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-10 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 3,172,557 page views. Her biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Greer Garson is the 1,052nd most popular actor (down from 747th in 2019), the 1,185th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 932nd in 2019) and the 153rd 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 1,052 out of 9,996. Before her are Stephen Fry, Lee Grant, Dick York, Song Hye-rim, Ashton Kutcher, and Rosanna Arquette. After her are Ed Lauter, Simon Baker, John Noble, Pedro Infante, Henry Cavill, and Youn Yuh-jung.
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 1,046
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 1,047
1928 - 1992
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 1,048
1937 - 2002
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,049
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,050
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,051
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,052
1938 - 2013
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,053
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,054
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,055
1917 - 1957
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1,056
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1,057
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 1,058
Among people born in 1904, Greer Garson ranks 76. Before her are Henri Cartan, Yves Congar, Ba Jin, Kuvempu, Rudolf Arnheim, and Hans Hartung. After her are Walther Hewel, Viktor Brack, Sergey Biryuzov, Georges Canguilhem, Margaret Bourke-White, and Josef Bühler. Among people deceased in 1996, Greer Garson ranks 74. Before her are Leonor Fini, Mieczysław Weinberg, Michel Debré, Obdulio Varela, Mary Leakey, and Bob Paisley. After her are Spiro Agnew, Hans Blumenberg, Zeki Müren, Saul Bass, Pavel Sudoplatov, and Jack Churchill.
1904 - 2008
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 70
1904 - 1995
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 71
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 72
1904 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 73
1904 - 2007
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 74
1904 - 1989
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 75
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 76
1904 - 1945
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 77
1904 - 1948
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 78
1904 - 1964
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 79
1904 - 1995
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 80
1904 - 1971
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 81
1904 - 1948
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 82
1907 - 1996
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 68
1919 - 1996
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 69
1912 - 1996
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 70
1917 - 1996
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 71
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 72
1919 - 1996
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 73
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 74
1918 - 1996
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 75
1920 - 1996
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 76
1931 - 1996
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 77
1920 - 1996
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 78
1907 - 1996
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 79
1906 - 1996
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 80
Among people born in United Kingdom, Greer Garson ranks 1,185 out of 7,765. Before her are Edward Bach (1886), Blanche of Lancaster (1345), Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287), Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Charles Bell (1774), and Joan of Kent (1328). After her are Thomas Hodgkin (1798), Nicko McBrain (1952), William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), Dave Murray (1956), James Jeans (1877), and Hudson Taylor (1832).
1886 - 1936
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,179
1345 - 1368
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,180
1287 - 1330
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,181
1884 - 1966
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,182
1774 - 1842
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,183
1328 - 1385
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,184
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,185
1798 - 1866
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,186
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,187
1800 - 1867
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,188
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1,189
1877 - 1946
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 1,190
1832 - 1905
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,191
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Greer Garson ranks 153. Before her are Marty Feldman (1934), Rosamund Pike (1979), Idris Elba (1972), Paul Scofield (1922), Roddy McDowall (1928), and Stephen Fry (1957). After her are Alan Bates (1934), Guy Pearce (1967), Clive Owen (1964), David Warner (1941), Keira Knightley (1985), and Jason Isaacs (1963).
1934 - 1982
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 147
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 148
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 149
1922 - 2008
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 150
1928 - 1998
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 151
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 152
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 153
1934 - 2003
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 154
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 155
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 156
1941 - 2022
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 157
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 158
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 159