1904 - 1996
Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (29 September 1904 – 6 April 1996) was a British-American actress and singer. She was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who became popular during the Second World War for her portrayal of strong women on the homefront; listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top-ten box office draws from 1942 to 1946. The fourth most-nominated woman for the Best Actress Oscar, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, including a record-tying (with Bette Davis) five consecutive nominations (1941–1945) in the actress category, winning for her performance in the title role of the 1942 film Mrs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Greer Garson has received more than 2,456,009 page views. Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Greer Garson is the 747th most popular actor (up from 1,107th in 2019), the 932nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,325th in 2019) and the 117th most popular British Actor.
Greer Garson is most famous for her role in the 1942 film Mrs. Miniver, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. She was also nominated for the award for her performance in the film Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939).
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Among actors, Greer Garson ranks 747 out of 10,030. Before her are Hal Holbrook, Stephen Boyd, Robin Wright, Emmy Göring, Song Hye-rim, and Daniel Radcliffe. After her are Bubba Smith, Mildred Harris, Sebastian Shaw, Ida Rubinstein, James Mason, and Edward G. Robinson.
1925 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 741
1931 - 1977
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 742
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 743
1893 - 1973
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 744
1937 - 2002
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 745
1989 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 746
1904 - 1996
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 747
1945 - 2011
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 748
1901 - 1944
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 749
1905 - 1994
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 750
1883 - 1960
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 751
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 752
1893 - 1973
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 753
Among people born in 1904, Greer Garson ranks 54. Before her are Donald O. Hebb, Arshile Gorky, Count Basie, Gerhard Herzberg, Serge Lifar, and Lal Bahadur Shastri. After her are František Plánička, Arnold Gehlen, Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Moshé Feldenkrais, Otto Robert Frisch, and Leopold Trepper. Among people deceased in 1996, Greer Garson ranks 48. Before her are Victor Ambartsumian, Georges Duby, Hideo Sakai, Virginia Cherrill, Martin Balsam, and Mohammad Najibullah. After her are Rafael Kubelík, Leonor Fini, Lucio Fulci, František Plánička, Ernesto Geisel, and Shūsaku Endō.
1904 - 1985
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 48
1904 - 1948
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 49
1904 - 1984
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 50
1904 - 1999
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 51
1904 - 1986
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 52
1904 - 1966
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 53
1904 - 1996
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 54
1904 - 1996
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 55
1904 - 1976
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 56
1904 - 1974
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 57
1904 - 1984
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 58
1904 - 1979
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 59
1904 - 1982
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 60
1908 - 1996
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 42
1919 - 1996
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 43
1909 - 1996
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 44
1908 - 1996
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 45
1919 - 1996
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 46
1947 - 1996
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 47
1904 - 1996
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 48
1914 - 1996
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 49
1907 - 1996
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 50
1927 - 1996
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 51
1904 - 1996
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 52
1907 - 1996
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 53
1923 - 1996
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 54
Among people born in United Kingdom, Greer Garson ranks 932 out of 6,924. Before her are Stephen Boyd (1931), James Stirling (1926), Roger Daltrey (1944), William Smith (1769), Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849), and Daniel Radcliffe (1989). After her are Alan Hodgkin (1914), Keith Emerson (1944), Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848), Mary Ann Nichols (1845), Sebastian Shaw (1905), and Alan Parsons (1948).
1931 - 1977
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 926
1926 - 1992
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 927
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 928
1769 - 1839
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 929
1849 - 1936
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 930
1989 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 931
1904 - 1996
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 932
1914 - 1998
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 933
1944 - 2016
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 934
1848 - 1939
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 935
1845 - 1888
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 936
1905 - 1994
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 937
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 938
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Greer Garson ranks 117. Before her are Ewan McGregor (1971), Tom Wilkinson (1948), Natasha Richardson (1963), Dominic Purcell (1970), Stephen Boyd (1931), and Daniel Radcliffe (1989). After her are Sebastian Shaw (1905), James Mason (1909), David Prowse (1935), Kim Cattrall (1956), Dirk Bogarde (1921), and Jeremy Brett (1933).
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 111
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 112
1963 - 2009
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 113
1970 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 114
1931 - 1977
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 115
1989 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 116
1904 - 1996
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 117
1905 - 1994
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 118
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 119
1935 - 2020
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 120
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 121
1921 - 1999
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 122
1933 - 1995
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 123