1979 - 2008
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career. His work consisted of 20 films in a variety of genres, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Monster's Ball (2001), Casanova (2005), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Candy (2006), I'm Not There (2007), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter two of which were posthumously released. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heath Ledger has received more than 50,855,484 page views. His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2019). Heath Ledger is the 351st most popular actor (down from 325th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Australia (down from 8th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Australian Actor.
Heath ledger is most famous for playing the character of james bond in the movie "the living daylights" and "goldeneye".
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Among actors, Heath Ledger ranks 351 out of 9,996. Before him are Maurice Chevalier, John Cazale, Bibi Andersson, Carrie Fisher, John Cleese, and Sally Field. After him are Nancy Reagan, Frances McDormand, Bela Lugosi, Olivia Newton-John, Brandon Lee, and Tim Robbins.
1888 - 1972
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 345
1935 - 1978
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 346
1935 - 2019
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 347
1956 - 2016
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 348
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 349
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 350
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 351
1921 - 2016
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 352
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 353
1882 - 1956
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 354
1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 355
1965 - 1993
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 356
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 357
Among people born in 1979, Heath Ledger ranks 1. After him are Kimi Räikkönen, Valentino Rossi, Andrea Pirlo, Markus Persson, Jawed Karim, Chris Pratt, Diego Forlán, Rosamund Pike, Anders Behring Breivik, Jason Momoa, and Gong Yoo. Among people deceased in 2008, Heath Ledger ranks 23. Before him are Richard Widmark, Miriam Makeba, Richard Wright, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Yma Sumac, and Michael Crichton. After him are Jules Dassin, Roy Scheider, Jacques Piccard, Mahmoud Darwish, John Archibald Wheeler, and Edward Norton Lorenz.
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 1
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 3
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 4
1979 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 5
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 6
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 7
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 8
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 9
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 10
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 11
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 12
1914 - 2008
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 17
1932 - 2008
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 18
1943 - 2008
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 19
1922 - 2008
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 20
1923 - 2008
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 21
1942 - 2008
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 22
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 23
1911 - 2008
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 24
1932 - 2008
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 25
1922 - 2008
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 26
1941 - 2008
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 27
1911 - 2008
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 28
1917 - 2008
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 29
Among people born in Australia, Heath Ledger ranks 10 out of 925. Before him are Geoffrey Rush (1951), Cate Blanchett (1969), Rupert Murdoch (1931), Elton Mayo (1880), Errol Flynn (1909), and Truganini (1812). After him are Chris Hemsworth (1983), Hugh Jackman (1968), Jack Brabham (1926), Paul Hogan (1939), Julian Assange (1971), and Steve Irwin (1962).
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 4
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 5
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 6
1880 - 1949
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 7
1909 - 1959
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 8
1812 - 1876
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 9
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 10
1983 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 11
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 12
1926 - 2014
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 13
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 14
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 15
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 16
Among actors born in Australia, Heath Ledger ranks 5. Before him are George Lazenby (1939), Geoffrey Rush (1951), Cate Blanchett (1969), and Errol Flynn (1909). After him are Chris Hemsworth (1983), Hugh Jackman (1968), Paul Hogan (1939), Lionel Logue (1880), Margot Robbie (1990), Eric Bana (1968), and Rod Taylor (1930).
1939 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 1
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 2
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 3
1909 - 1959
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 4
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 5
1983 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 6
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 7
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 8
1880 - 1953
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 9
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 10
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 11
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 12