
Brian Dennehy
1938 - 2020
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 712
Billy West
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 713
Michel Galabru
1922 - 2016
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 714
Brooke Shields
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 715
Jessica Tandy
1909 - 1994
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 716
Kyle MacLachlan
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 717

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, George C. Scott ranks 65. Before him are Marvin Minsky, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Carlo Maria Martini, Pat Carroll, Leszek Kołakowski, and Harry Markowitz. After him are Jacques Mayol, Mary Higgins Clark, Megumu Tamura, Maurice Ronet, Phil Hill, and Cesar Chavez. Among people deceased in 1999, George C. Scott ranks 34. Before him are Julius Nyerere, Iris Murdoch, Jerzy Grotowski, Daniel Nathans, Akio Morita, and Mary Ainsworth. After him are Sarah Knauss, Henry Way Kendall, João Figueiredo, Hélder Câmara, Desmond Llewelyn, and Dennis W. Sciama.

Others Born in 1927

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Marvin Minsky
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 59
Eduardo Martínez Somalo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2021
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 60
Carlo Maria Martini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2012
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 61
Pat Carroll
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 62
Leszek Kołakowski
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 63
Harry Markowitz
ECONOMIST
1927 - 2023
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 64
George C. Scott
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 65
Jacques Mayol
CELEBRITY
1927 - 2001
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 66
Mary Higgins Clark
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 67
Megumu Tamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1986
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 68
Maurice Ronet
ACTOR
1927 - 1983
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 69
Phil Hill
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 2008
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 70
Cesar Chavez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1927 - 1993
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 71