1979 - Today
James McAvoy (; born 21 April 1979) is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and made mostly television appearances until 2003, when his feature film career began. His notable television work includes the thriller State of Play and the science fiction miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James McAvoy has received more than 16,991,762 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). James McAvoy is the 1,408th most popular actor (down from 1,115th in 2019), the 1,557th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,333rd in 2019) and the 203rd most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, James McAvoy ranks 1,408 out of 10,030. Before him are Hema Malini, Diane Ladd, Stella Adler, Michael Sheen, Michael Parks, and Tom Cavanagh. After him are Heather Locklear, Richard Basehart, Marta Eggerth, Michelle Williams, Michael Ironside, and Esther Williams.
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 1,402
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 1,403
1901 - 1992
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 1,404
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 1,405
1940 - 2017
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 1,406
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 1,407
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 1,408
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 1,409
1914 - 1984
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 1,410
1912 - 2013
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 1,411
1980 - Present
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 1,412
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 1,413
1921 - 2013
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,414
Among people born in 1979, James McAvoy ranks 17. Before him are Diego Milito, Nicolas Anelka, Kourtney Kardashian, Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, Adam Levine, and Rosamund Pike. After him are Michael Owen, Jason Momoa, Júlio César, Evangeline Lilly, Noomi Rapace, and Olga Kurylenko.
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 11
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 12
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 13
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 14
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 15
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 16
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 17
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 18
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 19
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 20
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 21
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 22
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 23
Among people born in United Kingdom, James McAvoy ranks 1,557 out of 6,924. Before him are Louis Wain (1860), Anne Perry (1938), Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473), Michael Sheen (1969), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), and Edward Vernon (1684). After him are Peter Bonetti (1941), Louise d'Orléans (1869), Alan Shearer (1970), Catherine Ashton (1956), George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), and Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870).
1860 - 1939
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 1,551
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 1,552
1473 - 1554
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 1,553
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 1,554
1806 - 1861
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 1,555
1684 - 1757
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 1,556
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 1,557
1941 - 2020
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 1,558
1869 - 1952
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 1,559
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 1,560
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 1,561
1737 - 1806
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 1,562
1870 - 1963
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 1,563
Among actors born in United Kingdom, James McAvoy ranks 203. Before him are Jason Isaacs (1963), Hugh Fraser (1945), Michael Redgrave (1908), Iain Glen (1961), Rosamund Pike (1979), and Michael Sheen (1969). After him are Elizabeth Hurley (1965), Sam Worthington (1976), Eileen Atkins (1934), Tom Courtenay (1937), Rupert Grint (1988), and Wendy Hiller (1912).
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 197
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 198
1908 - 1985
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 199
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 200
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 201
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 202
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 203
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 204
1976 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 205
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 206
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 207
1988 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 208
1912 - 2003
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 209