1920 - 2005
James Montgomery Doohan (; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor, voice actor, author and soldier best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Doohan's characterization of the Scottish Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise was one of the most recognizable elements in the Star Trek franchise, and inspired many fans to pursue careers in engineering and other technical fields. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Doohan has received more than 2,474,129 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). James Doohan is the 1,267th most popular actor (up from 1,531st in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Canada (up from 136th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Canadian Actor.
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Among actors, James Doohan ranks 1,267 out of 10,030. Before him are Alain Cuny, James Tolkan, Piper Laurie, Channing Tatum, Stockard Channing, and Charles Durning. After him are Eva Dahlbeck, George Sanders, Daniel Olbrychski, Peter Vaughan, Ken Takakura, and Karen Black.
1908 - 1994
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 1,261
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 1,262
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 1,263
1980 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 1,264
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1,265
1923 - 2012
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1,266
1920 - 2005
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,267
1920 - 2008
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,268
1906 - 1972
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,269
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,270
1923 - 2016
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,271
1931 - 2014
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,272
1939 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,273
Among people born in 1920, James Doohan ranks 119. Before him are Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Michael Anderson, Delbert Mann, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, and Cornelis Johannes van Houten. After him are Eva Dahlbeck, Henrietta Lacks, Miguel Delibes, Meliton Kantaria, Heinz Kessler, and Thomas Szasz. Among people deceased in 2005, James Doohan ranks 82. Before him are Richard Smalley, Vincent Schiavelli, John Garang, Simone Simon, Erich Topp, and Álvaro Cunhal. After him are Amrish Puri, Julio César Turbay Ayala, Aenne Burda, Ghena Dimitrova, Vizma Belševica, and Edward Bunker.
1920 - 2013
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 113
1920 - 2018
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 114
1920 - 2007
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 115
1920 - 1984
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 116
1920 - 2019
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 117
1920 - 2002
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 118
1920 - 2005
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 119
1920 - 2008
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 120
1920 - 1951
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 121
1920 - 2010
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 122
1920 - 1993
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 123
1920 - 2017
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 124
1920 - 2012
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 125
1943 - 2005
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 76
1948 - 2005
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 77
1945 - 2005
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 78
1911 - 2005
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 79
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 80
1913 - 2005
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 81
1920 - 2005
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 82
1932 - 2005
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 83
1916 - 2005
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 84
1909 - 2005
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 85
1941 - 2005
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 86
1931 - 2005
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 87
1933 - 2005
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 88
Among people born in Canada, James Doohan ranks 90 out of 1,130. Before him are Brian Tracy (1944), Ian Stevenson (1918), Joe Weider (1919), Norma Shearer (1902), Jack L. Warner (1892), and Gerald Bull (1928). After him are Wayne Gretzky (1961), Simon Newcomb (1835), Eric McCormack (1963), Denny Doherty (1940), Denys Arcand (1941), and Deanna Durbin (1921).
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 84
1918 - 2007
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 85
1919 - 2013
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 86
1902 - 1983
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 87
1892 - 1978
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 88
1928 - 1990
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 89
1920 - 2005
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 90
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 91
1835 - 1909
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 92
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 93
1940 - 2007
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 94
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 95
1921 - 2013
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 96
Among actors born in Canada, James Doohan ranks 24. Before him are Geneviève Bujold (1942), Yvonne De Carlo (1922), Rachel McAdams (1978), Victor Garber (1949), John Candy (1950), and Norma Shearer (1902). After him are Eric McCormack (1963), Deanna Durbin (1921), Bruce Greenwood (1956), William B. Davis (1938), Katheryn Winnick (1977), and Tom Cavanagh (1963).
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 18
1922 - 2007
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 19
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 20
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 21
1950 - 1994
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 22
1902 - 1983
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 23
1920 - 2005
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 24
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 25
1921 - 2013
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 26
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 27
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 28
1977 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 29
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 30