Actor

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director

1944 - today

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His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian McDiarmid is the 766th most popular actor (down from 632nd in 2024), the 1,017th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 772nd in 2019) and the 120th most popular British Actor.

Ian McDiarmid is most famous for playing Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars films.

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Ian McDiarmid ranks #766 of 15,712 Actors worldwide, placing them among the top 5% of the profession.

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Among Actors

Among actors, Ian McDiarmid ranks 766 out of 15,712. Before him are Norman Lloyd, Linda Harrison, Xuxa, Jeroen Krabbé, Edward G. Robinson, and David Duchovny. After him are Rodolfo Gucci, Elliot Page, Alan Ladd, Rebecca Ferguson, Ramon Novarro, and Mark Ruffalo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ian McDiarmid ranks 104. Before him are Kary Mullis, W. G. Sebald, Killing of Peter Fechter, Karin Schubert, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, and Jeroen Krabbé. After him are Donna Haraway, Hugo Gatti, Andris Bērziņš, Kim Yong-il, John Atta Mills, and Roger Scruton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian McDiarmid ranks 1,017 out of 9,870. Before him are Tony Buzan (1942), Reginald Lee (1870), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), David I of Scotland (1084), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), and Oliver Sacks (1933). After him are Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), James Gregory (1638), Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), John of Salisbury (1110), Freeman Dyson (1923), and Lewis Fry Richardson (1881).

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Among Actors In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ian McDiarmid ranks 120. Before him are Rachel Weisz (1970), Boris Karloff (1887), Alfred Molina (1953), Michael Palin (1943), Julie Walters (1950), and Richard Wilson (1936). After him are Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Tim Roth (1961), Anthony Head (1954), Tom Holland (1996), Colin Baker (1943), and Tom Hardy (1977).

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