ACTOR

Michael Shanks

1970 - Today

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Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Daniel Jackson in the long-running military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 and as Dr Charles Harris in the Canadian medical drama Saving Hope. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Shanks has received more than 3,495,420 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Michael Shanks is the 5,337th most popular actor (down from 4,991st in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from Canada (down from 409th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Shanks ranks 5,337 out of 13,578. Before him are Peyton List, Louis Koo, Kris Wu, John Schneider, Matthew Labyorteaux, and Hans Deppe. After him are Alf Kjellin, Shelley Morrison, Spike Milligan, Mum Jokmok, Michael Beach, and Roy Dotrice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Michael Shanks ranks 180. Before him are Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Jørn Lier Horst, David James, Peta Wilson, Paco Jémez, and Louis Koo. After him are Jason Orange, Charisma Carpenter, Masahiro Sakurai, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, John Carmack, and Julieta Venegas.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Michael Shanks ranks 427 out of 1,622. Before him are Patricia Jones (1930), Justine Musk (1972), Matt Craven (1956), Tricia Helfer (1974), Marc-André Hamelin (1961), and Kevin Durand (1974). After him are Brock Chisholm (1896), Peter Kirby (1931), Jack Kruschen (1922), Robertson Davies (1913), Frank Dixon (1878), and Anne Murray (1945).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Michael Shanks ranks 122. Before him are Shawn Ashmore (1979), Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975), Jason Gray-Stanford (1970), Matt Craven (1956), Tricia Helfer (1974), and Kevin Durand (1974). After him are Jack Kruschen (1922), Roy Dupuis (1963), Steven Ogg (1973), Lochlyn Munro (1966), Lucile Watson (1879), and Dean Butler (1956).

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