ACTOR
Leslie Howard
1893 - 1943
Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard Steiner (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was an English actor, director, producer and writer. He wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair and was one of the biggest box-office draws and movie idols of the 1930s. Active in both Britain and Hollywood, Howard played Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leslie Howard has received more than 2,412,586 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Leslie Howard is the 534th most popular actor (down from 449th in 2019), the 668th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 595th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular British Actor.
Leslie Howard is most famous for his portrayal of Ashley Wilkes in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.
Memorability Metrics
2.4M
Page Views (PV)
62.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
4.56
Effective Languages (L*)
4.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Leslie Howard ranks 534 out of 13,578. Before him are Michèle Morgan, Richard E. Grant, George Gaynes, Totò, John Cassavetes, and Bette Midler. After him are Mildred Harris, Tom Waits, Richard Dreyfuss, Eleonora Duse, Tippi Hedren, and Karlheinz Böhm.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichèle Morgan
1920 - 2016
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 528
Richard E. Grant
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 529
George Gaynes
1917 - 2016
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 530
Totò
1898 - 1967
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 531
John Cassavetes
1929 - 1989
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 532
Bette Midler
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 533
Leslie Howard
1893 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 534
Mildred Harris
1901 - 1944
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 535
Tom Waits
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 536
Richard Dreyfuss
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 537
Eleonora Duse
1858 - 1924
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 538
Tippi Hedren
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 539
Karlheinz Böhm
1928 - 2014
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 540
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Leslie Howard ranks 37. Before him are Fritz Perls, Andrés Segovia, Juana Bormann, Miroslav Krleža, Edward G. Robinson, and Viktor Shklovsky. After him are Hans Fallada, Walter Baade, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, Lili Boulanger, Mae West, and Lillian Gish. Among people deceased in 1943, Leslie Howard ranks 27. Before him are Maurice Denis, Julius Fučík, Beatrix Potter, Gustav Vigeland, Max Reinhardt, and Jean Moulin. After him are Etty Hillesum, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, Hans Scholl, Franz Oppenheimer, Mordechai Anielewicz, and André Antoine.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsFritz Perls
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1970
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 31
Andrés Segovia
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 32
Juana Bormann
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1945
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 33
Miroslav Krleža
WRITER
1893 - 1981
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 34
Edward G. Robinson
ACTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 35
Viktor Shklovsky
WRITER
1893 - 1984
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 36
Leslie Howard
ACTOR
1893 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 37
Hans Fallada
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 38
Walter Baade
ASTRONOMER
1893 - 1960
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 39
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 40
Lili Boulanger
COMPOSER
1893 - 1918
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 41
Mae West
ACTOR
1893 - 1980
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 42
Lillian Gish
ACTOR
1893 - 1993
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsMaurice Denis
WRITER
1870 - 1943
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 21
Julius Fučík
WRITER
1903 - 1943
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 22
Beatrix Potter
WRITER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 23
Gustav Vigeland
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1943
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 24
Max Reinhardt
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1943
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 25
Jean Moulin
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 26
Leslie Howard
ACTOR
1893 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 27
Etty Hillesum
WRITER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 28
Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1943
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 29
Hans Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1943
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 30
Franz Oppenheimer
ECONOMIST
1864 - 1943
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 31
Mordechai Anielewicz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1919 - 1943
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 32
André Antoine
ACTOR
1858 - 1943
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 33
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Leslie Howard ranks 668 out of 8,785. Before him are Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Karl Pearson (1857), Sean Bean (1959), John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), John Snow (1813), and Edgar Adrian (1889). After him are Bill Wyman (1936), Oliver Smithies (1925), Thomas Chippendale (1718), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), James Bradley (1693), and Brian Cox (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDesmond Llewelyn
ACTOR
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 662
Karl Pearson
STATISTICIAN
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 663
Sean Bean
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 664
John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1992
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 665
John Snow
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1858
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 666
Edgar Adrian
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 667
Leslie Howard
ACTOR
1893 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 668
Bill Wyman
MUSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 669
Oliver Smithies
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 670
Thomas Chippendale
DESIGNER
1718 - 1779
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 671
Gladwyn Jebb
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1996
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 672
James Bradley
ASTRONOMER
1693 - 1762
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 673
Brian Cox
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 674
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Leslie Howard ranks 82. Before him are Joan Collins (1933), Robert Carlyle (1961), Tilda Swinton (1960), Charles Laughton (1899), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), and Sean Bean (1959). After him are Brian Cox (1946), Jessica Tandy (1909), Peter Finch (1916), Jim Broadbent (1949), Oliver Reed (1938), and Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765).
Joan Collins
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 76
Robert Carlyle
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 77
Tilda Swinton
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 78
Charles Laughton
1899 - 1962
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 79
Desmond Llewelyn
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 80
Sean Bean
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 81
Leslie Howard
1893 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 82
Brian Cox
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 83
Jessica Tandy
1909 - 1994
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 84
Peter Finch
1916 - 1977
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 85
Jim Broadbent
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 86
Oliver Reed
1938 - 1999
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 87
Emma, Lady Hamilton
1765 - 1815
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 88