1928 - 2009
Patrick Joseph McGoohan (; March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an American-born Irish actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of film, television, and theatre. Born in New York City to Irish parents, he was raised in Ireland and England, began his career in England during the 1950s and became well known for the titular role, secret agent John Drake in the ITC espionage programme Danger Man (1960–1968). He then produced and created The Prisoner (1967–1968), a surrealistic television series in which he featured as Number Six, an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick McGoohan has received more than 4,185,868 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Patrick McGoohan is the 807th most popular actor (down from 609th in 2019), the 1,490th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,118th in 2019) and the 397th most popular American Actor.
Patrick McGoohan is most famous for being the star of the cult TV show The Prisoner.
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Among actors, Patrick McGoohan ranks 807 out of 9,996. Before him are Alan Ladd, Richard Schiff, Cybill Shepherd, Martin Balsam, George Takei, and Nathalie Baye. After him are Hiroyuki Sanada, Charles Chaplin Jr., Lloyd Bridges, Denholm Elliott, Bekim Fehmiu, and Yoshiko Yamaguchi.
1913 - 1964
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 801
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 802
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 803
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 804
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 805
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 806
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 807
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 808
1925 - 1968
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 809
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 810
1922 - 1992
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 811
1936 - 2010
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 812
1920 - 2014
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 813
Among people born in 1928, Patrick McGoohan ranks 87. Before him are Daniel Nathans, Desmond Morris, Wolfgang von Trips, Marco Ferreri, Gene Sharp, and Gaston Thorn. After him are Ion Mihai Pacepa, Fats Domino, James Earl Ray, Musa al-Sadr, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, and Cy Twombly. Among people deceased in 2009, Patrick McGoohan ranks 44. Before him are Leszek Kołakowski, Sergey Mikhalkov, Gaafar Nimeiry, Natasha Richardson, Toni Sailer, and Pavel Popovich. After him are Mario Benedetti, Albert Barillé, Amin al-Hafiz, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Ernst Barkmann, and Edward T. Hall.
1928 - 1999
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 81
1928 - Present
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 82
1928 - 1961
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 83
1928 - 1997
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 84
1928 - 2018
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 85
1928 - 2007
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 86
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 87
1928 - 2021
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 88
1928 - 2017
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 89
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 90
1928 - 1978
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 91
1928 - 2021
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 92
1928 - 2011
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 93
1927 - 2009
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 38
1913 - 2009
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 39
1930 - 2009
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 40
1963 - 2009
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 41
1935 - 2009
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 42
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 43
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 44
1920 - 2009
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 45
1920 - 2009
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 46
1921 - 2009
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 47
1954 - 2009
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 48
1919 - 2009
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 49
1914 - 2009
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 50
Among people born in United States, Patrick McGoohan ranks 1,490 out of 18,182. Before him are Martin Balsam (1919), Lil Wayne (1982), Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934), George Takei (1937), Margaret Sanger (1879), and Johns Hopkins (1795). After him are Ma Barker (1873), Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925), Lloyd Bridges (1913), Alfred G. Gilman (1941), Samuel C. C. Ting (1936), and George Papandreou (1952).
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,484
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,485
1934 - 2012
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,486
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,487
1879 - 1966
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,488
1795 - 1873
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1,489
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,490
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 1,491
1925 - 1968
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,492
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,493
1941 - 2015
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,494
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1,495
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1,496
Among actors born in United States, Patrick McGoohan ranks 397. Before him are Josh Brolin (1968), Alan Ladd (1913), Richard Schiff (1955), Cybill Shepherd (1950), Martin Balsam (1919), and George Takei (1937). After him are Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925), Lloyd Bridges (1913), Virginia Cherrill (1908), Michelle Rodriguez (1978), Janet Gaynor (1906), and Vincent D'Onofrio (1959).
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 391
1913 - 1964
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 392
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 393
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 394
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 395
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 396
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 397
1925 - 1968
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 398
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 399
1908 - 1996
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 400
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 401
1906 - 1984
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 402
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 403