ACTOR

Liam Neeson

1952 - Today

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William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is a Northern Irish actor. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed seventh on The Irish Times list of Ireland's 50 Greatest Film Actors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liam Neeson has received more than 38,442,345 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 83 in 2019). Liam Neeson is the 62nd most popular actor (down from 52nd in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Actor.

Liam Neeson is most famous for his role as Oskar Schindler in the film Schindler's List.

Memorability Metrics

  • 38M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 86

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Liam Neeson ranks 62 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Douglas, Bruce Willis, Ingrid Bergman, Michael Gambon, Will Smith, and Christopher Lee. After him are Omar Sharif, Greta Garbo, Charles Bronson, Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, and Kirk Douglas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Liam Neeson ranks 3. Before him are Vladimir Putin, and Patrick Swayze. After him are Harvey Weinstein, Orhan Pamuk, Steven Seagal, Roberto Benigni, Vajiralongkorn, Park Geun-hye, Emomali Rahmon, Mickey Rourke, and Robert Zemeckis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Liam Neeson ranks 104 out of 8,785. Before him are William Harvey (1578), T. E. Lawrence (1888), David Livingstone (1813), Edward Elgar (1857), Jane Seymour (1508), and Christopher Lee (1922). After him are Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), George V (1865), Jeremy Bentham (1748), Roger Bacon (1220), Terry Pratchett (1948), and Ian McKellen (1939).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Liam Neeson ranks 8. Before him are Anthony Hopkins (1937), Richard Burton (1925), Sean Connery (1930), Alan Rickman (1946), Elizabeth Taylor (1932), and Christopher Lee (1922). After him are Ian McKellen (1939), Maggie Smith (1934), Roger Moore (1927), Michael Caine (1933), Jane Birkin (1946), and Rowan Atkinson (1955).

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Television and Movie Roles

Schindler's List
Oskar Schindler
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Dec 15th 19938.567 / 10
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Qui-Gon Jinn
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
May 19th 19996.555 / 10
Taken
Bryan Mills
While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his best years possibly behind him, the job may be more than he can handle.
Feb 18th 20087.4 / 10