1920 - 1987
Patrick George Troughton (; 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English character actor. He was classically trained for the stage but became most widely known for his roles in television and film. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Troughton has received more than 1,827,631 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Patrick Troughton is the 2,404th most popular actor (down from 2,122nd in 2019), the 2,284th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,141st in 2019) and the 313th most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, Patrick Troughton ranks 2,404 out of 10,030. Before him are Felicity Jones, Warren Oates, Laurie Metcalf, Marion Davies, Nonna Mordyukova, and Sidse Babett Knudsen. After him are Ralf Moeller, Stanisław Mikulski, Belinda Lee, Cathy O'Donnell, Tonie Marshall, and David Tomlinson.
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 2,398
1928 - 1982
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 2,399
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,400
1897 - 1961
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,401
1925 - 2008
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,402
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,403
1920 - 1987
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,404
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,405
1929 - 2014
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,406
1935 - 1961
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,407
1923 - 1970
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,408
1951 - 2020
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,409
1917 - 2000
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,410
Among people born in 1920, Patrick Troughton ranks 185. Before him are Anne-Cath. Vestly, Philippa Foot, Barend Biesheuvel, Alf Ramsey, Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, and Fernando Riera. After him are José Gonzalvo, George Shultz, Ignatius IV of Antioch, Fiorenzo Magni, Machiko Hasegawa, and Ronald Speirs. Among people deceased in 1987, Patrick Troughton ranks 117. Before him are René Lévesque, Vicente Calderón, Rashid Karami, Conny Plank, Kishore Kumar, and Woody Herman. After him are Victoria Kent, Bengt Strömgren, Tuvia Bielski, Richard Marquand, Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, and Sachchidananda Vatsyayan.
1920 - 2008
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 179
1920 - 2010
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 180
1920 - 2001
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 181
1920 - 1999
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 182
1920 - 1977
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 183
1920 - 2010
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 184
1920 - 1987
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 185
1920 - 1978
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 186
1920 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 187
1920 - 2012
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 188
1920 - 2012
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 189
1920 - 1992
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 190
1920 - 2007
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 191
1922 - 1987
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 111
1913 - 1987
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 112
1921 - 1987
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 113
1940 - 1987
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 114
1929 - 1987
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 115
1913 - 1987
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 116
1920 - 1987
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 117
1891 - 1987
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 118
1908 - 1987
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 119
1906 - 1987
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 120
1937 - 1987
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 121
1929 - 1987
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 122
1911 - 1987
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 123
Among people born in United Kingdom, Patrick Troughton ranks 2,284 out of 6,924. Before him are John Mahoney (1940), J. M. E. McTaggart (1866), Graham Sutherland (1903), Charles Burney (1726), Felicity Jones (1983), and Brenda Milner (1918). After him are Howard Webb (1971), Belinda Lee (1935), David Tomlinson (1917), John McAfee (1945), Lord Leopold Mountbatten (1889), and John Terry (1980).
1940 - 2018
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 2,278
1866 - 1925
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 2,279
1903 - 1980
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 2,280
1726 - 1814
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 2,281
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 2,282
1918 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,283
1920 - 1987
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2,284
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,285
1935 - 1961
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,286
1917 - 2000
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,287
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 2,288
1889 - 1922
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 2,289
1980 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 2,290
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Patrick Troughton ranks 313. Before him are Damian Lewis (1971), Tommy Flanagan (1965), Gordon Jackson (1923), Samantha Eggar (1939), John Mahoney (1940), and Felicity Jones (1983). After him are Belinda Lee (1935), David Tomlinson (1917), Billy Boyd (1968), Lesley-Anne Down (1954), Norman Wisdom (1915), and David Tennant (1971).
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 307
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 308
1923 - 1990
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 309
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 310
1940 - 2018
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 311
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 312
1920 - 1987
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 313
1935 - 1961
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 314
1917 - 2000
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 315
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 316
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 317
1915 - 2010
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 318
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 319