Actor
Ian McKellen
1939 - today
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Ian McKellen
His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2024). Ian McKellen is the 85th most popular actor (down from 72nd in 2024), the 199th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 110th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Actor.
Ian McKellen is most famous for playing Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies.
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Among Actors
Among actors, Ian McKellen ranks 85 out of 13,578. Before him are Henry Fonda, Denzel Washington, Maggie Smith, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, and David Hasselhoff. After him are Leslie Nielsen, Kevin Costner, Buster Keaton, Michael Caine, Rowan Atkinson, and Tom Cruise.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Henry Fonda
1905 - 1982
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 79
Denzel Washington
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 80
Maggie Smith
1934 - 2024
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 81
Robert Redford
1936 - 2025
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 82
Jon Voight
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 83
David Hasselhoff
1952 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 84
Ian McKellen
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 85
Leslie Nielsen
1926 - 2010
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 86
Kevin Costner
1955 - Present
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 87
Buster Keaton
1895 - 1966
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 88
Michael Caine
1933 - Present
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 89
Rowan Atkinson
1955 - Present
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 90
Tom Cruise
1962 - Present
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 91
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Ian McKellen ranks 6. Before him are Ali Khamenei, Marvin Gaye, Terence Hill, Tina Turner, and Francis Ford Coppola. After him are Lee Harvey Oswald, Stanislav Petrov, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Peter Grünberg, Giovanni Trapattoni, and Amos Oz.
Others Born in 1939
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Ali Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2026
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 1
Marvin Gaye
SINGER
1939 - 1984
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 2
Terence Hill
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 3
Tina Turner
SINGER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 4
Francis Ford Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 5
Ian McKellen
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 6
Lee Harvey Oswald
EXTREMIST
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 7
Stanislav Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2017
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 8
Gro Harlem Brundtland
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 9
Peter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 10
Giovanni Trapattoni
COACH
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 11
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian McKellen ranks 199 out of NaN. Before him are Maggie Smith (1934), Victoria, Princess Royal (1840), John Napier (1550), Paul Dirac (1902), Robert Robinson (1886), and Blackbeard (1680). After him are Eric Clapton (1945), Cat Stevens (1948), Saint Patrick (385), Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900), Calico Jack (1682), and Michael Caine (1933).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMaggie Smith
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 193
Victoria, Princess Royal
COMPANION
1840 - 1901
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 194
John Napier
MATHEMATICIAN
1550 - 1617
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 195
Paul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 196
Robert Robinson
CHEMIST
1886 - 1975
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 197
Blackbeard
PIRATE
1680 - 1718
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 198
Ian McKellen
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 199
Eric Clapton
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 200
Cat Stevens
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 201
Saint Patrick
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
385 - 461
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 202
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1974
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 203
Calico Jack
PIRATE
1682 - 1720
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 204
Michael Caine
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 205
Among Actors In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ian McKellen ranks 10. Before him are Sean Connery (1930), Elizabeth Taylor (1932), Christopher Lee (1922), Alan Rickman (1946), Liam Neeson (1952), and Maggie Smith (1934). After him are Michael Caine (1933), Rowan Atkinson (1955), James Mason (1909), Charlotte Rampling (1946), Roger Moore (1927), and Cary Grant (1904).
Sean Connery
1930 - 2020
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 4
Elizabeth Taylor
1932 - 2011
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 5
Christopher Lee
1922 - 2015
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 6
Alan Rickman
1946 - 2016
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 7
Liam Neeson
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 8
Maggie Smith
1934 - 2024
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 9
Ian McKellen
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 10
Michael Caine
1933 - Present
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 11
Rowan Atkinson
1955 - Present
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 12
James Mason
1909 - 1984
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 13
Charlotte Rampling
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 14
Roger Moore
1927 - 2017
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 15
Cary Grant
1904 - 1986
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 16
