1954 - Today
Harvey Forbes Fierstein ( FIRE-steen; born June 6, 1954) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He is best known for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy and Hairspray and film roles in Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day, and as the voice of Yao in Mulan and Mulan II. Fierstein won two Tony Awards, Best Actor in a Play and Best Play, for Torch Song Trilogy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harvey Fierstein has received more than 4,593,920 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Harvey Fierstein is the 5,270th most popular actor (up from 5,329th in 2019), the 7,831st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,270th in 2019) and the 2,468th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Harvey Fierstein ranks 5,270 out of 9,996. Before him are Robert Newton, Wendell Corey, Hikaru Midorikawa, Kelly Rowan, Richard Lewis, and Edward Alleyn. After him are Howard Hesseman, Deanie Ip, Park Hae-soo, Abhishek Bachchan, Kelly Slater, and Barbara Rush.
1905 - 1956
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 5,264
1914 - 1968
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 5,265
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 5,266
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 5,267
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 5,268
1566 - 1626
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 5,269
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 5,270
1940 - 2022
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 5,271
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 5,272
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 5,273
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 5,274
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 5,275
1927 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 5,276
Among people born in 1954, Harvey Fierstein ranks 363. Before him are Robert Van de Walle, Alex Salmond, Mark Herman, Huub Rothengatter, Alberto Malesani, and Joseph Polchinski. After him are Anna Grodzka, Rafael Orozco Maestre, Eva Brunne, Dietrich Thurau, Aleksandr Aksinin, and Robert Menasse.
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 357
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 358
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 359
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 360
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 361
1954 - 2018
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 362
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 363
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 364
1954 - 1992
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 365
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 366
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 367
1954 - 2020
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 368
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 369
Among people born in United States, Harvey Fierstein ranks 7,831 out of 18,182. Before him are Mary Carlisle (1914), Wendell Corey (1914), David A. Johnston (1949), Shane McMahon (1970), Michael Cohen (1966), and Richard Lewis (1947). After him are Robin Hartshorne (1938), Howard Hesseman (1940), Cedar Walton (1934), Zitkala-Sa (1876), Kelly Slater (1972), and James Scott (1885).
1914 - 2018
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 7,825
1914 - 1968
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 7,826
1949 - 1980
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 7,827
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 7,828
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 7,829
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 7,830
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 7,831
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 7,832
1940 - 2022
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 7,833
1934 - 2013
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 7,834
1876 - 1938
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 7,835
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 7,836
1885 - 1938
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 7,837
Among actors born in United States, Harvey Fierstein ranks 2,468. Before him are Hoyt Axton (1938), Ashley Greene (1987), Norman Foster (1903), Mary Carlisle (1914), Wendell Corey (1914), and Richard Lewis (1947). After him are Howard Hesseman (1940), Kelly Slater (1972), Barbara Rush (1927), Greg Grunberg (1966), Alexandra Paul (1963), and Hunter Tylo (1962).
1938 - 1999
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 2,462
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 2,463
1903 - 1976
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 2,464
1914 - 2018
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 2,465
1914 - 1968
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 2,466
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 2,467
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 2,468
1940 - 2022
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 2,469
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 2,470
1927 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 2,471
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 2,472
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 2,473
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 2,474