Actor
Ian McShane
1942 - today
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Ian McShane
His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2024). Ian McShane is the 280th most popular actor (down from 244th in 2024), the 445th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 339th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Actor.
Ian McShane is most famous for his role as Blackbeard in the TV series "Black Sails" and as Al Swearengen in the TV series "Deadwood."
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Among Actors
Among actors, Ian McShane ranks 280 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Keaton, Jared Leto, Mireille Darc, Nick Nolte, Raffaella Carrà, and Warren Beatty. After him are Jacqueline Bisset, Jerry Lewis, David Bradley, Mia Farrow, Ernest Borgnine, and Paul Walker.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Michael Keaton
1951 - Present
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 274
Jared Leto
1971 - Present
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 275
Mireille Darc
1938 - 2017
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 276
Nick Nolte
1941 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 277
Raffaella Carrà
1943 - 2021
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 278
Warren Beatty
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 279
Ian McShane
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 280
Jacqueline Bisset
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 281
Jerry Lewis
1926 - 2017
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 282
David Bradley
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 283
Mia Farrow
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 284
Ernest Borgnine
1917 - 2012
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 285
Paul Walker
1973 - 2013
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 286
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Ian McShane ranks 39. Before him are Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Daniel Barenboim, Ted Kaczynski, John Wayne Gacy, José Eduardo dos Santos, and Michael Haneke. After him are Werner Herzog, David Bradley, Giorgio Agamben, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Jacques Rogge, and Martin Rees.
Others Born in 1942
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Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 33
Daniel Barenboim
CONDUCTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 34
Ted Kaczynski
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2023
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 35
John Wayne Gacy
EXTREMIST
1942 - 1994
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 36
José Eduardo dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2022
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 37
Michael Haneke
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 38
Ian McShane
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 39
Werner Herzog
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 40
David Bradley
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 41
Giorgio Agamben
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 42
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 43
Jacques Rogge
PHYSICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 44
Martin Rees
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 45
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian McShane ranks 445 out of NaN. Before him are John Buchan (1875), Arnold Bennett (1867), John Everett Millais (1829), Alexander Mackenzie (1822), Æthelred the Unready (968), and Jon Lord (1941). After him are Elizabeth Woodville (1437), Jacqueline Bisset (1944), Catherine, Princess of Wales (1982), Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751), David Bradley (1942), and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828).
Others born in United Kingdom
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John Buchan
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1940
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 439
Arnold Bennett
WRITER
1867 - 1931
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 440
John Everett Millais
PAINTER
1829 - 1896
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 441
Alexander Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 442
Æthelred the Unready
POLITICIAN
968 - 1016
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 443
Jon Lord
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 444
Ian McShane
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 445
Elizabeth Woodville
COMPANION
1437 - 1492
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 446
Jacqueline Bisset
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 447
Catherine, Princess of Wales
COMPANION
1982 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 448
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
NOBLEMAN
1751 - 1775
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 449
David Bradley
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 450
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
WRITER
1828 - 1882
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 451
Among Actors In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ian McShane ranks 42. Before him are Gary Oldman (1958), Claude Rains (1889), John Hurt (1940), Vanessa Redgrave (1937), Timothy Dalton (1946), and David Suchet (1946). After him are Jacqueline Bisset (1944), David Bradley (1942), Hugh Grant (1960), James Fox (1939), Tom Baker (1934), and Tilda Swinton (1960).
Gary Oldman
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 36
Claude Rains
1889 - 1967
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 37
John Hurt
1940 - 2017
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 38
Vanessa Redgrave
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 39
Timothy Dalton
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 40
David Suchet
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 41
Ian McShane
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 42
Jacqueline Bisset
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 43
David Bradley
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 44
Hugh Grant
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 45
James Fox
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 46
Tom Baker
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 47
Tilda Swinton
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 48
